Changing Face of Welfare in the 1990s (Printer-Friendly Format)

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Changing Face of Welfare in the 1990s

General Information

Evaluator(s)	Delaware Opportunities, Inc.
Investigator(s)	John M. Eberhard (Delaware Opportunities, Inc.)

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Completed with continuing analysis
Duration	Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description	This study explores how those leaving public assistance in Delaware County, New York, are faring.
Notes	No notes reported.

Last Updated	05/11/01
Type of Summary	Unreviewed
Contact(s)	John M. Eberhard (not reported) Delaware Opportunities, Inc. 47 Main Street (T) (607) 746-2165 (F) (607) 746-6269
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

Populations Studied

Target Population	Former recipients ("leavers") Rural Populations
Subgroups Analyzed	None
Sample Size and Unit	201 public assistance leavers.
Execution	34.5% for original survey; 53% for follow-ups; new 2000 survey: 42.7%

Sites Studied

Delaware County, New York

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Program requirements

Variation in program components across sites?

Outcomes Assessed

Housing

Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program

Standard of living

Income security

Employment

Caseload Dynamics

Child Outcomes

Types of Studies

Type	Descriptive/Analytical Study

Data Sources

Source	Survey

Findings Available

Interim Descriptive/Analytical Findings

Recommendations

Existing Publications

04/01/00	The Changing Face of Welfare in the 1990s: A Rural Study of Poverty and Welfare Reform	Delaware Opp.
03/01/01	The Changing Face of Welfare in the 1990s: Update to: A Rural Study of Poverty and Welfare Reform	Delaware Opp.