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New York State Child Care Coordinating Council, Hempstead. – 1983
Investigated by this study were effects--at state, county, and family levels--of federal cuts and changes on day care services in New York State, focusing on areas outside New York City. At the state level, the study examined policies shaping delivery of day care services to the poor and state systems for tracking changes in funding and children…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1982
Joint hearings of two subcommittees of the House of Representatives, reflecting a continuation of previous field hearings, were held to receive additional testimony concerning the impact of the administration's proposed budget cuts on a broad range of health, nutrition, welfare, and educational programs serving children and their families. Five…
Descriptors: Adoption, Block Grants, Child Welfare, Day Care
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1995
This report presents information on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in light of efforts at welfare reform. Following a listing of whom to call at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) regarding various welfare issues, the report's first section, "Basic Facts on Welfare," presents information on the AFDC in a…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Health, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedGnezda, M. Therese – Young Children, 1996
Examines stresses on the early childhood service system due to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Discusses elimination of Aid to Families with Dependent Children; creation of state block grants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Child Care and Development Fund; and restructuring of the Child…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Weaver, R. Kent – 2002
The 1996 welfare reform legislation replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with a new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. This new program has a fixed funding level that is not altered by inflation or economic cycles or caseload size. Individual states' shares are based on the amount they…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Block Grants, Child Welfare, Employment Programs
