YEAR ONE REPORT
VOLUME ONE:
EXAMINING CUSTOMER PATHWAYS & ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Leanne Charlesworth
Mary Hyde
Catherine Born
School of Social Work
University of Maryland, Baltimore
October 1, 1997 – December 1, 1998
PROJECT TITLE
Understanding TANF Outcomes in Context:
The Effects of Front-Line Assessment, Agency Characteristics,
and Local Economic / Demographic Factors
on Customer and Jurisdictional Level TANF Outcomes
Dr. Catherine Born (cborn@ssw.umaryland.edu) is the Director of the Welfare and Child Support Research and Training Group and is the study’s Principal Investigator.
Dr. Leanne Charlesworth (lcharles@ssw.umaryland.edu) is the project director and Dr. Mary Hyde (mhyde@ssw.umaryland.edu) is the senior project analyst.
This study is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Reference Grant No. 90PE0020). The grant award is to the Maryland Department of Human Resources and this year one report was prepared by the sub-contractor, the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Welfare and Child Support Research and Training Group (525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201). The authors would like to acknowledge the substantial contributions made to this report by Andree Catalfamo, Allison West, and David Wheitner.
For additional information about the report or the study, please contact Dr. Leanne Charlesworth at the School of Social Work (410.706.4402). For more information about welfare reform in Maryland, please contact Mr. Richard Larson at the Department of Human Resources (410.767.7150 or welfarereformer@prodigy.net).
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