FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1995
Contact: Michael Kharfen (202) 401-9215
HHS APPROVES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WELFARE WAIVER FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today approved "School Attendance
Demonstration Project" (SADP), a welfare reform demonstration that
will be implemented in the San Diego, Calif., Unified School District
to require teen-age Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients to attend school or participate
in job search and training. This is the third welfare waiver for California
approved under the Clinton administration.
"California's demonstration mirrors President Clinton's goal of
welfare reform that promotes work and responsibility," said Secretary
Shalala. "While Congress continues to debate, the Clinton administration
is continuing to take action in reforming welfare one state at a time."
Under SADP, 16- to 18-year-old AFDC recipients
who are not high school graduates and who do not attend school or meet
the requirements of GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independence, California's
Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program) will be
removed from the AFDC assistance unit until they comply. SADP may be
expanded to other school districts during the course of the three-year
demonstration.
"By promoting responsibility in
young people to stay in school or get a job, this demonstration offers
a real chance for young people to avoid welfare dependency," said
Mary Jo Bane, assistant secretary for children and families. "We
look forward to the results of the project."
The demonstration will begin in January
1996 and include a rigorous evaluation.
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