| Evaluator(s) |
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
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| Investigator(s) |
Brian Saylor
(Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Completed (final report released)
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| Duration |
May 2001 - Aug 2002
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
This study examines long-term welfare recipients in Alaska who received assistance for at least 41 cumulative, countable months as of May 2001 and who were at high risk of reaching the 60-month time limit by the end of 2002. The project seeks to identify the characteristics of this population, the factors involved with long-term welfare recipiency and the challenges faced while attempting to achieve self-sufficiency.
Research questions addressed by this study include:
1. What common factors are associated with long term reliance on welfare?
2. What conditions might be responsive to treatment, and what factors reflect social factors that go beyond the reach of public welfare programs?
3. To what extent should we consider that some families will always require public assistance?
4. How can limited financial resources best be targetted to allow the greatest number of these families to successfully transition toward self sufficiency?
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| Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Last Updated |
10/23/03
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Brian Saylor (anbls@uaa.alaska.edu)
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
3211 Providence Dr.
Diplomacy Building #530
(T) (907)786-6575
(F) (907)786-6576
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| 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
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