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	Postemployment Services Demonstration

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Evaluator(s)	Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Investigator(s)	Anu Rangarajan (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.) Nancye Campbell (US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)
Sponsor(s)	Illinois Department of Human Services US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Funder(s)	Illinois Department of Human Services US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Subcontractor(s)	Not applicable

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Completed (final report released)
Duration	Apr 1994 - Apr 1999
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal	To test ways of promoting job retention for newly employed welfare recipients and to look at the job retention barriers these individuals face and the effectiveness of services (primarily case management) in reducing these barriers.
Program/Policy Description	Postemployment Services Demonstration uses a case management approach to help newly employed welfare recipients keep jobs, and find new jobs quickly if they lose them. Through extended case management, the programs provide four key services: counseling and support; job search assistance; help for resolving benefit issues; and temporary support services payments.
Notes	No notes reported.

Last Updated	08/04/99
Type of Summary	Reviewed
External Reviewer(s)	Stuart Kerachsky (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Contact(s)	Anu Rangarajan (arangarajan@mathematica-mpr.com) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. P.O. Box 2393 (T) (609)-936-2765 (F) not reported
Publications Department	Jacqueline Allen (jallen@mathematica-mpr.com) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. P.O. Box 2393 (T) (609)-275-2350 (F) (609)-799-0005

Populations Studied

Target Population

Recipients/participants/clients
Low-income households

Subgroups Analyzed

None

Sample Size and Unit

Nearly 5,000 welfare recipients who had just found work, enrolled over a 12-to-18 month period.

Random assignment of approximately 40% to program group (with access to PESD services) and the remaining 60% to a control group (with access to regular JOBS services).

Sites Studied

Chicago, Illinois
Portland, Oregon
Riverside, California
San Antonio, Texas

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