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Rowe, Gretchen – Mathematica, 2021
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded pilot grants to 10 States--California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington--to test innovative strategies for providing employment and training services through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Program Implementation, Pilot Projects, Job Training
Rowe, Gretchen – Mathematica, 2021
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded pilot grants to 10 States--California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington--to test innovative strategies for providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T). As part of the pilots, all grantees…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Job Training, Employment Services, Welfare Services
Person, Ann; Pavetti, LaDonna; Max, Jeffrey – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2008
This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs. The authors selected programs that combine vocational education and paid work because this strategy reinforces the emphasis of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Vocational Education, Welfare Services, Work Study Programs
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Havens, Jennifer R.; Talbert, Jeffrey C.; Walker, Robert; Leedham, Cynthia; Leukefeld, Carl G. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Prescription opioid abuse has emerged as a public health problem, particularly in rural America. Purpose: To examine temporal and geographic trends in rates of controlled-release oxycodone (OxyContin) prescribing for Kentucky Medicaid recipients. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was completed in which the state was divided into 3…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Public Health, Rural Areas, Trend Analysis