Interest among policymakers and program operators in services designed to promote…
This issue brief from the California Budget Project examines how counties can implement creative community service programs that help participants make the transition to employment and self-sufficiency.
In this report, The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) highlights the findings of the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) reports which describe the state of child support efforts in this…
This report by the Commonwealth Fund presents brief descriptions of State and local initiatives to expand health coverage for uninsured working people and their families.
This report summarizes the key issues and lessons learned at the joint ACF and SAMHSA national conference, Welfare Reform: Employment Strategies for Overcoming Substance Abuse/Mental Health Barriers, held in Reno, Nevada, on July 26-27,…
This paper, from the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Utah, provides an overview of the Navajo culture and their Tribal TANF program. The paper also discusses barriers that the Navajo Nation faces in effectively…
Five years after the passage of the welfare reform law, States have achieved unprecedented declines in their welfare caseloads. However, one of the most prominent roadblocks that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients face to a…
A Look at State Welfare Reform Efforts to Address Substance Abuse is an eight-State case study that examines different State and county strategies in serving TANF recipients with substance abuse problems. This year-long comparative case…
This study of Utah's long-term welfare families represents a commitment by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) to understand and document the situations of families as they reach the mandatory three-year lifetime limit for receipt of…