Federal law requires that teen parents live at home and attend school (or an alternative approved activity) in order to receive welfare. As states implement these requirements, they can learn from past programs that have had similar goals. This guide presents issues and lessons from Ohio's LEAP program and other programs that encourage teen parents to stay in school. While there are no clear answers to many of the questions posed in this guide, the guide presents options and trade-offs as well as practical advice for policy makers.

This guide was prepared and published with the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. It is being published and disseminated as part of MDRC's ReWORKing Welfare technical assistance project.

ReWORKing Welfare Funders include: Ford Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Oregon, State of West Virginia, State of Washington, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (through the Local Investment Commission of Greater Kansas City, Missouri), The California Wellness Foundation, Welfare Information Network, and County of Cuyahoga, Ohio.