Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE)—is a multi-agency federal initiative to fund and evaluate programs to promote positive changes in the outcomes of youth with disabilities ages 14 through 16 who receive Supplemental Security Income, and their families.

PROMISE—Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—is designed to address many of the barriers to economic independence SSI youth and their families face and, ultimately, to promote positive changes in educational and employment outcomes and reduce reliance...

Some TANF recipients may have disabilities that would qualify them for the specialized employment preparation services Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies provide. This brief explores the benefits and challenges of linking TANF and VR services, describes partnerships that have been formed in...

Presents 18 months of follow-up data on families whose TANF cases closed because of the time limit in early 1998 and early 1999. Finds that nearly all parents worked, mainly at low-paying jobs, but average hours, hourly wages, and total earnings increased over time, with 21 percent reporting...

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....