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LEAP Evaluation

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Evaluator(s) MDRC
Investigator(s) Not Reported
Sponsor(s) Ohio Department of Human Services
Funder(s) Ohio Department of Human Services
Ford Foundation
BP America
Treu-Mart Fund
George Gund Foundation
Procter and Gamble Fund
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
US Department of Health and Human Services
Subcontractor(s) Not applicable
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Jul 1987 - Jun 1997
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To evaluate the components of Ohio's Learning, Earning and Parenting Program (LEAP).
Program/Policy Description LEAP is a statewide welfare initiative that uses financial incentives and penalties, combined with case management and support services, to promote school attendance by pregnant and parenting teenagers on welfare. Participation is mandatory for all pregnant women and custodial parents under 20 years old who are receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and do not have a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 09/08/97
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Veronica Fellerath (MDRC)
Contact(s) Veronica Fellerath (not reported)
MDRC
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Publications Department MDRC Publications (publications@mdrc.org)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
(T) (212) 532-3200
(F) (212) 684-0832

Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Pregnant/parenting teens
Applicants
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Almost 7,017 pregnant or parenting teenage welfare applicants/recipients, selected from all teens eligible for LEAP in the 12 study counties from the time the program began operation in July 1989, through September 1991 (99% female).

Random sample of 5,611 recipients in program group (80%); 1,406 recipients in control group (20%).

Sites Studied

Cuyahoga county (Cleveland), Ohio
Franklin county (Columbus), Ohio
Hamilton county (Cincinnati), Ohio
Lawrence county (Ironton), Ohio
Lucas county (Toledo), Ohio
Muskingum county (Zanesville), Ohio
Stark county (Canton), Ohio
Jefferson county (Steubenville), Ohio
Lorain county (Lorain), Ohio
Montgomery county (Dayton), Ohio
Summit county (Akron), Ohio
Trumbull county (Warren), Ohio

 
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