This report examines the effects of welfare and work policies on earnings, welfare benefits, income, stable employment, and stable welfare exits across a range of subgroups using information from random assignment studies of 26 welfare and work…

This Urban Institute report by Carol De Vita and Eric Twombly describes the functioning of the nonprofit sector in the Pittsburgh area. The study was…

Authored by Deborah A. Orth and Malcolm L. Goggin. This research was conducted by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government and is supported by a grant from the Administration for Children and Families.

Authored by Nicholas W. Jenny. This Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, Fiscal Studies Program report examines State tax revenues through a variety of empirical measures. It compares State budget numbers from July-September 2003 to the…

Authored by Nancy Wemmerus, Carole Kuhns, and Renee Loeffler. This report describes the status of over 1,000 Virginia families 18 months after their TANF cases closed because of a time limit. It finds that nearly all parents worked after leaving…

As the crime of human trafficking increases in prevalence, magnitude, and scope, trafficking victims who apply for TANF may emerge as a new Hard to Serve/Multi Barrier population for TANF administrators. This study offers a critical resource by…

The use of faith-based organizations to delivery public services has increased over the last two years due to program devolution and privatization. Researchers gathered information on faith-based organizations in each State, and outline the…

Authored by Robert G. Wood and Anu Rangarajan. Based on four rounds of annual follow-up surveys with an early group of New Jersey TANF recipients, this issue brief focuses on those who have left the welfare rolls and are not working. About one in…

This paper is part of the work of the Rockefeller Institute of Government's Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy. Authored by Richard P. Nathan and David J. Wright.

Examining federal, state, and institutional programs, the paper presents a framework for understanding challenges to securing comprehensive financial assistance for low-income working students. The paper identifies promising approaches for…