The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is hosting the 12th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, May 27-29, 2009, in Washington, DC.

Researchers from MDRC are making the following presentations:

Wednesday, May 27

Plenary I: Social Experiments — Past, Present, and Future, 8:45-10:15 am

• Judith Gueron, discussant

• “Final Economic Impact and Benefit-Cost Findings from the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project,” Rick Hendra

• “Overview of Research Findings in the Employment Retention and Advancement Area,” Gayle Hamilton

• “Financial Incentives as a Policy Lever for Encouraging Employment Retention and Education Take-Up and Persistence: Findings from Three Projects,” Gayle Hamilton
• “The Effectiveness of Telephone Care Management in Monitoring Medicaid Recipients with Depression: A Randomized Control Trial,” Sue Kim

• “Transitional Jobs for the Hard-to-Employ: Program Approaches and Evaluation Evidence,” Dan Bloom

• “Programs and Services for Prisoners Reentering the Workforce,” Dan Bloom
• “Paths to Advancement for Single Parents in the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project,” Cynthia Miller
• "Final Results from a Random Assignment Study of Child Care Subsidy Copayments in Washington," Erika Lundquist

• “Who Participates in Voluntary Programs for Families? Early Evidence from the Supporting Healthy Marriage Demonstration,” Jennifer Miller
• “Assisting Men After Jail: An Evaluation of the Rikers Island Single Stop,” Cindy Redcross
• “Early Findings from the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Evaluation,” Dan Bloom