In-depth examination of the challenges low-income mothers face in achieving financial and family stability.
Examining Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as a Supportive Program
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Social Policy
Evaluation of the Cultivating Access, Rights, and Equity Grant Program
Evaluation of a New Jersey program designed to increase awareness and access to worker benefits programs, including paid family and medical leave benefits, earned sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The Heldrich Center will focus on understanding the program's...
Career Pathways for TANF Recipients and TANF-Eligible Individuals
Measurement and assessment of the performance of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Workforce Partnership Initiative.
New Jersey TDI/FLI/Paid ESL Study
Study about New Jersey workers’ awareness of Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance policies and of the paid Earned Sick Leave policy in New Jersey.
Inclusive Healthy Communities
Evaluation of grant program designed to promote the health and well-being of people with disabilities in their communities.
Digital Equity Initiative
Project to advance understanding of the interplay between technology, access to technology, and equity.
New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law and Family Leave Insurance Program
Presents findings from surveys about New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance Earned Sick Leave law.
Evaluation of the Employment and Training Components of WorkFirst NJ
Study of WorkFirst New Jersey, the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare-to-work program.
Process Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Services in Camden County, New Jersey
Evaluation of welfare-to-work services in Camden County, New Jersey.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Research support for New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Awareness of New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave: Testimonials Among New Jersey Workers and Worker Advocates
Presents findings and recommendations interviews with workers and advocates about New Jersey’s newly expanded paid earned sick leave law.
New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law and Family Leave Insurance Program: Measuring the Awareness and Opinions of New Jersey Workers, October 2020 to July 2022
Presents the final results from the second phase of a study focusing on the public’s awareness of and opinions toward using New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance program and Earned Sick Leave law.
Impact of a $15 Minimum Wage on Hunger in America
Looks at the impact that raising the federal minimum wage would have on America’s food insecurity problem.
Using Medicaid Funding to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities: A Federal Framework
Discusses the federal legislative and regulatory framework for funding employment supports in Medicaid.
Moving TANF Recipients with Disabilities to Work: Examples of State Strategies
Examines activities in place to help move recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) who have a disability to employment.
State TANF Policy and Services to People with Disabilities
Provides a snapshot of policies designed to ensure that people with disabilities can participate in state TANF programs.
Forum on Strengthening the Employment and Training Components of WorkFirst NJ
Reviews the presentations and discussions from a forum about WorkFirst NJ.
Lifelong Learning Initiative
Details the Lifelong Learning Initiative in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Strategies to Engage TANF Recipients
Explores the Larimer County Workforce Center’s array of strategies to engage TANF recipients in Larimer County, Colorado.
Pitfalls of Using a Child Support Schedule Based on Outdated Data
Evaluates an alternative child support guideline for one state.