Alameda County CalWORKs Needs Assessment and Outcomes Study: Outcomes Assessed

Outcomes Assessed

Family and relationship outcomes

  • Violence in family or other relationships (child abuse and neglect)
  • Family formation and stability/Living arrangements
  • Family and relationship outcomes - misc.

Employment

  • Job readiness/training
  • Job attainment
  • Job retention
  • Number of hours worked for wages
  • Employment - misc.

Income security

  • Child support payments
  • Earnings
  • Food stamps receipt
  • Medicaid receipt
  • Welfare receipt
  • Income security - misc.
  • Overall income
  • Unemployment Insurance (UI) receipt

Adult outcomes

  • Emotional well-being
  • Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
  • Adult outcomes - misc.

Housing

  • Residential mobility
  • Homelessness
  • Housing - misc.

Substance abuse

  • Patterns and severity of substance use
  • Substance abuse - misc.

Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program

  • Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program - misc.

Standard of living

  • Standard of living - misc.

Service utilization

  • Service utilization - misc.

Education

  • Education - misc.

Benefit termination

  • Benefit Termination-misc.

Child Outcomes

  • Child outcomes - misc.