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Big Cities Confront the New Politics of Child and Family Policy

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Evaluator(s) Columbia School of Social Work
Investigator(s) Alfred Kahn (Columbia School of Social Work)
Sheila Kammerman (Columbia School of Social Work)
Sponsor(s) Columbia School of Social Work
Funder(s) Ford Foundation
Subcontractor(s) Not applicable
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Nov 1995 - Nov 1997
Type Policy Analysis
Goal To develop information potentially helpful to big cities as they confront the new policy and budgetary environment of July 1996 and thereafter.

To protect the situation of children and their families living in big cities during a period of major policy change.

Program/Policy Description See project goals.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 06/16/98
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Alfred Kahn (Columbia School of Social Work)
Contact(s) Alfred Kahn ( ajk7@columbia.edu)
Columbia School of Social Work
706 McVickar Hall
mail code 4600
(T) (212) 854-3048
(F) (212)-854-4320
Publications Department Cross-National Studies Research Program (not reported)
Columbia University
622 West 113th Street
(T) (212) 854-5444
(F) (212) 854-4320

Populations Studied

Target Population General population
Local government
Subgroups Analyzed Caseworkers/managers/administrators
Sample Size and Unit 6 large cities

Sites Studied

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baltimore, Maryland
Cleveland, Ohio
Boston, Massachusetts
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California

 
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