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Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1993
This report summarizes discussions from two round-table seminars exploring federal programs that affect children and families. Ideas presented in this report are organized around five topics: (1) symptoms of fragmented federal programs for children and families; (2) why coordinated services for children and families are so rare; (3) what Congress…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textPeck, Laura; And Others – 1995
New York City's Transitional Child Care (TCC) program, for families exiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), has an application rate of 20 percent. This study sought to determine both the causes of the low rate and possible solutions. The situation was evaluated by means of surveys, interviews, analysis of data collected by the…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Enrollment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report from the General Accounting Office reviews selected aspects of Wisconsin's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Chapter 1 describes AFDC and specifies the scope of the program review. In Chapter 2 the potential for increasing child support collections from parents is explored. Actions which could increase collections…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Efficiency, Federal Programs, Motivation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Budget. – 1983
This hearing focused on the impact of Reagan Administration budget policies on women and children, especially in entitlement programs such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps, Medicaid, child nutrition, and social services. Oral testimony describing their own experiences and opinions was given by four female participants in the…
Descriptors: Black Family, Children, Federal Programs, Females
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1985
The problems facing low-income families headed by women and some current and planned Ford Foundation responses are discussed in this paper. The first section presents a general overview of the problem, with special focus on nonpayment of child support and teenage pregnancy. The debate over the Federal welfare program and other attempts to use…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Fatherless Family, Federal Programs
King, Christopher T.; Schexnayder, Deanna T. – 1992
A multiyear research project was conducted to document and analyze state and local coordination among programs designed to move Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in Texas from welfare dependency to economic self-sufficiency and to assess the degree to which coordination resulted in movement from welfare into employment. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Differences
PDF pending restorationThompson, David; And Others – 1977
As an overall assessment of the Work Incentive (WIN) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) tax credit programs, the project reported sought answers to the following questions: (1) To what degree are tax credits a factor in employer decisions to hire WIN registrations and welfare recipients? (2) What are the differences in usage of the…
Descriptors: Business, Cost Effectiveness, Credit (Finance), Employer Attitudes
Maine State Dept. of Human Services, Augusta. – 1981
A committee examined the number, type, and quality of work and training opportunities available for heads of households under Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and suggested ways to improve them. Comprised of such representatives of the private and public sectors as employers, AFDC recipients, welfare advocates,…
Descriptors: Coordination, Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance
