Notes that in spring 1999, almost 60 percent of families left Iowa's TANF program voluntarily and most were able to remain off the rolls for at least a year. Eight to 12 months after they left, just over 60 percent of family heads were working, and many families still relied on Medicaid....

Discussion about the extent to which the government could and should invest in the child care market has increased among policymakers. This report summarizes a conference convened by ASPE to engage a multidisciplinary group of economists, developmental psychologists, child care researchers, and...

Notes that 11 percent had no source of supplemental coverage. Twenty-nine percent have coverage through an HMO but no other form of subsidized coverage.

Presents innovative policy options for improving access to state and federal work support programs, such as food stamps, Medicaid, child care, SCHIP, and the EITC, to help families leave poverty when they leave welfare for work. Argues that a new approach should be based on the principle of "do...

Examines the effectiveness of paraprofessional home visitor services in strengthening outcomes for teenage parents receiving cash assistance through AFDC and participating in welfare-to-work programs. The study was based on a demonstration in three cities intended to reduce long-term welfare...

This preliminary summary of program impacts shows that programs successfully delivered their intended services and that participating children performed significantly better in cognitive, language, and social-emotional development than nonparticipating children. Participating parents also showed...

Describes the program, framework and design for the national evaluation, and data and methods to be used in the implementation and impact studies.

Examines what communities in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, and Oregon have done to improve the coordination of response systems for domestic violence victims in the child support system, focusing on interagency strategies that child support and public assistance agencies use to improve...