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Building an Employment Focused Welfare System: Work First and Other Work-Oriented Strategies in Five States (Research Report)
Pamela A. Holcomb, LaDonna Pavetti, Caroline Ratcliffe, Susan A. Riedinger

This study examines key policies and program strategies used by states and localities to make their welfare systems more employment focused, particularly with respect to Work First strategies that emphasize quick entry into the labor market. The report is based on the experiences of six local sites in five states (IN, MA, OR, VA, WI) in 1997. The report provides an overview of: Work First programs, organizational and staffing strategies, exemptions, sanctions, time limits, earned income disregard, diversion. State administrative data was also used to examine client program experiences and participation patterns over a 12 month period.

Posted to Web: August 01, 1999Publication Date: August 01, 1999

Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in New York: Highlights from State Reports (State Highlight)
Susan A. Riedinger, Laudan Y. Aron, Pamela J. Loprest, Carolyn T. O'Brien

There are two Highlights for each state. The income support and social services Highlights look at basic income support programs, employment and training programs, child care, child support enforcement, and the last-resort safety net. The Highlights capture policies in place and planned in 1996 and early 1997.

Posted to Web: June 01, 1999Publication Date: June 01, 1999

Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in New York (State Report)
Susan A. Riedinger, Laudan Y. Aron, Pamela J. Loprest, Carolyn T. O'Brien

The state reports describe the safety net and health care programs in place for low-income people on the eve of welfare reform. The reports also analyze the particular circumstances that are shaping the state's response to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The state reports are based on case studies in the respective state.

Posted to Web: February 15, 1999Publication Date: February 15, 1999

Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in New Jersey (State Report)
Susan A. Riedinger, Amy-Ellen Duke, Robin E. Smith, Karen C. Tumlin

The state reports describe the safety net and health care programs in place for low-income people on the eve of welfare reform. The reports also analyze the particular circumstances that are shaping the state's response to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). The state reports are based on case studies in the respective state.

Posted to Web: September 01, 1998Publication Date: September 01, 1998

Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in New Jersey: Highlights from State Reports (State Highlight)
Susan A. Riedinger, Amy-Ellen Duke, Robin E. Smith, Karen C. Tumlin

There are two Highlights for each state. The income support and social services Highlights look at basic income support programs, employment and training programs, child care, child support enforcement, and the last-resort safety net. The Highlights capture policies in place and planned in 1996 and early 1997.

Posted to Web: September 01, 1998Publication Date: September 01, 1998

 

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