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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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| Investigator(s) |
Anne Gordon
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Completed (final report released)
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| Duration |
Dec 1997 - Nov 1999
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
To provide a better understanding of what it takes to put a complex set of reforms into practice, this study details how welfare reform has been implemented in five communities in Virginia, highlighting the choices they made, the challenges they had to overcome, and those that still lie ahead. The five localities profiled in this report--Lynchburg, Prince William County, Petersburg, Portsmouth, and Wise County--were selected as research sites when welfare reform was first implemented.
The VIP eligibility policies were implemented in each of the sites on July 1, 1995, and the VIEW polices were phased in between October 1995 and October 1997. For evaluation purposes, the research sites operated dual programs until October 1997, when VIEW was fully phased in. A control group continued to receive assistance according to AFDC and JOBS policies, and an experimental group received services according to VIP and VIEW policies.
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| Notes |
This implementation study is one of five studies VDSS sponsored to examine the implementation,
outcomes, and impacts of welfare reform in Virginia.
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| Last Updated |
12/10/03
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Anne Gordon (not reported)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
(T) not reported
(F) not reported
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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
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients
Local government
Social/Community service agencies
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
None
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| Sample Size and Unit |
5 local welfare offices in the 5 research study counties in VA
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| Execution |
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communities were selected to represent the demographics of the state and reflect a diverse set of economic
and social conditions under which to examine the implementation of a complex set of policy and
programmatic reforms.
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Sites Studied
VA
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