New York Child Assistance Program (NY CAP) Evaluation

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Evaluator(s) Abt Associates, Inc.
Investigator(s) William Hamilton (Abt Associates, Inc.)
Nancy Burstein (Abt Associates, Inc.)
Sponsor(s) New York State Department of Social Services
Funder(s) New York State Department of Social Services
Subcontractor(s) Not applicable
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Apr 1989 - Dec 1996
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To evaluate the components of the New York Child Assistance Program (CAP).
Program/Policy Description NY CAP is a voluntary program that uses work and child support incentives to motivate AFDC recipients (families with a custodial parent and at least one child covered by court order for child support from non-custodial parent) to take steps towards financial self-sufficiency.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 09/08/97
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Chris Hamilton (Abt Associates, Inc.)
Contact(s) Chris Hamilton (not reported)
Abt Associates, Inc.
55 Wheeler Street
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Publications Department Abt Publications (not reported)
Abt Associates, Inc.
4808 Montgomery Lane
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Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Subgroups Analyzed Single parent families
Sample Size and Unit 4,287 welfare recipients (single parent families and "potentially CAP eligible cases"). CAP eligible families have a custodial parent and at least one child covered by court order for child support from non-custodial parent.

Random assignment in each county to control group (subject to normal AFDC rules and procedures) and treatment group (opportunity to participate in CAP if qualified and interested).

Size of control and treatment groups not reported.

Treatment group includes not only CAP participants, but also a large number of people who could not or did not want to participate in CAP.

Approximately 16% of treatment families participated in CAP at some time.

Sites Studied

Monroe County (Rochester), New York
Niagara County (Niagara Falls), New York
Suffolk County (Long Island), New York