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Bloom, Dan – MDRC, 2010
The budget for the U.S. Department of Labor for Fiscal Year 2010 includes a total of $45 million to support and study transitional jobs. This paper describes the origins of the transitional jobs models that are operating today, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of this approach and other subsidized employment models, and offers some…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Welfare Services, Supported Employment, Employment Programs
Farrell, Mary; Rich, Sarah; Turner, Lesley; Seith, David; Bloom, Dan – MDRC, 2008
Time limits on benefit receipt became a central feature of federal welfare policy in the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). Proponents of welfare reform argued that the time limits in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, would send a firm message to recipients that welfare is…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Family Income, Public Housing, Welfare Recipients

McCormick, Lynn – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
Examines the extent to which urban community colleges are able to develop new programs for welfare recipients under welfare reform. Reports that, according to a survey of New York City's community colleges, although the policy environment has dampened new programming for welfare recipients among these institutions, some exemplary programs have…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Implementation, Public Policy, Two Year Colleges

Fragomen, Austin T., Jr. – International Migration Review, 1996
Discusses how the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 denies noncitizens public assistance, defines "qualified aliens", and points out the inequities of the Act. Examines how this legislation affects several federal programs administered by state agencies, such as Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for…
Descriptors: Discriminatory Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Federal Legislation
Gais, Thomas L.; Boyd, Donald J.; Davis, Elizabeth L. – 1997
The number of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) cases has fallen in the past 4 years, and there is disagreement over the cause. Credit has been given to "waiver" programs that resembled Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and to the growing economy. This sort of confusion over program effects is partly a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
Berlin, Gordon L. – 2002
To inform policymakers as they deliberate over the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization, this guide reviews what states have done with the flexibility afforded them by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The first section examines how states have shaped their welfare reform strategies…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Innovation, Participation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 2002
A Senate committee hearing received testimony on the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities. The act provided authority for tribal governments to administer welfare programs formerly administered by the states but did not provide funds to…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
Sheared, Vanessa – 2001
A study focused on the effect of welfare reform legislation on literacy or social service providers and families participating in the programs. Program staff and participants in Wisconsin and California were surveyed and interviewed to determine how welfare reform impacted what they do programmatically or personally. Findings indicated receipt of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Family Literacy
Bloom, Dan; Farrell, Mary; Fink, Barbara – 2002
The effect of welfare time limits on families in different states was examined in a comprehensive study that involved the following activities: (1) a survey of state welfare administrators regarding states' time-limit policies and experiences to date; (2) site visits to five states; and (3) a synthesis of research on time limits. The following…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disqualification
Brown, Rebecca – Issue Notes, 2001
This document examines emerging issues and opportunities for community-based organization (CBO) involvement in welfare reform. The document begins with a brief section of background information on past CBO involvement in helping families move from welfare to work. The next section answers policy questions pertaining to the following issues: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Role