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Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Little Rock. – 2001
In 1997, the Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) program was established in Arkansas as the state's version of welfare reform. Although there has been a 44 percent decrease in TEA cash assistance since the program's inception, questions continue regarding the impact of welfare reform on families with children. This report highlights some of…
Descriptors: Children, Economic Impact, Employed Parents, Family Financial Resources
Ghazvini, Alisa S.; Mullis, Ann K.; Mullis, Ronald L.; Park, Jennifer J. – SRDC Information Brief: A Special Series on Welfare Reform in the South, 1999
Access to affordable, quality child care is a major barrier to successful employment for many families. About one-fifth of families return to welfare within a few months of leaving, with lack of accessible child care and transportation being the most frequently cited reasons. These issues are likely to be compounded in the rural South. Information…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents