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An Economic Framework and Selected Proposals for Demonstrations Aimed At Strengthening Marriage, Employment, and Family Functioning Outcomes (Research Report)
Author(s): Robert I. Lerman, Gregory Acs, Anupa BirPosted to Web: April 28, 2008

The increasing recognition of the importance of marriage for the social and economic well-being of children has led to demonstrations aimed at strengthening and stimulating healthy marriages. The next step is to ensure that factors closely linked with healthy marriages are addressed as well. This paper brings together research findings and policy ideas about the interactions between marriage, employment, and family functioning. It presents a framework and proposes several demonstrations aimed at improving employment and family outcomes for disadvantaged populations. The appendix reviews an extensive body of research on specific linkages between marriage, employment, and family functioning.

Publication Date: December 01, 2007Availability: HTML | PDF

Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties (Research Report)
Author(s): Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, Dean Duncan, Daniel Kuehn, Marla McDaniel, Tracy Vericker, Mike Pergamit, Barbara Needell, Hye-Chung Kum, Joy Stewart, Chung-Kwon Lee, Richard P. BarthPosted to Web: April 18, 2008

This study examines employment outcomes for youth who age out of foster care through their middle twenties in three states: California, Minnesota, and North Carolina. The study linked child welfare, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and public assistance administrative data to assess outcomes. Results suggest that youth who age out of foster care continue to experience poor employment outcomes at age 24 and generally follow one of four employment trajectories as they transition to adulthood.

Publication Date: April 01, 2008Availability: HTML | PDF

Determinants of Asset Building (Series/Poor Finances: Assets and Low Income Households)
Author(s): Sondra Beverly, Michael Sherraden, Min Zhan, Trina R. Williams-Shanks, Yunju Nam, Reid CramerPosted to Web: April 15, 2008

This report provides a policy-oriented conceptual framework that has the potential to explain saving and asset accumulation across the entire population and to account for the low levels of saving and asset accumulation in the low-income population. The report also reviews empirical evidence that supports or challenges this framework.

Publication Date: April 07, 2008Availability: HTML | PDF

New Findings on the Benefits and Limitations of Assisted Housing Mobility (Commentary)
Author(s): Susan J. PopkinPosted to Web: April 14, 2008

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration in 1994 in five cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. MTO targeted families living in some of the nation’s poorest, highest-crime communities and used housing subsidies to offer them a chance to move to lower-poverty neighborhoods. Research on the families conducted in 2002 raised some important questions about the impact of the program. Findings from the follow up Three-City Study of MTO, in 2004 and 2005, answer some of the questions but also highlight the complexity of the MTO experience and the limitations of a relocation-only strategy in being able to bring about fundamental changes in the lives of very low income families.

Publication Date: April 09, 2008Availability: HTML

Minnesota Integrated Services Project: Voices of Program Participants (Research Report)
Author(s): Joanna Parnes, Heidi JohnsonPosted to Web: April 02, 2008

The Minnesota Integrated Services Projects (ISP) focus on improving the delivery of employment, health, and social services to families who receive cash assistance and have serious or multiple barriers to employment. Operating in eight sites, the project seeks to improve access to services that address multiple needs and coordinate services provided by multiple service systems. As part of a larger evaluation of ISP, this report presents results from focus groups with ISP participants in four sites. The report discusses the characteristics of focus group participants, how they were referred to ISP, the services they received, and participants' views of the benefits of ISP.

Publication Date: March 01, 2008Availability: HTML | PDF

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