Teenage Parent Demonstration Program

General Information

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Evaluator(s) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Investigator(s) Rebecca Maynard (University of Pennsylvania)
Alan Hershey (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Ellen Kisker (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
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
US Department of Health and Human Services
Subcontractor(s) Not applicable
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Child/Family
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Oct 1986 - Feb 1998
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Goal To evaluate Project Advance and Teen Progress.
Program/Policy Description Project Advance and Teen Progress used case management and mandatory education, job training, or employment for pregnant and parenting teen welfare recipients with one child. Participation was mandatory for all teenagers who were receiving AFDC and were either first time parents or (in Illinois) had no children but were in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Notes Includes Newark Young Family Study.

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Last Updated 07/21/98
Type of Summary Reviewed
External Reviewer(s) Ellen Kisker (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
Contact(s) Ellen Kisker (ekisker@mathematica-mpr.com)
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 2393
(T) (609)-799-3535
(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

Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Pregnant/parenting teens
Children
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit 5,297 welfare recipients (89% of those eligible).

Random sample of 2,650 experimental group members and 2,647 control group members.

Sites Studied

Chicago, Illinois
Camden, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey