Welfare-to-Work Grants Programs:
Adjusting to Changing Circumstances

By:
Demetra Smith Nightingale, Carolyn Taylor O'Brien, Michael Egner, Nancy Pindus, and John Trutko
(The Urban Institute)

Submitted to:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services

Submitted by:
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Urban Institute (subcontractor)

November 2003

This report is available on the Internet at:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/wtw-grants-eval98/adj03

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Chapter

  1. Introduction
  2. WTW Operations in 2003
    1. Update on the Status of Program Operations
      1. Grant Status in 2003
      2. Programs and Services in 2003
      3. Enrollment Levels in 2003
      4. Population Targeting
    2. Post-WTW Plans
      1. Will Programs Continue?
      2. What Funding Sources are Used to Continue the Programs?
  3. Adapting to the Economic and Policy Context
    1. Program Adjustments Due to Policy Factors
      1. Are WtW Grant-Funded Programs Affected by TANF Policies or Funding?
      2. Are WtW Grant-Funded Programs Affected by the Implementation of WIA?
    2. Adjusting to the Economy
  4. WTW Legacy and Lessons
    1. Some Positive Experiences with WTW Grants
    2. Suggested Improvements

Appendix A: WTW Grants Program and Welfare Reform

Acknowledgments

This report is part of a congressionally mandated evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grants program, being conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., and its subcontractors the Urban Institute and Support Services International (SSI). This is a special report from the process analysis component of the evaluation.

Several individuals provided useful comments to this report: Alan Hershey of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Alana Landey of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other reviewers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

We owe particular gratitude to administrators and staff in the local sites who generously shared their time with us to document their experiences. Their knowledge and insights are essential to understanding the various program interventions.

Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent official positions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., or the Urban Institute, its trustees or sponsors.

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