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SNAP, 2016
As the cornerstone of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition assistance programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a vital role in helping to improve nutrition in the nation among low-income individuals. In an average month in fiscal year 2014, SNAP provided benefits to 46.5 million people living in…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Low Income Groups
Mohan, Anitha; Walker, Christina – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2016
Since 1965, the Head Start program has served low-income 3- and 4-year-old children and their families with comprehensive early education and support services. Programs provide services focused on the "whole child," including early education addressing cognitive, developmental, and socio-emotional needs; medical and dental screenings and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Participant Characteristics
Walker, Christina – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2014
Head Start programs provide poor children and their families with comprehensive early education and support services. Each year, programs are required to submit a Program Information Report (PIR) to the Office of Head Start on participating children, pregnant women, and families, as well as the staff serving the Head Start population. In 2013, the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Preschool Education
Schmit, Stephanie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2014
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) was created to respond to the needs of migrant farm worker families. MSHS provides child care services to migrants to ensure that young children are not with their parents in the fields, where they can be exposed to pesticides, hazardous equipment, extreme heat, and other health dangers. MSHS has served…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Migrant Education, Child Care
Schmit, Stephanie; Ewen, Danielle – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Since its creation in 1965, Head Start has provided high quality early education and comprehensive support services to three- and four-year-olds in poor families. In addition to early learning opportunities, Head Start's comprehensive early childhood development program provides children and families with access to a range of services such as…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Legislation
Zhang, Yu; Chan, Tsze – US Department of Education, 2007
This report describes essential characteristics and key program outcome measures for the Student Support Services (SSS) program grantees and participants in reporting years 2002-03 and 2003-04. The SSS program is designed to increase college persistence and graduation rates for eligible students, increase the transfer rates of eligible students…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report, the second of two volumes, provides descriptions and legislative histories of Federal programs that affect the rights of children to education of high quality, opportunities for self-sufficiency, healthy bodies, and safe and liveable environments. Programs and related legislation are grouped under the headings of these four rights.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Community Involvement, Education, Employment
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1976
This 1976 annual report on the Work Incentive Program (WIN), a federally funded program directed to assisting the transition of individuals from welfare to self-sufficiency and economic independence, includes both discussion of the 1976 activities and presentation of a broader perspective including background, change, and future prospects of the…
Descriptors: Age, Annual Reports, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Kennedy, Mary M.; And Others – 1986
This paper presents excerpts from the introductory and summary chapters of an interim report published in January 1986, the first of three reports to be produced as part of the National Assessment of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) Chapter 1. The interim report, which is intended to provide an analytic and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Henderson, Allison; And Others – 1989
This report summarizes the participation information provided by state educational agencies for the Migrant Education Program, 1986-87, the third year in which data was submitted in a prescribed format. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all states except Hawaii submitted data on program participation by ethnic group, migrant status,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans
Friedman, Nathalie; Flam, Helena – 1980
Project Citywork was a demonstration project to provide employment for disadvantaged youth, and at the same time to determine which kinds of programs tend to work, and which do not. The program included work experience in nonprofit agencies; on-the-job training in the private sector; supportive services including counseling and classroom training,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Demonstration Programs
Urban Inst., Washington, DC. – 1987
This report uses data collected during the National Evaluation of School Nutrition Project (NESNP-II) in 1983-84 to describe the characteristics of students and households eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the characteristics of NSLP and SBP participants and their households. The NESNP-II…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1993
Some facts about the homeless population in Florida are the following: (1) 40,000 persons in Florida are homeless on any given day, with 40 percent of the total being families; (2) 65 percent are new homeless (not chronic); (3) 30 percent of the homeless are addicted to drugs or alcohol and 20 percent are mentally ill; (4) causes of homelessness…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peterson, Penelope L. – 1986
Using recent theory and research on individual differences, learning, and instruction, this paper attempts to answer the following two questions: What criteria should be used to select students to receive services under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (1981) and what kinds of chapter 1 services should be provided to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria

Coffin, Donald A. – Evaluation Review, 1983
A planning model to improve performance in generating positive terminations of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants is described. Sponsors can improve performance by selecting participants with particular characteristics and altering types of services. This approach is useful for any social services which result in…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Job Placement, Job Skills, Local Government
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