This report was funded through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice and completed through the Urban Institute. The Gang Reduction Program is an initiative that is focused on reducing crime…

This report is a feasibility assessment, which is an analysis of alternative datasets and analytic approaches that might be used to assess the effects of Hurricane Katrina on populations served by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF…

The belief that those who work hard can achieve success has made Americans more tolerant of inequality than citizens in other advanced nations. However, to succeed, Americans need the opportunity to get ahead. In a report from the Brookings…

This research report is from Mathematica Policy Research and provides information on how TANF agencies can partner with Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs to serve TANF recipients with disabilities. Authors offer information on how these…

This report, from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. under contract to the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), looks at six initiatives designed to support TANF recipients with…

This resource is from Mathematica Policy Research and provides an overview of innovative work opportunity programs for TANF recipients with disabilities. Specifically, authors provide profiles of three strategies that can be utilized to support…

Some TANF recipients may have disabilities that would qualify them for the specialized employment preparation services Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies provide. TANF recipients may seek out VR services on their own, or be referred to VR by…

The emphasis on placing TANF recipients into paid employment quickly is consistent with employment assistance approaches employed by several recent demonstration projects (outside of TANF) for youth and adults living with a disability. However,…

Personal and work supports can be instrumental in helping TANF recipients living with disabilities prepare for and maintain employment. For many TANF recipients living with disabilities, the path to self-sufficiency is encumbered by personal and…

This report represents the first step in the process of identifying initiatives intended to assist TANF recipients living with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment that may be worthy of further study. The outcomes and impacts of such…