Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors in the Options/Opciones Project (Printer-Friendly Format)

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Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors in the Options/Opciones Project

General Information

Evaluator(s)	Center for Impact Research
Investigator(s)	Rebekah Levin (Center for Impact Research)
Sponsor(s)	Center for Impact Research

Domain	Income Security/TANF
Status	Operational with Findings
Duration	Mar 1997 - Mar 2002
Type	Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description	The Options/Opciones Project is a demonstration project in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services, involving welfare office assessment of domestic violence, and provision of new case management services to women who are domestic violence victims, to enable them to move from welfare to work. The project has a heavy research agenda to determine the effective strategies in addressing the needs of abused women as they try to enter the labor market.
Notes	See The Project for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence.

Last Updated	03/21/00
Type of Summary	Unreviewed
Contact(s)	Rebekah Levin (rlevin@impactresearch.org) Center for Impact Research 915 N. Wolcott (T) (773) 342-0630 (F) (773) 342-4532
Submitter(s)	Rebekah Levin (rlevin@impactresearch.org) Center for Impact Research 915 N. Wolcott (T) (773) 342-0630 (F) (773) 342-4532

Populations Studied

Target Population	Recipients/participants/clients Domestic violence victims
Subgroups Analyzed	Minority populations
Sample Size and Unit	One major welfare office on the west side of Chicago in the community of North Lawndale.
Execution	Not yet available.

Sites Studied

Chicago, Illinois

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Employment activities

Educational activities

Financial incentives

Eligibility

Child support

Food stamps

Social/Support services

Administration/Implementation

Variation in program components across sites?

Outcomes Assessed

Housing

Attitudes towards work, welfare, and program

Service utilization

Program implementation

Income security

Emotional well-being

Health/ physical well-being (including prenatal health)

Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness

Family and relationship outcomes

Employment

Education

Substance abuse

Policy changes

Types of Studies

Type	Descriptive/Analytical Study

Data Sources

Findings Available

Interim Implementation Findings
Interim Impact Findings

Recommendations

Existing Publications

03/01/99	Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims:Monitoring Domestic Violence Policy and Practice in State Welfare Programs:The Role of Community-Based Groups and Providers	CIR
09/01/99	Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims: Keeping Women Safe Through the Welfare-to-Work Journey: How Are We Doing?	CIR
09/01/98	Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims: The Family Violence Option: An Early Assessment	CIR
09/01/99	Assessing Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies for Domestic Violence Victims: Trapped By Poverty/Trapped By Abuse	CIR