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TANF's Impact on Low-Income Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities
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Parish, Susan L.; Rose, Roderick A.; Andrews, Megan E. – Exceptional Children, 2010
Using data from the National Survey of America's Families, this study assesses the success of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) goals to increase employment, enhance family stability through marriage promotion, and reduce welfare reliance. In the period prior to TANF implementation, during implementation, and from 1 to 4 years after…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mothers, Income, Economically Disadvantaged
Using TANF for Early Childhood Programs
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Greenberg, Mark; Ewen, Danielle; Matthews, Hannah – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2006
This document focuses on how states can use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to support early childhood education initiatives. It draws on CLASP's previous report, "Financing Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Possibilities and Technical Issues for States in Using Funds Under the Child Care and Development Fund and Temporary…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Block Grants, Welfare Services
Marriage, Family Structure and Economic Well-Being: The Second Round of Welfare Reform. Family Review.
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Lindjord, Denise – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2002
Notes that many from across the ideological spectrum suggest that welfare reform address policies that promote marriage and two-parent families. Discusses marriage, family structure and economic well-being, the benefits of marriage for adults and children, and low-income unwed mothers and marriage. Suggests that marriage and two-parent families…
Descriptors: Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Family (Sociological Unit)
Helping Working Families: The Earned Income Tax Credit.
Hoffman, Saul D.; Seidman, Laurence S. – 2003
The impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on working families was analyzed. The analysis established that the EITC is, on balance, a highly effective program that meets its primary objectives well. The following benefits of the EITC were identified: (1) it reduced the poverty rate in 1999 by an estimated 1.5 percentage points; (2) it is…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Eligibility
Marriage, Poverty, and Public Policy. A Discussion Paper from the Council on Contemporary Families.
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Coontz, Stephanie; Folbre, Nancy – 2002
Marriage offers important social and economic benefits. Well-designed public policies could play a constructive role in helping couples develop the skills needed to develop healthy, sustainable relationships with each other and their children. It does not follow, however, that marriage promotion should be a significant component of anti-poverty…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Marriage Promotion and Low-Income Communities: An Examination of Real Needs and Real Solutions. Briefing Paper.
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Jones-DeWeever, Avis – 2002
Much of the discussion surrounding marriage promotion policies have little basis in the reality of life in low-income communities. Research suggests that much of the income differential between low-income and middle class women is the result of differences in educational attainment, labor market experience, and access to labor supply rather than…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits