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Impact on Young Children and Their Families 2-Years After Enrollment: Why Look at Two-Year Impacts of JOBS Welfare-to-Work Programs on Children?

Overview Welfare reform policies are sometimes referred to as "two generational" because not only are the lives of the parents changed by government welfare-to-work programs, but the lives of the children are changed as well. At the most basic level, children's time use patterns and child care patterns are likely to change.

On Their Own Terms: Supporting Kinship Care Outside of TANF and Foster Care

Contents   Characteristics and Service Needs of Kinship Caregivers Alternative Kinship Care Program Models and Services Lessons Learned about Designing and Implementing Alternative Programs Policy Implications  

The Long Term Impact of Adolescent Risky Behaviors and Family Environment

Submitted by: Michael R. Pergamit, Ph.D. Lynn Huang, Ph.D. Julie Lane, Ph.D. National Opinion Research Center (NORC) University of Chicago

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Literature Review

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Service: Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues

National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Literature Review

Prepared by: Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.

Evaluation of Family Preservation and Reunification Programs: Interim Report

Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Room 450G, HHH Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Submitted by: Westat, Inc. 1650 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850

Evaluation of Family Preservation and Reunification Programs: Interim Report

Background The Homebuilders Model Evaluation Design Site Descriptions The Families Service Provision Findings Implications