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Date
  Pre-1995  
     
   

New Chance
The Cost Analysis of a Comprehensive Program for Disadvantaged Young Mothers and Their Children

1994. Barbara L. Fink with Mary E. Farrell.
December 01, 1994

 
   

Making Work Pay Better Than Welfare
An Early Look at the Self-Sufficiency Project

Social Research Demonstration Corporation.
1994. Susanna Lui-Gurr, Sheila Currie Vernon, Tod Mijanovich.
October 01, 1994

 
   

LEAP
The Educational Effects of LEAP and Enhanced Services in Cleveland

1994. David Long, Robert G. Wood, Hilary Kopp with Rebecca Fisher.
October 01, 1994

 
   

GAIN
Benefits, Costs, and Three-Year Impacts of a Welfare-to-Work Program

1994. James Riccio, Daniel Friedlander, Stephen Freedman.
September 01, 1994

 
   

New Chance
Interim Findings on a Comprehensive Program for Disadvantaged Young Mothers and Their Children

1994. Janet C. Quint, Denise F. Polit, Hans Bos, George Cave.
September 01, 1994

 
   

Matching Opportunities to Obligations
Lessons for Child Support Reform from the Parents' Fair Share Pilot Phase

1994. Dan Bloom, Kay Sherwood.
April 01, 1994

 
   

The Impacts of California's GAIN Program on Different Ethnic Groups
Two-Year Findings on Earnings and AFDC Payments

1994. Daniel Friedlander.
April 01, 1994

 
   

The JOBS Evaluation
Early Lessons from Seven Sites

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Education.
1994. Gayle Hamilton, Thomas Brock with Jeffrey Farkas.
January 01, 1994

 
   

Florida's Project Indepence
Program Implementation, Participation Patterns, and First-Year Impacts

1995. James J. Kemple, Joshua Haimson.
January 01, 1994

 
   

Learning Through Work
Designing and Implementing Quality Worksite Learning for High School Students

1994. Susan Goldberger, Richard Kazis, Mary Kathleen O'Flanagan.
January 01, 1994

 
   

Lives of Promise, Lives of Pain
Young Mothers After New Chance

1994. Janet C. Quint and Judith S. Musick with Joyce A. Ladner.
January 01, 1994

 
   

GAIN
Basic Education in a Welfare-to-Work Program

1994. Karin Martinson, Daniel Friedlander.
January 01, 1994

 
   

Home-Grown Lessons
Innovative Programs Linking School and Work

Jossey-Bass Inc.
1994. Edward Pauly, Hilary Kopp, Joshua Haimson.
January 01, 1994

 
   

Improving the Productivity of JOBS Programs

1993. Eugene Bardach.
December 01, 1993

 
   

JOBSTART
Final Report on a Program for School Dropouts

1993. George Cave, Hans Bos, Fred Doolittle, Cyril Toussaint.
October 01, 1993

 
   

Unpaid Work Experience for Welfare Recipients
Findings and Lessons from MDRC Research

1993. Thomas Brock, David Butler, and David Long.
September 01, 1993

 
   

A Summary of the Design and Implementation of the National JTPA Study

1993. Fred Doolittle with Steve Bell, Howard Bloom, George Cave, James Kemple, Larry Orr, Linda Traeger, John Wallace.
August 01, 1993

 
   

Child Support Enforcement
A Case Study

1993. Dan Bloom with Bridget Dixon.
July 01, 1993

 
   

The Saturation Work Initiative Model in San Diego
A Five-Year Follow-up Study

1993. Daniel Friedlander, Gayle Hamilton.
June 01, 1993

 
   

LEAP
Interim Findings on a Welfare Initiative to Improve School Attendance Among Teenage Parents

1993. Dan Bloom, Veronica Fellerath, David Long, Robert G. Wood.
May 01, 1993

 
   

GAIN
Two-Year Impacts in Six Counties

1993. James Riccio, Daniel Friedlander, Stephen Freedman.
May 01, 1993

 
   

The School-to-Work Transition and Youth Apprenticeship
Lessons from the U.S. Experience

1993. Thomas Bailey, Donna Merritt.
March 01, 1993

 
   

The National JTPA Study
Site Characteristics and Participation Patterns

1993. James J. Kemple, Fred Doolittle, John W. Wallace.
March 01, 1993

 
   

Learning from the Voices of Mothers
Single Mothers' Perceptions of the Trade-offs Between Welfare and Work

1993. LaDonna Pavetti.
January 01, 1993

 
   

Assessing JOBS Participants
Issues and Trade-offs

1992. Patricia Auspos, Kay Sherwood.
August 01, 1992

 
   

Caring and Paying
What Fathers and Mothers Say About Child Support

1992. Frank Furstenberg, Jr., Kay Sherwood, Mercer Sullivan.
July 01, 1992

 
   

Linking Welfare and Education
A Study of New Programs in Five States

1992. Edward Pauly, David Long, Karin Martinson.
May 01, 1992

 
   

GAIN
Program Strategies, Participation Patterns, and First-Year Impacts in Six Counties

1992. James Riccio, Daniel Friedlander with Stephen Freedman, Veronica Fellerath.
May 01, 1992

 
   

New Chance
Implementing a Comprehensive Program for Disadvantaged Young Mothers and Their Children

1991. Janet C. Quint, Barbara L. Fink, Sharon L. Rowser.
December 01, 1991

 
   

Assessing JOBSTART
Interim Impacts of a Program for School Dropouts

1991. George Cave, Fred Doolittle.
October 01, 1991

 
   

Self-Employment for Welfare Recipients
Implementation of the SEID Program

1991. Cynthia A. Guy, Fred Doolittle, and Barbara L. Fink.
August 01, 1991

 
   

LEAP
Implementing a Welfare Initiative to Improve School Attendance Among Teenage Parents

1991. Dan Bloom, Hilary Kopp, David Long, Denise Polit.
July 01, 1991

 
   

GAIN
Participation Patterns in Four Counties

1991. Stephen Freedman, James Riccio.
May 01, 1991

 
   

From Welfare to Work

Russell Sage Foundation.
1991. Judith M. Gueron, Edward Pauly with Cameran M. Lougy.
January 01, 1991

 
   

Career Beginnings Impact Evaluation
Findings from a Program for Disadvantaged High School Students

1990. George Cave, Janet Quint.
October 01, 1990

 
   

Implementing The National JTPA Study

1990. Fred Doolittle, Linda Traeger.
April 01, 1990

 
   

Final Report on the Saturation Work Initiative Model in San Diego

1989. Gayle Hamilton, Daniel Friedlander with Barbara Goldman, David Long.
November 01, 1989

 
   

Implementing JOBSTART
A Demonstration for School Dropouts in the JTPA System

1989. Patricia Auspos, George Cave, Fred Doolittle, Gregory Hoerz.
June 01, 1989

 
   

GAIN
Child Care in a Welfare Employment Initiative

1989. Karin Martinson, James Riccio.
May 01, 1989

 
   

GAIN
Early Implementation Experiences and Lessons

1989. James Riccio, Barbara Goldman, Gayle Hamilton, Karin Martinson, Alan Orenstein with David Long, Stephen Freedman, Electra Taylor, John Wallace.
April 01, 1989

 
   

New Chance
Lessons from the Pilot Phase

1989. Janet C. Quint, Cynthia A. Guy.
January 01, 1989

 
   

New Jersey
Final Report on the Grant Diversion Project

1988. Stephen Freedman, Jan Bryant, George Cave with Michael Bangser, Daniel Friedlander, Barbara Goldman, David Long.
November 01, 1988

 
   

The Challenge of Serving Teenage Mothers
Lessons from Project Redirection

1988. Denise Polit, Janet Quint, James Riccio.
October 01, 1988

 
   

Interim Report on the Saturation Work Initiative Model in San Diego

1988. Gayle Hamilton with Vilma Ortiz, Barbara Goldman, Rudd Kierstead, Electra Taylor.
August 01, 1988

 
   

Subgroup Impacts and Performance Indicators for Selected Welfare Employment Programs

1988. Daniel Friedlander.
August 01, 1988

 
   

Employment and Welfare Impacts of the Arkansas WORK Program
Three-Year Follow-Up Study in Two Counties

1988. Daniel Friedlander, Barbara Goldman.
May 01, 1988

 
   

Maine
Final Report on the Training Opportunities in the Private Sector Program

1988. Patricia Auspos, George Cave, David Long with Karla Hanson, Emma Caspar, Daniel Friedlander, Barbara Goldman.
April 01, 1988

 
   

The Community Service Projects
Final Report on a New York State Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services Program

1988. Cynthia Guy, Lawrence Bailis, David Palasits, Kay Sherwood.
January 01, 1988

 
   

Blueprint for School Retention in the Middle Grades

1987. Kay Sherwood.
November 01, 1987

 
   

Illinois
Final Report on Job Search and Work Experience in Cook County

1987. Daniel Friedlander, Stephen Freedman, Gayle Hamilton, Janet Quint.
November 01, 1987

 
   

Maryland
Supplemental Report on the Baltimore Options Program

1987. Daniel Friedlander.
October 01, 1987

 
   

GAIN
Planning and Early Implementation

1987. John Wallace, David Long.
April 01, 1987

 
   

A Study of Performance Measures and Subgroup Impacts in Three Welfare Employment Programs

1987. Daniel Friedlander, David Long.
March 01, 1987

 
   

Reforming Welfare with Work

Ford Foundation.
1987. Judith M. Gueron.
January 01, 1987

 
   

Launching JOBSTART
A Demonstration for Dropouts in the JTPA System

1987. Patricia Auspos with Marilyn Price.
January 01, 1987

 
   

A Survey of Participants and Worksite Supervisors in the New York City Work Experience Program

1986. Gregory Hoerz, Karla Hanson.
October 01, 1986

 
   

West Virginia
Final Report on the Community Work Experience Demonstrations

1986. Daniel Friendlander, Marjorie Erickson, Gayle Hamilton, Virginia Knox.
September 01, 1986

 
   

Virginia
Final Report on the Virginia Employment Services Program

1986. James Riccio, George Cave, Stephen Freedman, Marilyn Price.
August 01, 1986

 
   

The Community Service Projects
A New York State Adolescent Pregnancy Initiative

1986. Cynthia A. Guy with Lawrence N. Bailis, Kay E. Sherwood.
July 01, 1986

 
   

Illinois
Interim Findings from the WIN Demonstration Program in Cook County

1986. Janet Quint, Cynthia Guy.
June 01, 1986

 
   

Work Initiatives for Welfare Recipients
Lessons from a Multi-State Experiment

1986. Judith Gueron.
March 01, 1986

 
   

Welfare Grant Diversion
Lessons and Prospects

1986. Michael Bangser, James Healy, Robert Ivry.
March 01, 1986

 
   

California
Final Report On The San Diego Job Search and Work Experience Demonstration

1986. Barbara Goldman, Daniel Friendlander, David Long.
February 01, 1986

 
   

Maryland
Final Report on the Employment Initiatives Evaluation

1985. Daniel Friedlander, Gregory Hoerz, David Long, Janet Quint with Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron.
December 01, 1985

 
   

Relationship Between Earnings and Welfare Benefits for Working Recipients
Four Area Case Studies

1985. Barbara Goldman, Edward Cavin, Marjorie Erickson, Gayle Hamilton, Darlene Hasselbring, Sandra Reynolds.
October 01, 1985

 
   

Arkansas
Final Report on the WORK Program in Two Counties

1985. Daniel Friedlander, Gregory Hoerz, Janet Quint, James Riccio with Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron, David Long.
September 01, 1985

 
   

Training for Transition
A Guide for Training Young Mothers in Employability Skills

1985. Elizabeth McGee.
September 01, 1985

 
   

Strengthening Services for Teen Mothers

1985. James A. Riccio with Delia L. Council.
September 01, 1985

 
   

Documentation of the Data Sources and Analytical Methods Used in the Benefit-Cost Analysis of the EPP/EWEP Program in San Diego

1985. David Long, Virginia Knox.
July 01, 1985

 
   

Maine
Interim Findings from a Grant Diversion Program

1985. Patricia Auspos with Joseph Ball, Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron.
June 01, 1985

 
   

Virginia
Interim Findings from the Virginia Employment Services Program

1985. Marilyn Price with Joseph Ball, Barbara Goldman, David Gruber, Judith Gueron, Gayle Hamilton.
May 01, 1985

 
   

The Challenge of Serving Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Lessons from Project Redirection

1985. Janet Quint, James Riccio.
April 01, 1985

 
   

Final Impacts from Project Redirection
A Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

1985. Denise Polit, Janet Kahn, David Stevens.
April 01, 1985

 
   

The Impacts of Transitional Employment for Mentally Retarded Young Adults
Results of the STETS Demonstration

1985. Stuart Kerachsky, Craig Thornton, Anne Bloomenthal, Rebecca Maynard, Susan Stephens.
April 01, 1985

 
   

California
Findings from the San Diego Job Search and Work Experience Demonstration

1985. Barbara Goldman, Daniel Friedlander, Judith Gueron, David Long with Gayle Hamilton, Gregory Hoerz.
March 01, 1985

 
   

Welfare Grant Diversion
Early Observations from Programs in Six States

1985. Michael Bangser, James Healy, Robert Ivry.
March 01, 1985

 
   

The Pilot Phase
A Case Study of Five Youth Training Programs

1985. Michael Redmond.
March 01, 1985

 
   

Arkansas
Interim Findings from the Arkansas WIN Demonstration Program

1984. Janet Quint with Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron.
November 01, 1984

 
   

Arizona
Preliminary Management Lessons from the WIN Demonstration Program

1984. Kay Sherwood.
November 01, 1984

 
   

West Virginia
Interim Findings on the Community Work Experience Demonstrations

1984. Joseph Ball with Gayle Hamilton, Gregory Hoerz, Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron.
November 01, 1984

 
   

A Transitional Employment Strategy for the Mentally Retarded
The Final STETS Implementation Report

1984. James A. Riccio with Marilyn L. Price.
September 01, 1984

 
   

Lessons from a Job Guarantee
The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects

1984. Judith M. Gueron.
June 01, 1984

 
   

Post-Program Impacts of the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects

1984. George Farkas, Randall Olsen, Ernst Stromsdorfer, Linda Sharpe, Felicity Skidmore, D. Alton Smith, Sally Merrill.
June 01, 1984

 
   

Building Self-Sufficiency in Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Final Implementation Report of Project Redirection

1984. Alvia Branch, James Riccio, Janet Quint.
April 01, 1984

 
   

California
Preliminary Findings from the San Diego Job Search and Work Experience Demonstration

1984. Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron, Joseph Ball, Marilyn Price with Daniel Friedlander, Gayle Hamilton.
February 01, 1984

 
   

Maryland
Interim Findings from the Maryland Employment Initiatives Programs

1984. Janet Quint with Joseph Ball, Barbara Goldman, Judith Gueron, Gayle Hamilton.
February 01, 1984

 
   

Job Search Strategies
Lessons from the Louisville WIN Laboratory

1983. Carl Wolfhagen with Barbara Goldman.
November 01, 1983

 
   

After Supported Work
Post-Program Interviews with a Sample of AFDC Welfare Participants

1983. Martha Ritter, Sandra Danziger.
November 01, 1983

 
   

Workfare
The Impact of the Reagan Program on Employment and Training

1983. MDRC.
June 17, 1983

 
   

School, Work and Family Planning
Interim Impacts in Project Redirection

1983. Denise Polit, Michael Tannen, Janet Kahn.
June 01, 1983

 
   

Choices and Life Circumstances
An Ethnographic Study of Project Redirection Teens