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	Arizona EMPOWER Welfare Reform Demonstration

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Evaluator(s)	Abt Associates, Inc.
Investigator(s)	Gregory Mills (Abt Associates, Inc.)
Sponsor(s)	Arizona Department of Economic Security
Funder(s)	Arizona Department of Economic Security US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services
Subcontractor(s)	Lecroy and Milligan Associates

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Completed (final report released)
Duration	Jun 1996 - Jun 2002
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal	To evaluate the components of Arizona's EMPOWER (Employing and Moving People off Welfare and Encouraging Responsibility) program.
Program/Policy Description	The EMPOWER program expands opportunities to work and save money while strengthening personal responsibility by placing restrictions, such as time limits, on program participation.
Notes	No notes reported.

Last Updated	03/20/03
Type of Summary	Reviewed
External Reviewer(s)	Gregory Mills (Abt Associates, Inc.)
Contact(s)	Cheryl Roberts (not reported) Abt Associates, Inc. 55 Wheeler Street (T) (617)-349-2537 (F) (617)-492-5219
Publications Department	Abt Publications (not reported) Abt Associates, Inc. 4808 Montgomery Lane (T) not reported (F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population

Recipients/participants/clients

Subgroups Analyzed

Single parent families
Two-parent families

Sample Size and Unit

For EMPOWER:

5,829 welfare recipients.

Random assignment to 2,983 program and 2,846 control group members.

Sites Studied

EMPOWER:
Glendale, Arizona
Maryvale, Arizona
Peoria, Arizona
Chinle, Arizona

EMPOWER comparison sites:
The Royal Palm, East Southern, and Tuba City offices of the Family Assistance Administration

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