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Direct linkPower, Martin J. – Policy Futures in Education, 2010
This article critically examines the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) as a mechanism of social inclusion for Irish welfare recipients through participation in third-level education. The article is based on empirical data from focus group and in-depth qualitative interviews with third-level students on the BTEA, and key informants. The article…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation
Download full textMiller, Cynthia; Deitch, Victoria; Hill, Aaron – MDRC, 2010
Between 2000 and 2003, the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project identified and implemented a diverse set of innovative models designed to promote employment stability and wage or earnings progression among low-income individuals, mostly current or former welfare recipients. The project's goal was to determine which strategies could…
Descriptors: Models, Welfare Recipients, One Parent Family, Tenure
Bloom, Dan – MDRC, 2010
The budget for the U.S. Department of Labor for Fiscal Year 2010 includes a total of $45 million to support and study transitional jobs. This paper describes the origins of the transitional jobs models that are operating today, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of this approach and other subsidized employment models, and offers some…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Welfare Services, Supported Employment, Employment Programs
Miller, Cynthia; Deitch, Victoria; Hill, Aaron – MDRC, 2010
Between 2000 and 2003, the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project identified and implemented a diverse set of innovative models designed to promote employment stability and wage or earnings progression among low-income individuals, mostly current or former welfare recipients. The project's goal was to determine which strategies could…
Descriptors: Wages, Employment, Models, Welfare Recipients
Barillas, Roxana; Horner, Dawn – 2000
About 1.5 million uninsured children in California are eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families, the state's primary public health insurance programs for children. The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides a natural entry point for reaching these eligible families. This briefing report was written for WIC…
Descriptors: Child Health, Coordination, Eligibility, Enrollment
Peer reviewedJulian, David A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
An evaluation of case management services to families on public assistance suggests that a "logic model" and an "open systems" evaluation approach might be useful in program evaluation. A second study describes how the logic model and open systems evaluation were used to develop an evaluation plan for services to homeless…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Females, Homeless People, Logic
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Waldfogel, Jane – Journal of Human Resources, 2004
This paper uses data from the 1970, 1980, and 1990 Censuses to investigate the impact of welfare benefits across Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) on the incidence of single motherhood and headship for young women. A contribution of the paper is the inclusion of both MSA fixed effects and MSA-specific time trends to account for fixed and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Welfare Services, Mothers, Fatherless Family
Quint, Janet; DiMeo, Cristina – 1997
Part of a much larger study of the JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills) program, profiles were developed of programs in four communities: San Diego (California); Brooklyn (New York); Philadelphia (Pennsylvania); and Tucson (Arizona), that served welfare clients in innovative and promising ways. The case studies were conducted through site…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal)
Sieben, Inez; Rosenberg, Terry J.; Bazile, Yoly – 2000
Federal funding for children's health insurance may significantly reduce the problem of uninsured children in New York and subsequently improve child outcomes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two program models in educating parents about available sources of health insurance and in increasing enrollment of uninsured children into…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Community Education, Enrollment
Bartik, Timothy J. – 1999
A study estimated the aggregate effects of antipoverty policies on wages and unemployment of different groups. The context was one in which emphasis was on labor supply policies, such as welfare reform or job training, and not on policies to increase labor demand for the poor, such as public employment or subsidizing private employers to hire the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economically Disadvantaged
Pavetti, LaDonna; Olson, Krista; Nightingale, Demetra; Duke, Amy-Ellen; Isaacs, Julie – 1997
This report addresses expanding welfare-to-work (WTW) programs to increase work among welfare recipients facing personal and family challenges. Section 1 examines what is known about the impact of traditional WTW program models and policy innovations on employment and earning profiles of these recipients. Evidence is presented showing WTW programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedMorris, Pamela; Bloom, Dan; Kemple, James; Hendra, Richard – Child Development, 2003
Examined effects of time-limited welfare on children ages 5- to 17-years at a 4-year follow-up. Found that effects were moderated by families' risk of long-term welfare dependency. Found few effects for children of parents most likely to reach the welfare time limit. Found consistent negative effects for children of parents with the largest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, At Risk Persons
