Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

Healthy Marriage: Building Strong Families
(Conference Theater)

• Early Experiences of the Building Strong Families (BSF) Programs in Five States— M. Robin Dion, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• BSF in Florida: Health Families Plus— Jesus (Jay) Otero, Howard Phillips, Center for Children and Families
• BSF in Baton Rouge: Family Road— Mike Tucker, Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge
• BSF in Indianapolis: Healthy Families/MOM Project— Ann Johnson, Indiana University

Employment: Alternative Approaches
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• New Visions Demonstration: Community Colleges and Advancement for Low Wage Workers— David Fein, Abt Associates
• The Long-term Consequences of Temporary Agency and Direct Hire Placements— Susan Houseman, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• Job Accessibility and Employment in TANF Cases: Panel Data Analysis— Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University

Measuring Income and Welfare Receipt
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• Unemployment Insurance Records as Predictors of Total Household Income— Elaine Reardon, Rand Corporation
• Current Population Survey Measures of Welfare Receipt— Jeanne Ringel, Rand Corporation
• Survey of Income and Program Participation Measures of Welfare Receipt— Andrew Hildreth, University of California, Berkeley

Employment: Job Entry and Advancement (Session repeats Tuesday at 10:45 a.m.)
(Washington B)

• The Long-term Employment Prospects of New Jersey TANF Recipients — Robert Wood, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Former Welfare Recipients’ Employment Advancement — Kristin Seefeldt, National Poverty Center
• High Performance Bonus Analysis: Job Entry Rate — Michael Wiseman, The George Washington University

Supporting Father Involvement
(Potomac 5 & 6)

• Partners for Fragile Families Implementation Report and Welfare-to-Work Fatherhood Study — Karin Martinson, The Urban Institute
• OCSE Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Client Characteristics and Program Outcomes — Jessica Pearson, Center for Policy Research
• Promoting Father Participation in Programs to Strengthen Families: Lessons from Early Head Start— Andrew Burwick, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  

Luncheon
(Buffet - may be purchased for $16.00)

Luncheon Plenary: Looking for Work in All the Right Places: The NDNH and TANF
Wade F. Horn, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Housing and Employment I
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• Moving to Opportunity Evaluation— Larry Orr, Abt Associates
• Housing Assistance Under Welfare Reform: Effects on Work and Welfare Participation— Joseph Harkness, Johns Hopkins University
• Welfare to Work Housing Voucher Program Evaluation— Greg Mills, Abt Associates

Research Methods
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• A New Approach to Forecasting Welfare Caseloads— Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago
• Leveling the Playing Fields: A Regression Model for the Evaluation of TANF Employment Services — Mark Kleczewski, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Methods for Assessing Impact of Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives— Anupa Bir, RTI International

Welfare Reform and Family Functioning (Session Repeats Tuesday 1:45 p.m.)
(Potomac 5 & 6)

• Do Impacts of Welfare Reform on Family and Child Well-Being Vary by Level of Risk?— Christine Ross, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• The Relationship Between Welfare Reform and Domestic Abuse and Violence— Erik Beecroft, Virginia Department of Social Services
• The Effects of Welfare Reform on Changes in Employment, Child Care and Family Circumstances— Kathryn Tout, Child Trends (this presentation repeats Wednesday at 10:15 a.m.)

Children/Adolescents and Parental Transitions from Welfare To Work
(Conference Theater)

• Single Mothers’ Employment Dynamics and Adolescent Well-Being— Kathleen Ziol-Guest, University of Chicago
• Mothers’ Transition from Welfare to Work and the Well-Being of Preschoolers and Adolescents— Rebekah Levine Coley, Boston College
• Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?— Sharon Vandivere, Child Trends

Supporting Healthy Marriage (Session Repeats Tuesday 1:45 p.m.)
(Washington B)

• Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation Overview— Barbara Goldman, MDRC
• Married and Poor: Basic Characteristics of Economically Disadvantaged Couples in the U.S.— David Fein, Abt Associates
• Wage Rates, Marital Stability, and the Economic Benefits of Marriage— Robert Lerman, The Urban Institute/American University
  

Afternoon Plenary: Work and Economic Independence
Gordon Berlin, MDRC
Larry Orr, Abt Associates
Anu Rangarajan, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Morning Plenary: Measuring Poverty
Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland
Robert Rector, The Heritage Foundation
Patricia Ruggles, U.S. House Budget Committee

Break

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Employment: Job Entry and Advancement
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• The Long-term Employment Prospects of New Jersey TANF Recipients— Anu Rangarajan, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Former Welfare Recipients’ Employment Advancement— Kristin Seefeldt, University of Michigan
• High Performance Bonus Analysis: Job Entry Rate— Michael Wiseman, The George Washington University

Marriage: Special Topics (Session Repeats Wednesday 10:15 a.m.)
(Conference Theater)

• Conceptualizing and Measuring Healthy Marriage and Relationships — Kristin Moore, Child Trends
• Meta-Analysis on Strengthening and Promoting Healthy Marriage— Matt Stagner, The Urban Institute

Employment: Retention, Advancement and Full Employment
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• Employment Retention and Advancement Evaluation Findings— Gayle Hamilton, MDRC
• Full Engagement Study— Michelle Derr, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Marriage Penalties and Marriage/Divorce Data
(Washington B)

• Options for the Collection of Marriage and Divorce Statistics— Sharrie McIntosh, The Lewin Group
• Marriage Calculator: Financial Consequences of Marriage Decisions—Gretchen Rowe, The Urban Institute

Abstinence Education I
(Potomac 5 & 6)

• Analysis of the Best Friends Program— Robert Lerner, Lerner & Nagai Consulting
• Findings from Multiple Abstinence Evaluations— Stan Weed, Institute for Research and Evaluation
• Adolescent Outcomes of Those Who Take Virginity Pledges— Kirk Johnson and Robert Rector, The Heritage Foundation

Luncheon Plenary: Healthy Marriage
Steve Nock, University of Virginia

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Welfare Reform and Family Functioning
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• Do Impacts of Welfare Reform on Family and Child Well-Being Vary by Level of Risk?— Anne Gordon, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• The Relationship Between Welfare Reform and Domestic Abuse and Violence— Erik Beecroft, Virginia Department of Social Services
• The Influence of Physical and Sexual Abuse on Marriage and Cohabitation— Linda Burton, Pennsylvania State University

Software Demonstrations
(Washington B)

• TANF Rules Database— Gretchen Rowe, The Urban Institute
• Program Measurement and Management Software— Laura Chadwick, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services— Jenifer Maroon, QRC Division of Macro International, Inc.

Understanding Welfare in a Rural Context
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• The Impacts of the Future Steps Program on Work and Self-Sufficiency in Rural Illinois— Alicia Meckstroth, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Welfare Reform in Rural Areas: Caseload Trends, Challenges, and Strategies— Kathy Peyman, U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Rural Families: The “Case for Place” In Considering Long-term Economic Well-Being— Leigh Ann Simmons, University of Kentucky

Supporting Healthy Marriage
(Conference Theater)

• Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation Overview— Barbara Goldman, MDRC
• Married and Poor: Basic Characteristics of Economically Disadvantaged Couples in the U.S.— David Fein, Abt Associates
• Wage Rates, Marital Stability, and the Economic Benefits of Marriage— Robert Lerman, The Urban Institute/American University

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Economic Disadvantage and Adolescence
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• Adolescents’ Household Responsibilities and Well-Being in Working Poor Families — Debra Mekos, The Urban Institute
• Adolescents and Their Siblings: Examining the Role of Sibling Care— JoAnn Hsueh, MDRC
• Teen Mothers— Kelleen Kaye and Laura Chadwick, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Safety Net Issues
(Washington B)

• Low Income Single Mothers and Increased Receipt of Unemployment Insurance — Julie Isaacs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Married and Single Parent Program Participation TANF and Food Stamps— Melissa Clark, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Understanding the Food Stamp Participation Decisions of TANF Leavers in Illinois— Robert M. Goerge, University of Chicago

Housing and Employment II
(Conference Theater)

• Roof Over Their Heads: Changes and Challenges in Public Housing— Susan J. Popkin, The Urban Institute
• Jobs-Plus: From Concept to Reality— James Riccio, MDRC

Abstinence Education II
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• Using Experimental Methods to Evaluate Abstinence Programs— Chris Trenholm, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Content of Abstinence Education and Sex Education Programs— Robert Rector, The Heritage Foundation

Welfare-to-Work: Department of Labor Initiatives
(Potomac 5 & 6)

• Overview of the Welfare-to-Work Evaluation— Tom Fraker, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Summary of Welfare-to-Work Findings— Alan Hershey, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Tribal Welfare-to-Work: Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development, and Challenges for Tribal Consortia— Walter Hillabrant, Support Services International, Inc.
• Challenges and Early Lessons of the Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration— Nandita Verma, MDRC
  

Remarks
Naomi Goldstein, Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Phillip E. Klein, Department of Workforce Development, Wisconsin, and President, NAWRS

Break

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Child Support
(Potomac 1 & 2)

• Multiple Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy — Dan Meyers, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Declining Employment Among Young Black Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support— Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
• Child Support Debt Study— Elaine Sorensen, The Urban Institute

Marriage: Special Topics
(Conference Theater)

• Conceptualizing and Measuring Healthy Marriage and Relationships — Kristin Moore, Child Trends
• Meta-Analysis on Strengthening and Promoting Healthy Marriage— Jennifer Macomber, The Urban Institute

TANF: Special Topics I
(Washington B)

• The Effects of Welfare Reform among Those Who Reached Time Limits — Richard Hendra, MDRC
• A Profile of Families Cycling On and Off Welfare— Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, MDRC
• Pulling Apart the Child-Only Caseload: Policy Implications for Parental and Non-Parental Cases— Andrea Hetling, University of Maryland

TANF: Special Topics II
(Potomac 3 & 4)

• Child Care, Welfare, and Families: The Nexus of Policies, Practices and Systems — Gina Adams, The Urban Institute
• The Effects of Welfare Reform on Changes In Employment, Child Care, and Family Circumstances— Richard Wertheimer, Child Trends
• Contracting for Social Services under Charitable Choice: Polices, Practices and Perspectives of State and Local Agencies— John Tambornino, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services— Shawn Marsh, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Substance Abuse and Welfare
(Potomac 5 & 6)

• Twenty-Four Month Outcomes of Intensive Case Management for Substance Abusing TANF Women in New Jersey — Kimberly Blanchard, Columbia University
• CASASTEP: A randomized Field Trial of Case Management Services of Substance Abusing Welfare Recipients— Aaron Hogue, Columbia University
• Recruitment and Retention Approaches for Substance Abusing Women on Welfare— Kamala Green, Columbia University
• Frequency and Duration of Case Management— Barbara Kistenmacher, Columbia University
• The Role of Employment in Preventing Continued Drug Use Among Welfare Recipients— Victoria Brown, Affiliated Systems