Welfare Reform In California State And County Implementation Of Calworks In The Second Year
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Welfare Reform In California State And County Implementation Of Calworks In The Second Year
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) fundamentally changed the American welfare system, replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. PRWORA deliberately and decisively shifted the authority to shape welfare programs from the federal government to the individual states. California's response to PRWORA was the California Work and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program-a "work-first" program that provides support services to help recipients move from welfare to work and toward self-sufficiency. To encourage prompt transitions to work and self-sufficiency, CalWORKs, like PRWORA, also imposes life-time limits on the receipt of aid by adults. Finally, CalWORKs devolves much of the responsibility and authority for implementation to California's 58 counties, increasing counties' flexibility and financial accountability in designing their welfare programs. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS)-the state agency responsible for welfare-contracted with RAND for an independent evaluation of CalWORKs to assess both the process and the impact of the legislation, at both the state and county levels.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Jacob Alex Klerman
language : en
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 2001
Welfare Reform In California written by Jacob Alex Klerman and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Political Science categories.
An executive summary of RAND MR-1358-CDSS, Welfare Reform in California: Early Results from the Impact Analysis. The study examines the effects of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program on work activity participation rates of welfare recipients, welfare caseloads, and outcomes for welfare leavers. It describes outcomes under CalWORKs through approximately the summer of 2000 and begins the process of explaining the observed variation in outcomes through time, between California and other states, and among California's counties. Analyses of national data (administrative data on caseloads and national survey data on household income) and statewide data (on caseloads, employment, and earnings) show almost uniform improvement in outcomes in California since the implementation of CalWORKs. While the CalWORKs reforms appear to have been responsible for some of that improvement, the robust economy and other policy changes were probably also important. The rest of the nation has experienced similar improvements in outcomes.
Welfare Reform In California
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Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 1999
Welfare Reform In California written by and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
Examines the first year of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Amy G. Cox
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Release Date : 2004
Welfare Reform In California written by Amy G. Cox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Child welfare workers categories.
SUMMARYINTRODUCTIONThis report describes results from the 2000 CalWORKs Program Staff Survey (CPSS). This survey of front line county welfare department (CWD) staff--caseworkers--is a part of the process analysis component of the RAND Statewide CalWORKs Evaluation. The Statewide Evaluation includes the survey because caseworkers hold a unique position as part of the last stage of implementing the new program from legislation to clients. While the legislature writes legislation and state and county senior management design policies, the core of welfare-to-work programs is the one-on-one interaction between welfare recipients and caseworkers. This document reports the results of a second wave survey of those caseworkers.CalWORKs was a major reform of California's welfare programs. It provided considerable additional funding. Extending earlier, but only partially implemented reforms, CalWORKs also moved towards a more work first model. Rather than providing education and training as had been true under previous federal and state programs, the CalWORKs program model called for assigning most welfare recipients to job search; thus the label "work first". While the CalWORKs program is "work first", it is not "work only". The program model and program funding include the possibilty of education and training for those who do not find a job during initial job search, for skill upgrading of those who do find a job, and for some people in place of initial job search. The extent to which counties implemented a work first program (vs. a work only program or an education and training focused program) is a major focus of the broader process evaluation.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Jacob Alex Klerman
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2003-09-19
Welfare Reform In California written by Jacob Alex Klerman and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-19 with Social Science categories.
Examines the effects of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program on work activity participation rates of welfare recipients, welfare caseloads, and outcomes for welfare leavers. While the CalWORKs reforms appear to have been responsible for some of the uniform improvement in outcomes shown by the analysis, the robust economy and other policy changes were probably also important.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Patricia Anne Ebener
language : en
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Release Date : 2004
Welfare Reform In California written by Patricia Anne Ebener and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Evaluation research (Social action programs) categories.
This document reports on the third and final wave of the All County Implementation Survey (ACIS). The ACIS is a key component in RAND?s multi-method exploration of the implementation of California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program (i.e., the Process Analysis component of RAND?s Statewide Evaluation of CalWORKs). RAND?s methods involve intensive work with six focus counties--Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego--and more limited work, including two years of field visits and surveys of caseworkers, in 18 follow-up counties. As its name implies, the ACIS complements these efforts in a subset of counties by collecting some information from the county welfare departments (CWDs) in each of California?s 58 counties.There is a natural trade-off between the number of counties covered and the intensity of the investigation. At the extensive end of the spectrum, the ACIS was conducted as a mail survey. This method limits the number of issues that can be explored and the depth with which they can be explored. These limits were especially constraining given our desire to achieve response from each of the counties and given comments that the second ACIS was too long. Taken together, these two considerations led us to carefully consider items for inclusion on the third wave of the survey.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Patricia Anne Ebener
language : en
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 2001
Welfare Reform In California written by Patricia Anne Ebener and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Reference categories.
Presents the results of the second annual All-County Implementation Surveys (ACIS) conducted as part of RAND's statewide evaluation of the CalWORKs program. California counties continuew to explore a variety of approaches to CalWORKs program implementation and their experiences continue to vary significantly.
Welfare Reform In California Results Of The 1999 All County Implementation Survey
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This report provides the results of the 1999 All-County Implementation Survey (ACIS) conducted as part of RAND's statewide evaluation of CalWORKs. It summarizes the responses of all 58 California counties to questions about their experiences to date with implementing CalWORKs. The contract between CDSS and RAND for the Statewide CalWORKs Evaluation requires an All-County Implementation Survey (ACIS) in the Fall of 1998, 1999, and 2000 and specifies a response rate of at least 80 percent. This second ACIS was developed in collaboration with CDSS and other state and county agencies and stakeholders. It was reviewed at the county welfare department (CWD) level by the six coordinators in the evaluation's focus counties. The 1999 questionnaire includes 22 questions, many of which were also included in the 1998 questionnaire. The final survey was mailed out September 29, 1999. By November 16, 1999, responses had been received from all 58 California counties. Overall, the responses to the 1999 ACIS indicate that California counties continue to explore a variety of approaches to CalWORKs program implementation. Their experiences continue to vary significantly throughout the state in terms of what works well and what remains a problem. There are few areas in which all counties agree on a single approach or innovative strategies, though almost all reported some successful strategies. The implementation challenges most frequently noted were use of post employment/job retention services, improving computer systems, and obtaining compliance with required CalWORKs activities. Coordinating the three stages of child care and monitoring and reporting on program performance were the most often cited implementation problems. Fifty-one counties reported that public transportation hinders CalWORKs implementation, and 45 of 58 agree that interagency relationships facilitate implementation.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Patricia Anne Ebener
language : en
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 1999
Welfare Reform In California written by Patricia Anne Ebener and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Law categories.
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program is California's response to the welfare reforms Congress set in motion in 1996. In late 1998, RAND conducted the first of three statewide surveys on CalWORKs implementation. Survey responses indicate that the counties have made significant administrative changes in welfare operations, in the structure and organization of their welfare departments and other agencies, in staffing, and in information systems. Many counties have completed planning activities and have fully operational program components. Most counties report no major implementation problems to date but anticipate problems in the future with cumulative lifetime limits and work requirements. A majority of counties agreed that environmental characteristics such as the job market, housing, and transportation have hindered implementation; interagency relationships, planning, and experience with welfare reform have facilitated it. Nearly all agree that special-needs child care and transportation are inadequate. Complete survey responses from the 58 counties are contained in a companion volume.
Welfare Reform In California
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Author : Gail Zellman
language : en
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Release Date : 1999
Welfare Reform In California written by Gail Zellman and has been published by RAND Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Law categories.
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program is California's response to the welfare reforms Congress set in motion in 1996. The most visible features of this program are its emphasis on moving welfare recipients from reliance on government cash assistance to work and toward self-sufficiency; its use of time limits and participation requirements; its provision of certain services, such as child care and job search assistance, to make participation easier; and its devolution of program authority from the state to the county level. This executive summary focuses on the four themes that have emerged from the authors' work to date: (1) Organizations have changed in response to the expanded mission of CalWORKs, despite limited time for planning. (2) Implementation is under way, but recipient compliance is low. (3) Counties currently have sufficient funds, but this may change. (4) Achieving earnings needed to achieve self-sufficiency before time limits expire is a challenge.