Search Type Title Author/Investigator Search Advanced Search

Table of Contents | Previous | Next

Final Report
on the Implementation and Impacts of the Minnesota Family
Investment Program in Ramsey County

This report may contain external links. ACF cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by external links. Providing links to a non-ACF Website does not constitute an endorsement by ACF or any of its employees of the sponsors of the site or the information or products presented on the site. Also, be aware that the privacy protection provided on the ACF domain (see ACF's Privacy Policy) may not be available at the external link.

 

Title Page

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

I. Key Findings
II. Overview of the MFIP -R Evaluation III. Policy Relevance of MFIP -R
IV. Outline of the Report

2 Background on the MFIP-R Program and Evaluation

I. Comparison of Key Features of MFIP -R, MFIP, and AFDC/STRIDE
II. Data Sources and Samples
III. Demographic Characteristics of the MFIP -R and MFIP Survey Samples

3 Implementation of MFIP-R for Single Parents

I. Getting the Work First Message Across
II. Participation in MFIP-R
III. Employment Patterns, Job Retention, and Characteristics of Jobs Held

4 The Effect of MFIP-R on Employment, Earnings, and Welfare Receipt

I. Data and Methods
II. Impacts for Single -Parent Families
III. Impacts for Subgroups
IV. Comparing MFIP-R and MFIP
V. Impacts for Two-Parent Families

5 Conclusion

 

Appendix A: Results of the MFIP-R 12-Month Survey Response Analysis

Appendix B

References

List of Tables and Figures

Table

2.1 Key Features of MFIP-R, MFIP, and AFDC for Single Parents

2.2 Selected Characteristics of Single -Parent Survey Respondents at Random Assignment

3.1 Information About the MFIP-R and Urban MFIP Programs, as Reported by Survey Respondents

3.2 Participation in Employment and Training Activities Within 12 Months After Random Assignment, as Reported by Survey Respondents

3.3 Patterns of Participation in MFIP-R Job Search Within 12 Months After Random Assignment, as Reported by Survey Respondents Who Participated in an MFIP-R Job Search

3.4 Employment Patterns and Status Within 12 Months After Random Assignment as Reported by MFIP-R Survey Respondents

3.5 Characteristics of Jobs Held Within 12 Months After Random Assignment, as Reported by MFIP-R Survey Respondents

3.6 Barriers to Employment and Post-Placement Assistance Utilized, as Reported by MFIP-R Survey Respondents

4.1 Impacts on Employment, Earnings, Welfare Receipt, and Income for Single-Parent Recipients in the Early Cohort

4.2 Impacts on Employment, Earnings, Welfare Receipt, and Income, by Employment Status in the Year Prior to Random Assignment, for the Early Cohort

4.3 Impacts on Employment, Earnings, and Welfare Receipt for MFIP-R and MFIP Single -Parent Recipients, in the Early Cohort

4.4 Selected Characteristics of MFIP-R Two-Parent Recipient Families at Random Assignment

4.5 Impacts on Employment and Earnings for MFIP-R and AFDC-UP Two-Parent Recipient Families in the Early Cohort

4.6 Impacts on Welfare Receipt and Income for Two-Parent Recipient Families in the Early Cohort

A.1 MFIP-R 12-Month Survey Response Analysis: Estimated Regression Coefficients for the Probability of Being a Respondent

B.1 Impacts on Employment, Earnings, Welfare Receipt, and Income for Single-Parent Families in the Full Sample

B.2 Impacts on Employment and Earnings for Two-Parent Families in the Full Sample

B.3 Impacts on Employment, Earnings, and Welfare Receipt for Two-Parent Families in the Full Sample

 

Figure

2.1 Timeline of Welfare Reform and MFIP-R Evaluation Milestones

 

 

Table of Contents | Previous | Next