Welfare Reform in Cleveland: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods.
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| Title: | Welfare Reform in Cleveland: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Brock, Thomas, Coulton, Claudia, London, Andrew, Polit, Denise, Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn, Scott, Ellen, Verma, Nandita, Manpower Demonstration Research Corp., New York, NY. |
| Availability: | Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 16 East 34 Street, New York, New York 10016. Tel: 212-532-3200; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org. For full text: http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2002/uc_cleveland/uc_cleveland_fullrep ort.pdf. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 247 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Ford Foundation, New York, NY. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL. George Gund Foundation, Cleveland, OH. James G. Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, New York, NY. Ambrose Monell Foundation, New York, NY. Grable Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA. Surdna Foundation, Inc., New York, NY. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, MI. Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, FL. Cleveland Foundation, OH. William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. California Wellness Foundation. Alcoa Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA. Fannie Mae Foundation, Washington, DC. New York Times Co., NY. Open Society Inst., New York, NY. |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Adult Education, County Programs, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Parents, Employment Patterns, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Job Training, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Poverty, Trend Analysis, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services |
| Geographic Terms: | Ohio |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| Abstract: | A study assessed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) implementation and effects in Cuyahoga County between 1992-2000. It used field research, surveys and interviews of current and former welfare recipients, state and county welfare and employment records, and indicators of social and economic trends. Findings indicated Cuyahoga County remade its welfare system in response to TANF. It instituted new policies and services to divert families from welfare, promote employment, and enforce time limits. Welfare receipt declined in the county, and employment among welfare recipients increased. The economy and other factors appeared to have driven these trends. However, TANF encouraged long-term welfare recipients to leave the rolls faster and discouraged food stamp recipients from coming onto cash assistance. A longitudinal survey of former and ongoing welfare mothers in Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods showed substantial increases in employment. These changes were not necessarily due to welfare reform; they might reflect the economy and maturation of women and their children. The number of neighborhoods with a high concentration of welfare recipients declined. (Contains 127 references.) (YLB) |
| Entry Date: | 2003 |
| Accession Number: | ED471816 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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