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Cuyahoga County Post-TANF Tracking Project
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
MDRC |
| Investigator(s) |
Barbara Goldman
(MDRC)
Nandita Verma (MDRC) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Oct 1998 - Jun 2000 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | This project will provide quick data on the post-welfare status of Cuyahoga County families, and put in place a process to facilitate additional follow-up after the project ends. It will build on an existing welfare reform research project now underway in Cuyahoga County, Los Angeles County, and two other large urban areas: The Project on Devolution and Urban Change, which is being conducted by MDRC. This project focuses on people who leave cash assistance. Cohorts of leaving families will be drawn from the third calendar quarter of 1996 and the third calendar quarter of 1998. Follow-up data on the first cohort would be drawn solely from administrative records, but results would be available quickly, at the beginning of 1999. For the second cohort, administrative data would be supplemented by a mixed-mode survey of a small subsample of individuals. The project will include analysis of up to 10 years of full population administrative data developed for the Urban Change project. This project and the Los Angeles project, also by MDRC, will effectively be a two-site study that will allow comparisons while controlling for study design. |
| Notes |
Definition of leavers: all recipients (single-parent cases) who left cash assistance for 2 consecutive months.
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| Last Updated | 03/21/00 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Nandita Verma (nandita_verma@mdrc.org)
MDRC 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor (T) (212) 340-8849 (F) (212)-684-0832 |
| Submitter(s) |
Nandita Verma (nandita_verma@mdrc.org)
MDRC 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor (T) (212) 340-8849 (F) (212)-684-0832 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Former recipients ("leavers") |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit |
Cohort 1: Q3 1996, sample will include all individuals exiting in Q3, 1996 (administrative data only) Cohort 2: Q3 1998, 750 (administrative data with a survey of a subsample of 300 single parents) |
| Execution | Not reported. |
Sites Studied
Cuyahoga County, OhioProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Post-Program activities
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Standard of living
Income security
Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)
Employment
Education
Benefit termination
Exit effects
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsFinal Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
| 05/01/99 | Cuyahoga County Post-TANF Tracking Project: Employment and Return to Public Assistance Among Single, Female-Headed Families Leaving AFDC in Third Quarter,1996, in Cuyahoga County, OH | MDRC |
| 04/01/01 | Cuyahoga County Post-TANF Tracking Project: Monitoring Outcomes for Cuyahoga County’s Welfare Leavers: How Are They Faring? | MDRC |
| 07/01/02 | Cuyahoga County Post-TANF Tracking Project: How Are They Managing? A Retrospective of Cuyahoga County Families Leaving Welfare | CUPSC, CWRU |
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