Family Employment Program - Two Parent Family: An Analysis of Utah's Two Parent Program

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Evaluator(s) University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work
Investigator(s) Norma Harris (University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Sep 2002 - Aug 2003
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description This study provides a snapshot of Utah's Family Employment Program recipients who received benefits between September 2002 and February 2003. The program serves "unemployed and underemployed households where a child (or unborn child in the third trimester) has at least two parents who resided in the household, and those parents are both capable of earning at least $500 a month.” It is primarily a short term assistance program with strict participation requirements.

The purpose of this study is to provide:
1) a general description of FEP-TP participants and their families,
2) detailed information regarding barriers to employment,
and
3) insights into the participants’ experiences with the department and this particular program. Where possible, comparisons will be made between this data and information gathered from research with the long term TANF customers.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 10/23/03
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Norma Harris (nharris@socwk.utah.edu)
University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work
395 South 1500
(T) (801) 581-4857
(F) (801) 585-6865
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 Recipients/participants/clients
Two-parent families
Subgroups Analyzed Immigrants
Sample Size and Unit n=91 families who were in Utah's Family Employment Program - Two Parent program any time between September 2002 and February 2003. From the universe of 135 families.
Execution Response rate: 72%.
Survey conducted between March 2003 and May 2003.

Sites Studied

UT