Submitted to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the Under Secretary
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
June 2001
Prepared by:
Susan Scrivener and Johanna Walter with Thomas Brock and Gayle Hamilton
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/NEWWS/columbus01/index.htm
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
2. Implementation of the Integrated and Traditional Programs
3. Participation Patterns in the Integrated and Traditional Programs
4. Cost of Employment-Related Services in the Integrated and Traditional Programs
5. Employment and Welfare Impacts of the Integrated and Traditional Programs
Appendix A: Supplementary Tables to Chapter 2
Appendix B: Supplementary Tables to Chapter 3
Appendix C: Supplementary Table to Chapter 5
Funder & Selected Publications from NEWWS Evaluation
1. Description of Staff Duties in the Traditional and Integrated Programs
2. Two-Year Gross and Net Costs of Employment-Related Services (in 1993 Dollars)
3. Program Impacts on Employment and Welfare Over a Three-Year Follow-Up Period
1.1 Characteristics of the Program Environment
1.2 Selected Characteristics of Sample Members
2.1 Description of Staff Duties
2.2 Characteristics of Program Staff
3.1 Rates of Participation Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period
3.2 Length of Participation Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period
3.3 Sanction Activity Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period
3.4 Two-Year Impacts on Participation in Job Search, Education, Training, and Work Experience
4.1 Estimated Unit Costs for Employment-Related Activities, by Program and Agency (in 1993 Dollars)
4.3 Estimated Support Service Costs Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period, by Program (in 1993 Dollars)
5.1 Program Impacts on Employment and Earnings
5.2 Program Impacts on AFDC Receipt and Payments
5.3 Program Impacts on Employment and Earnings for Sample Members with a High School Diploma or GED
A.1 Selected JOBS and Integrated Staff Survey Measures
A.2 Selected Income Maintenance and Integrated Staff Survey Measures
A.3 Selected Client Survey Measures
B.1 Rates of Participation Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period, by High School Diploma/GED Status
B.2 Length of Participation Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period, by High School Diploma/GED Status
B.3 Sanction Activity Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period, by High School Diploma/GED Status
C.1 Three-Year Impacts on Employment, Earnings, and AFDC
1. Two-Year Participation and Sanction Rates, by Program
2. Average Quarterly Earnings and AFDC Payments Over a Three-Year Follow-Up Period
1.1 Steps Leading from Income Maintenance to Random Assignment
2.1 Employment Preparation Strategy
2.2 Staff Training, Supervision, and Evaluation
2.3 Personalized Attention and Encouragement
2.5 Rule Enforcement and Sanctioning
2.6 Perceptions of the Effectiveness of JOBS
3.1 Assignment Patterns Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period
3.3 AFDC and JOBS Statuses Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period,by Follow-Up Month
3.4 Proportion of JOBS-Mandatory Months in Various JOBS Statuses Within a Two-Year Follow-Up Period
4.1 Major Components of Gross and Net Costs for Employment-Related Services
This evaluation could not have been conducted without the dedication and cooperation of administrators and staff from the Ohio Department of Human Services and the Franklin County Department of Human Services (now part of the Department of Job and Family Services). State and county administrators embraced the idea of testing two case management approaches and remained committed to operating two separate welfare-to-work programs and subjecting them to intensive study. Staff were willing to comply with the rigorous requirements of the complex research design, including keeping the two programs distinct. In addition, they facilitated access to research sample members' case files, created the automated AFDC and Food Stamp payment files and unemployment insurance files used in this and other reports, and candidly discussed their experiences during field research visits.
The following key staff deserve special thanks: in the Ohio department, Michael Haas, Joel Rabb, Richard Deppe, Michael Koss, Scott Kozlowski, Nancy Mead, and Brenda Newsome; and in the Franklin County department, John Hahn, Mary Lou Langenhop, Leila Hardaway, Annette Mizelle, Toni Smith, and Georgianna Hayes.
In addition, gratitude is owed the research sample members, who went through the random assignment process, granted researchers access to confidential information about themselves, and participated in surveys. Without them, the research would not have been possible.
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