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Gassman-Pines, Anna; Godfrey, Erin B.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Child Development, 2013
Grounded in person-environment fit theory, this study examined whether low-income mothers' preferences for education moderated the effects of employment- and education-focused welfare programs on children's positive and problem behaviors. The sample included 1,365 families with children between ages 3 and 5 years at study entry. Results 5 years…
Descriptors: Mothers, Preferences, Low Income Groups, Welfare Services
Riccio, James A. – MDRC, 2010
The Jobs-Plus Community Revitalization Initiative for Public Housing Families was developed in the late 1990s in response to the growing concentration of joblessness, underemployment, welfare receipt, and poverty in some of the nation's most economically deprived communities: public housing developments and their surrounding neighborhoods. In many…
Descriptors: Public Housing, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Income
Hendra, Richard; Dillman, Keri-Nicole; Hamilton, Gayle; Lundquist, Erika; Martinson, Karin; Wavelet, Melissa – MDRC, 2010
This report summarizes the final impact results for the national Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project. This project tested, using a random assignment design, the effectiveness of numerous programs intended to promote steady work and career advancement. All the programs targeted current and former welfare recipients and other low-wage…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Welfare Recipients, Low Income Groups, Unwed Mothers
Hendra, Richard; Dillman, Keri-Nicole; Hamilton, Gayle; Lundquist, Erika; Martinson, Karin; Wavelet, Melissa – MDRC, 2010
Research completed since the 1980s has yielded substantial knowledge about how to help welfare recipients and other low-income individuals prepare for and find jobs. Many participants in these successful job preparation and placement programs, however, ended up in unstable, low-paying jobs, and little was known about how to effectively help them…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Welfare Recipients, Low Income Groups, Unwed Mothers
Martinez, John; Fraker, Thomas; Manno, Michelle; Baird, Peter; Mamun, Arif; O'Day, Bonnie; Rangarajan, Anu; Wittenburg, David – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…
Descriptors: Welfare Recipients, Program Implementation, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
California State Employment Training Panel, Sacramento. – 1986
The Employment Training Panel consists of seven representatives of business and labor who were appointed by the Governor of California and the state's legislature to administer funds transferred from the state unemployment insurance fund for job training. The panel is authorized to contract with employers and schools to conduct training that puts…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Job Training
Warren, Paul; Johnson, Hadley – 1985
As part of a review of California's strategy for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) find jobs through the Work Incentive Program (WIN), eight demonstration programs were analyzed. There were four major findings. First, the Department of Social Services (DSS), which targets AFDC recipients with recent job…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Job Training, Program Costs

Boudett, Kathryn Parker; Friedlander, Daniel – Evaluation Review, 1997
An analysis of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) work-to-welfare program did not find achievement test score improvement as a result of mandatory adult education participation. This reanalysis of GAIN impact with 581 enrollees and 500 controls finds a more positive overall impact and confirms test score improvements in one…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs
Freedman, Stephen; Mitchell, Marisa; Navarro, David – 1999
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with block grants to states, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Consistent with TANF's philosophy and goals, Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independence) emphasized job search…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
Hamilton, Gayle; Friedlander, Daniel – 1989
From July 1985 through September 1987, the County of San Diego, California, operated the Saturation Work Initiative Model (SWIM) as a demonstration project. The demonstration tested the feasibility and effectiveness of requiring ongoing participation in employment-related activities by a high proportion of persons on welfare. SWIM provided job…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Moore, Richard W.; Blake, Daniel R.; Anacker, Christopher; Cohen, Michael D. – 1997
This study examined the role of subcontractors and consultants in California's Employment Training Panel (ETP) program. Methods included interviews, focus groups, a phone survey, and a survey of projects without subcontractors. Results indicated that the market in which administrative and training consultants sell their services to employers is…
Descriptors: Consultants, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Economics
Freedman, Stephen; Knab, Jean Tansey; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Navarro, David – 2000
A large-scale evaluation was conducted of Jobs-First GAIN, a strongly employment-focused mandatory welfare-to-work program. Its main features were an unusually intensive program orientation; high quality job clubs; job development activities; strong encouragement to take entry-level jobs and combine work and welfare in the short-term; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
Romero, Carol J.; And Others – 1991
Re-employment experiences were analyzed for dislocated workers who used the services of the Employment Service (ES) during the 1980s under the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA). Data came from administrative records in three states--Pennsylvania, California, and Missouri--noteworthy for differences in their…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers, Eligibility
DeLapp, Lynn; And Others – 1981
This technical report details the employment problems of inner-city youth and describes some programs that have successfully met these problems. The first of its three parts describes inner-city youth and enumerates the major employment barriers facing them. (It was found that while inner-city youth tend to be disadvantaged, a subgroup of them…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, County Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Spielberger, Julie; Horton, Carol; Michels, Lisa; Halpern, Robert – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2004
Several trends have come together to intensify interest in how public libraries might best support the interests and needs of youth in their communities. This study reports on findings from the Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development (PLPYD) Initiative, a four-year, nine-site initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation to develop…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Role
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