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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
MDRC
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| Investigator(s) |
Gordon Berlin
(MDRC)
Barbara Goldman
(MDRC)
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| Sponsor(s) |
MDRC
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| Funder(s) |
PEW Charitable Trusts
George Gund Foundation
Joyce Foundation
W.K Kellogg Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Ford Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
California Wellness Foundation
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
US Department of Agriculture
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| Subcontractor(s) |
Not applicable
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
Child/Family
Community/Neighborhood
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| Status |
Completed with continuing analysis
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| Duration |
Jan 1997 - Aug 2005
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Goal |
To examine how states, urban counties, and large cities restructure social welfare programs over the next several years. To assess whether devolution generates the dramatic changes in policy and programs predicted by supporters and critics. To understand what difference these policies make in the lives of low-income Americans and why these outcomes occur.
To understand the effects of devolution and time-limited assistance on low-income individuals, the institutions that serve them, and the neighborhoods in which they live.
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| Program/Policy Description |
Ohio Works First, in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Ohio includes time limits, sanctions, self-sufficiency contracts, work requirements, teen parent provisions, income disregards, and transitional services.
RESET in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania program includes job search, work requirements, minor parent provisions, sanctions, time limits, written agreements, income disregards, and transitional services.
CALWORKS in Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), California includes job search, work requirements, teen parent provisions, income disregards, time limits, written agreements, sanctions, and transitional services.
WAGES in Miami-Dade County (Miami), Florida program includes time limits, sanctions, work requirements, teen parent provisions, income disregards, job search, and transitional services.
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| Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Last Updated |
09/08/05
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| Type of Summary |
Reviewed
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| External Reviewer(s) |
Barbara Fink
(MDRC)
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| Contact(s) |
Barbara Goldman (barbara_goldman@mdrc.org)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
(T) (212)-532-3200
(F) (212)-684-0832
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| Publications Department |
MDRC Publications (publications@mdrc.org)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
(T) (212) 532-3200
(F) (212) 684-0832
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients
Low-income households
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Low-wage workers
Immigrants
Social/Community service agencies
Neighborhood-based community organizations
Neighborhoods
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| Sample Size and Unit |
All food stamp and TANF recipients in the counties being studied; selected institutions that serve low-income populations in three "target" neighborhoods.
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Sites Studied
Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Ohio
Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), California
Miami-Dade County (Miami), Florida
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