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Download full textCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. – 1994
A study used data on the characteristics, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program activities, and quarterly earnings of about 6,500 adult female Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients who enrolled in JTPA programs in 11 states during Program Year 1986. The study tracked the experiences of the women in the JTPA programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Bishop, John; Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1986
A study examined the effect of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) on a variety of employer- and employment-related outcomes. Data were collected from two databases and a set of case studies. Although most employers report having heard of TJTC, only a small number of firms were actually participating in the program. TJTC did not appear to change…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1987
This report recommends that the Social Security Act Title XIX be amended to include a 24-month extension of Medicaid to families who become ineligible for cash assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. This amendment accompanies the Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 (H.R. 1720), which is proposed to replace the…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employment, Employment Problems, Family Financial Resources
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1988
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should take actions in four critical areas in order to serve the millions dependent on it for benefit payments and services. First, HHS should improve departmental management by investing in department-wide planning, its personnel, and its financial and information management. HHS can eliminate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Departments
Vigilante, Joseph L. – 1968
This study described and compared 12 current national work and training programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the 1962 Amendments to the Social Security Act; investigated whether operation of the two public welfare systems reflected the intent of national policy and client needs; and identified operational problems encountered in…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Associate Control, Research and Analysis, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
The study has explored the extent and quality of certain effects of mandatory/voluntary distinction in the WIN program, and the potential effects of the Talmadge Amendments. Major findings relate to discrimination against females in WIN, tax credits involving welfare status, enrollees' legal rights, litigations concerning WIN, testing conducted…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Effectiveness, Court Litigation, Day Care
Martinson, Karin; Strawn, Julie – 2003
Federal welfare funding through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant gives states flexibility to help low income parents move into employment. However, the law discourages states from allowing welfare recipients to participate in education and training programs. These restrictions are at odds with recent research…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, English (Second Language), Federal Government
Hecker, JayEtta Z. – 2002
A series of reviews of the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) Program explored DOT's and grantees' challenges in implementing the Job Access program and the status of DOT's program evaluation efforts. DOT and grantees faced significant challenges in implementing the Job Access program. DOT's process…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compliance (Legal), Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities
A Pathway to Continued Success on the Job. A Final Report, July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999 [and] Product.
Cort, Maureen A.; Pappalardo, Michele F.; Gonzalez, Manuel A. – 1999
This manual was developed by a project to create a model program that integrates basic skills instruction with requirements of welfare reform, and the project's final report describes activities taken to develop the manual. The report details the problem, goals, procedures, objectives met and not met, and an evaluation. The manual is designed to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Employment Services
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1995
This report presents information on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in light of efforts at welfare reform. Following a listing of whom to call at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) regarding various welfare issues, the report's first section, "Basic Facts on Welfare," presents information on the AFDC in a…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Health, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Opportunities
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1998
During its 8-year history, the federal Adult Education for the Homeless Program (AEH) pioneered new methods of service to adults in need and benefited over 320,000 homeless adults and families. Despite an evaluation that documented program success, funding was rescinded from the 1995 federal budget and never reinstated. AEH programs developed the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Rosman, Elisa A.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Knitzer, Jane – Society for Research in Child Development, 2002
Increasing attention is being paid to the question of how special populations are affected by welfare reform. One subgroup that has been largely ignored in research concerning the effects of welfare reform on children and families is that of children with disabilities and their families. In order to address this gap in both policy and research,…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Children, Public Policy, Educational Practices
Wright, Scott W. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
The new federal welfare reform law limits recipients' college access to one year while on welfare, and requires 20 hours of work a week. Predicting the results of the new regulations is difficult because data are lacking, but many students would lose benefits. The new policy also ignores issues such as child care, transportation, and support…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Students, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedSawhill, Isabel V. – Public Interest, 2000
Most adolescent mothers are unmarried and on welfare. Congress enacted new welfare legislation that emphasizes reducing teen pregnancy and requiring work, but states are reluctant to meet this challenge. Discusses child poverty's new face, public policy and culture wars, welfare reform, and social norms. Concludes that reducing unwed parenthood…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Standards, Births to Single Women, Children
Nagle, Ami – 1996
This special report reviews key aspects of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and its implications for Illinois. The report describes the major stipulations in the federal welfare bill and summarizes the impact on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); food stamp, child care, Medicaid, and…
Descriptors: Child Support, Children, Day Care Centers, Family Programs
