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Filling the Gaps in Welfare Reform: The Minnesota Welfare-to-Work Partnerships Initiative
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Wilder Research Center |
| Investigator(s) |
Greg Owen
(Wilder Research Center)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | "This program offered grants to help locally formed community partnerships assess and offer what would be needed to help welfare recipients succeed after welfare reform. This study examines the effectiveness of these partnerships." |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 08/01/02 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Greg Owen (greg@wilder.org)
Wilder Research Center 1295 Bandana Boulevard North Suite 210 (T) (651) -647-4600 (F) not reported |
| Publications Department |
Kristen Drangstveit (books@wilder.org)
Wilder Research Center 1295 Bandana Boulevard North Suite 210 (T) (800) 274-6024 (F) (651) 642-2061 |
| 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 |
Social/Community service agencies Child care providers Employers Neighborhood-based organizations |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | 131 employers; Random sample 357 welfare participants; leaders of all partnerships |
| Execution | 93% response rate for employers; 61.5% in wave one of participant interviews, 90.4% of respondents who completed wave one interviews completed wave two as well |
Sites Studied
Minnesota statewideProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Financial incentives
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Standard of living
Service utilization
Program implementation
Employment
Education
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Type | Impact Study (Quasi-experiment with pre-post time periods) |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Field Research |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Impact FindingsFinal Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
| 08/01/01 | Filling the Gaps in Welfare Reform: The Minnesota Welfare-to-Work Partnerships Initiative: Final Report | Wilder |
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