This report was completed by the Program Review and Investigations Committee on Connecticut’s Welfare Reform Initiative. Authors describe the Jobs First program in detail as well as provide caseload trends, recipient demographics, and funding…

From Mathematica Policy Research, this report outlines the implementation of the TANF in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and provides the different approaches across the States. Authors examine how the approaches have affected caseload…

From the NGA Center for Best Practices, this issue brief outlines key provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act, and reviews the important role that the States play in strategic planning for the upcoming changes. In conclusion, it provides a list…

This article, through the Institute for Women's Policy Research, examines the prevalence of disabilities among mothers and children in low-income families and the work participation rates among mothers.

This report is the second in an evaluation of MFIP that the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) is conducting under contract with Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and with support from the Ford Foundation, the U.S.…