Describes the design of an evaluation to study key outcomes for people with disabilities who participate in innovative state projects that promote employment, particularly those who receive Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. The strategies involve different...

Examines the implications of continuous coverage for children using Medicaid enrollment and payment data for California, Michigan, Missouri, and New Jersey. Finds that discontinuity affects a small proportion of children who would qualify for continuous coverage and that some groups of children,...

In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 10, the citizen initiative that levied a tax on tobacco products and earmarked the revenues to advance child and family development, health, education, and safety from pregnancy until children enter kindergarten. Funds flow from the state treasury to...

Provides information on the size, composition, and activities of CKF grantees.

In November 2005, 30 faith-based and community organizations received grants to implement a prisoner re-entry initiative demonstration, which aimed to strengthen communities affected by large numbers of formerly incarcerated individuals through employment-centered projects that incorporate...

The Covering Kids & Families (CKF) initiative was designed to help overcome barriers that made it difficult for children and adults to enroll, and stay enrolled, in Medicaid and SCHIP programs. This report examines the types of barriers CKF grantees encountered when trying to achieve these...

Provides information on the size, composition, and activities of CKF grantees.

In July 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor funded the Beneficiary Choice Contracting Program, a demonstration to help young, recently released ex-offenders successfully enter and remain in the workforce and stay free of crime. The program is being implemented by grantees in five locations:...

This report describes the Employment and Training Administration’s Beneficiary Choice model, which offers ex-offenders a choice of community-based programs to help them reintegrate into their communities. The report discusses participants’ ability to find employment and remain free...