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Assessment of Survey Data for the Analysis of Marriage and Divorce at the National, State and Local Levels

September 15, 2008
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Whether they are assessing options for reforming Social Security, contemplating changes to the tax code, or…

Achieving Change for Texans Evaluation, Final Summary Report

November 15, 2002
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The Achieving Change for Texans (ACT) demonstration was created after the enactment of Texas HB1863 in 1995, and…

Welfare Time Limits: State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families

April 15, 1999
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Few features of the 1990s welfare reforms have generated as much attention and controversy as time limits on…

Using Empirical Benchmarks for Interpreting Effect Sizes, Carolyn Hill, Georgetown University (joint work with Howard Bloom (MDRC), Alison Black (MDRC), and Mark Lipsey (Vanderbilt)

March 5, 2007
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Belinda Sims, Health Scientist administrator at the National Institute of Drug Abuse, served as the moderator…

Welcome and Overview

March 5, 2007
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Naomi Goldstein, Director of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration of…

The Intersection of Welfare and Disability: Early Findings from the TANF/SSI Disability Transition Project

June 18, 2013
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This initial report from the TANF/SSI Disability Transition Project offers a unique look at the overlap between TANF...

Examining the Interaction Between Welfare and Disability: Lessons from an In-Depth Data Analysis

February 19, 2014
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This brief focuses on the analysis of merged national-level SSI data and TANF data from the 26 states that report to the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) on their full TANF caseload. It found, counter to popular narratives, that the overlap between the two programs was small. It also found that TANF recipients who applied for SSI were not at particularly high risk of losing their TANF benefits. Finally, it found that medical award rates among TANF recipients who applied for SSI were...

Enhancing Cultural Competence in Social Service Agencies: A Promising Approach to Serving Diverse Children and Families

March 31, 2014
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This research brief summarizes the state of the field on cultural competence in social services. The information is relevant for organizations serving children and families from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, but the brief highlights research and strategies in serving Hispanic populations. The brief describes cultural competence and provides service providers and administrators with concrete strategies for the ongoing self-reflection and development that is key to strengthening...

Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) Project, Stakeholder Views from Early Outreach

April 15, 2009
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The Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) evaluation is a next-generation test of…

Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection From Employment and Assistance

June 2, 2014
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The study, Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection from Employment and Assistance, used interview data from a sample of 51 unmarried mothers from Southeast Michigan and Los Angeles, California, to learn more about their experiences related to work, benefit receipt, and material hardship, their overall well-being, and the economic coping strategies and sources of support they use to manage. This report is based on these qualitative interviews. Analysis of the interview data showed some...