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Illinois Department of Public Aid: Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Abt Associates, Inc. |
| Investigator(s) |
Robert Kornfeld
(Abt Associates, Inc.)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Community/Neighborhood |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Jul 1989 - Jun 1995 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | As part of the Self-Sufficiency Demonstration, the Illinois Department of Public Aid contracted with community based organizations to provide education, employment and training services to Aids for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. This portion of the demonstration is known as the Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration. The rationale for using community based organizations is that they can reach more specific populations than can the regional office-based Illinois program Project Chance. This five year evaluation of the Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration seeks to identify, describe and assess the effects of providing employment and training (E&T) services through a community-based organization. Another objective of this evaluation is to determine if these types of services provided by CBOs can be replicated in other parts of Illinois. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 09/18/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Robert Kornfeld (Robert_Kornfeld@abtassoc.com)
Abt Associates, Inc. 4800 Montgomery Lane (T) (301) - 913-0593 (F) (301) 718-3108 |
| 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 |
Recipients/participants/clients Low-income households Neighborhood-based organizations |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | n=1,000 AFDC recipients randomly assigned to either the Bethel Self-Sufficiency Program (CBO) or the control, the Illinois Region II-Project Chance program. |
| Execution | not reported. |
Sites Studied
ILProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Program implementation
Income security
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Employment
Education
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Type | Implementation/Process Study |
| Type | Cost-Benefit Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Program descriptions and documents |
Findings Available
Interim Implementation FindingsFinal Implementation Findings
Interim Impact Findings
Final Impact Findings
Interim Cost-benefit Findings
Final Cost-benefit Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
| 06/01/95 | Illinois Department of Public Aid: Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration: Final Report | Abt |
| 08/01/94 | Illinois Department of Public Aid: Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration: Fourth Interim Report | Abt |
| 06/01/93 | Illinois Department of Public Aid: Community Group Participation and Housing Supplementation Demonstration: Third Interim Report | Abt |
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