Temporary assistance for needy families : promising employment approaches and program provisions / Salvatore Hoffman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffman, Salvatore, editor.

Series:

Family issues in the 21st century series.

Family Issues in the 21st Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program).

Welfare recipients--Employment--Government policy--United States.

Welfare recipients.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the central features of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant is promoting work and job preparation for parents (mostly single mothers) in families that receive cash assistance. The TANF block grant requires states to engage a certain percentage of work-eligible cash assistance recipients in specified work-related activities, such as job search assistance and training. Yet, data suggest that more TANF recipients could receive assistance that would help them gain employment and reduce their dependence. This book reviews some approaches that have been identified a

Contents:

""TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: PROMISING EMPLOYMENT APPROACHES AND PROGRAM PROVISIONS""; ""TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: PROMISING EMPLOYMENT APPROACHES AND PROGRAM PROVISIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: ACTION IS NEEDED TO BETTER PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED APPROACHES""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""SELECTED STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS REFLECT ELEMENTS OF FOUR PROMISING APPROACHES""

""EXPERTISE AND DEDICATED FUNDS FACILITATEDTHE USE OF PROMISING APPROACHES, BUT THE TANFPROGRAM LACKS INCENTIVES FOR WIDERADOPTION OR TESTING""""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: CATEGORIES OF FEDERAL WORKACTIVITIES AND LIMITATIONS ON COUNTINGTIME IN THOSE ACTIVITIES""; ""APPENDIX III: SELECTED RECENT AND ONGOINGDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESFUNDEDEVALUATIONS""; ""APPENDIX IV: BIBLIOGRAPHY""

""Chapter 2: TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF): WELFARE-TO-WORK REVISITED""""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BRIEF HISTORY:WORK REQUIREMENTS AND CASH AIDFOR NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN""; ""WELFARE REFORM AND RESEARCH ON WELFARE,DEPENDENCY, AND WORK""; ""TANFWELFARE-TO-WORK PROVISIONS""; ""TANFWORK-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS""; ""TANF�S WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK-ELIGIBLEINDIVIDUALS""; ""THE TANFWORK PARTICIPATION STANDARD:MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE WELFARETO-WORK EFFORTS""; ""THE 2002-2005 TANF REAUTHORIZATION DEBATE""; ""LOOKING AHEAD:WELFARE-TO-WORK ISSUES FORCONGRESS""

""CONCLUSION""""APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL TABLES""; ""APPENDIX B.METHODOLOGICAL NOTES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 25, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-613-2

OCLC:

916952253