Homeless Family Profile Survey

General Information

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Evaluator(s) Clark Atlanta University, School of Social Work
Investigator(s) Dan P. Young (Clark Atlanta University, School of Social Work)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Community/Neighborhood
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Feb 1999 - Jan 2000
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Policy Analysis
Program/Policy Description The research study is funded by the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services to determine what impact that welfare reform has had on homelessness in Georgia. Data developed as a result of the study will be distributed to agencies which provide various types of services for homeless persons. The Department of Family and Children's Services will also use the data to determine what role it will play to prevent and reduce homelessness in Georgia.
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Last Updated 03/13/00
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Dan P. Young (midpass@bellsouth.net)
Clark Atlanta University, School of Social Work
223 James P. Brawley Drive
SW
(T) (404) 880-6716
(F) (404) 880-6434
Submitter(s) Dan P. Young (midpass@bellsouth.net)
Clark Atlanta University, School of Social Work
223 James P. Brawley Drive
SW
(T) (404) 880-6716
(F) (404) 880-6434

Populations Studied

Target Population General population
Subgroups Analyzed Non-custodial parents
Persons with substance abuse problems
Domestic violence victims
Fathers
Sample Size and Unit Non-probability sample
Sample size: 700 interviews conducted by MSW students.
Unit of analysis: 46 item questionnaire.
Execution 100 percent because this is a nonprobability sample

Sites Studied

Ten counties which include metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia