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Evaluation of the Tribal Welfare-to-Work Grants Program

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Evaluator(s) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Investigator(s) Alan Hershey (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Sponsor(s) Not applicable
Funder(s) US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Consultant(s) Not applicable
Not applicable
Subcontractor(s) Urban Institute
Support Services International, Inc.
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Oct 1997 - Aug 2004
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To evaluate the Tribal Welfare-to-Work Grants Program
Program/Policy Description The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program supplements other program resources that American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages can draw on to address the employment needs of their members. The program targets the most disadvantaged welfare recipients and helps those with significant barriers to employment make the transition from welfare to work.
Notes Projects associated with this evaluation include: Welfare-to-Work Grants Program Evaluation.
 
Last Updated 10/21/04
Type of Summary Reviewed
Contact(s) Alan Hershey (ahershey@mathematica-mpr.com)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
(T) (609)-275-2384
(F) (609)-799-0005
Publications Department Jacqueline Allen (jallen@mathematica-mpr.com)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
(T) (609)-275-2350
(F) (609)-799-0005
Submitter(s) Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population Native Americans
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Purposive sample of 10 tribal programs

Sites Studied

10 U.S. Indian reservations and Alaska Native villages (California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.,
Eastern Band of Cherokee,
Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas,
The Klamath Tribes,
Navajo Nation,
Nez Perce Tribe,
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc.,
Three Affiliated Tribes,
White Earth Reservation Tribal Council).

 
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