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Applying the Theory of Diffusion of Innovations to Understand Electronic Benefit Transfer Technology Adoption at Mid-West Farmers Markets
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Hasin, Afroza – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, previously "food stamps"), is the nation's largest federal entitlement nutritional assistance program which assists individuals and households living below the federal poverty level in order to reduce the amount of money they spend on food. With the conversion of food stamps coupons to…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Federal Programs, Innovation, Information Technology
Maternal Education Preferences Moderate the Effects of Mandatory Employment and Education Programs on Child Positive and Problem Behaviors
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Gassman-Pines, Anna; Godfrey, Erin B.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Child Development, 2013
Grounded in person-environment fit theory, this study examined whether low-income mothers' preferences for education moderated the effects of employment- and education-focused welfare programs on children's positive and problem behaviors. The sample included 1,365 families with children between ages 3 and 5 years at study entry. Results 5 years…
Descriptors: Mothers, Preferences, Low Income Groups, Welfare Services
Childcare Subsidies and the Transition from Welfare to Work
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Danziger, Sandra K.; Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans; Browning, Kimberly G. – Family Relations, 2004
We address how childcare subsidies help in the welfare-to-work transition relative to other factors. We examine how the policy operates, whether childcare problems differ by subsidy receipt, and the effect of subsidy on work. Data are from a random sample panel study of welfare recipients after 1996. Findings show that subsidy receipt reduces…
Descriptors: Grants, Welfare Recipients, Child Care, Low Income Groups
Recent Changes in Michigan Welfare and Work, Child Care, and Child Welfare Systems. State Update No. 4. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.
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Seefeldt, Kristin S.; Leos-Urbel, Jacob; McMahon, Patricia; Snyder, Kathleen – 2001
Michigan is a leader in state efforts to gain more autonomy over social service programs. Many changes, including those made to the child care and child welfare systems, were part of the governor's blueprint for reform, To Strengthen Michigan Families. This report begins with a profile of Michigan's demographic, economic, and political conditions,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care, Low Income Groups, Social Services
Income and Benefit Receipt Among Michigan AFDC Families. Studies in Welfare Policy Number 13.
Swanson, Robert W.; And Others – 1979
In an effort to analyze the patterns of income and benefit receipt among Michigan Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients, this study examined a sample of cases for 21 different types of welfare and non-welfare income sources. The results showed an interaction among the various income sources and showed they can have an effect…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Family Characteristics, Family Financial Resources, Family Income
Welfare Careers and Low Wage Employment.
Miller, Joe A.; Ferman, Louis A. – 1972
A sample of 1010 low-wage workers in Detroit (stratified by sex and welfare status) were interviewed in 1969. Data were collected on background characteristics, labor market experiences, and work career histories. The data relate to sexism as an important determinant of income in low-wage groups (women earn less and have lower status jobs),…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Potential