By: Pamela Winston and Ann E. Person Mathematica Policy Research (MPR)
Poverty & Economic Mobility
ASPE releases the annual U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines, which are used to determine financial eligibility for some Federal programs. Presented here are the poverty lines for every State and the District of Columbia. You will also find extensive resources on poverty estimates, trends, and analysis, plus historical information on poverty and the Guidelines. More broadly, this section also encompasses issues like poverty and income dynamics, and asset building and financial literacy.
Noteworthy
Reports
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Advanced SearchWho are Low-Wage Workers?
January 31, 2009
Role of State Faith Community Liaisons in Charitable Choice Implementation: Practice Models from the States
January 5, 2009
Performance Improvement 2009
December 31, 2008
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services200 Independence Ave., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20201 Program evaluation:
Assets, Poverty, and Public Policy: Challenges in Definition and Measurement
December 29, 2008
This report reviews the definitions and measures of assets and asset poverty in existing theoretical and empirical studies and suggests ways to make them more relevant for future research and policy development. In doing so, the report establishes a conceptual foundation for an emerging field of inquiry that focuses on the role of assets in social policy. [45 PDF pages]
Providing Paid Employment Opportunities to TANF Participants Engaged in Vocational Education Programs: Examples from Denver, Colorado; Kentucky; and California
December 19, 2008
This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs.
Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio
December 19, 2008
This practice brief profiles three work experience programs that engage nearly all work-ready TANF recipients in unpaid work activities, either alone or in conjunction with education and training. Unpaid work experience is designed to mirror regular employment in the paid labor market.
Case Study
Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah
December 19, 2008
This practice brief profiles the multi-pronged, comprehensive approaches taken by Maryland and Utah to increase their state's work participation rates. Both states have more than doubled their state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rates within a one-year period.
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008
December 19, 2008
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. The 2008 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the eleventh annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2005, reflecting changes that have taken place since enactment of the Personal Responsibili
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report
December 19, 2008
This brief describes a range of strategies states have implemented to achieve higher Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rates. It describes four broad categories of strategies: (1) creating new work opportunities for TANF recipients; (2) administrative strategies; (3) TANF policy changes; and (4) creation of new programs.
Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah
December 19, 2008
This practice brief profiles two strategies, one statewide and one local, for analyzing, reporting, and using data to hold case managers and administrators accountable for increasing the work participation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients.