81. WashingtonPost.com: Welfare Reform Special Report in welfare payments to states, and under the new federal reform legislation, Critics have attacked the welfare reform law without hesitation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/welfare/reform.htm

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Welfare Reform: A Special Report INTRODUCTION Effective Oct. 1, welfare as the nation knew it for the past six decades ended. President Clinton signed historic legislation Aug. 22, which ended the federal guarantee of cash assistance to the poor and turned welfare programs over to the states. "I hope this day will be remembered not for what it ended, but for what it began," Clinton said at a White House ceremony, with three former welfare recipients at his side. With the stroke of a pen, the new law not only impacts recipients of welfare . Top state officials from across the country say they have little idea how to implement many key components of the law. The District of Columbia filed a request early, which the president approved, for exemption from some of the tough terms of the bill. Large disparities have always existed in welfare payments to states, and under the new federal reform legislation, no two states will have the same resources with which to meet the new requirements. This uneven payment system poses difficulties that never existed before and could help determine whether welfare reform succeeds or fails.

82. NCC Hosts Release Of New Book On Welfare "Reform" Legislation Latest news from the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA NewsService. http://www.ncccusa.org/news/01news95.html

news@ncccusa.org Most Recent Stories NCC Home NCC HOSTS RELEASE OF NEW BOOK CHRONICLING 66 YEARS OF WELFARE 'REFORM' LEGISLATION Photo: At the Nov. 7 release of the book Washington's New Poor Law , NCC General Secretary Bob Edgar speaks about the Council's Poverty Mobilization. Professors Mimi Abramovitz of the Hunter School of Social Work and Herbert J. Gans of the Columbia University Sociology Department also spoke. November 7, 2001, NEW YORK CITY The National Council of Churches hosted a seminar and reception here today honoring authors Sheila D. Collins and Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg on the release of their new book, Washington's New Poor Law Collins and Goldberg are co-founders of an NCC partner, the National Jobs for All Coalition. The book tracks repeated failures to "reform" welfare from 1935 to 2001, including the current crisis over reauthorization of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) in the face of an economic downturn. "TANF didn't work well, even by government standards, without a recession," Goldberg said.

83. TANF Reauthorization Home Page -- An NCC Issues And Actions Guide Studies on welfare reform from the National Center on Childen in Poverty. July 2002 New Poor Law Chronicles 66 Years of welfare reform legislation http://www.ncccusa.org/publicwitness/tanf.html

Home About the NCC Education Justice ... Make a Gift Reauthorization of TANF and Related Programs: An NCC Issues and Actions Guide for Advocates Get Involved! March 11, 2005, Action Alert: Contact Senators on PRIDE bill, Representatives on H.R. 240 Sign-Up for the TANF Electronic Advocacy Network! E-Mail Mary Cooper with your name, address, organization, phone, fax and e-mail address. Please use subject line: "Registration for TANF Network." Earlier Action Alerts In 2005 ... February 8, 2005, Action Alert: House Hearings Scheduled on TANF Reauthorization February 1, 2005, Update: Two TANF-Related Bills Introduced in U.S. Senate January 11, 2005, Update: New TANF Legislation Threatens 'Safety Net' In 2004 ... October 1, 2004: Congress Gives TANF a "Clean" Extension Through March 2005 Many thanks to all of you who contacted your Senators. On September 30, 2004, both the House and the Senate passed clean extensions of the current TANF program through March 2005. This means that we now have some time to build support for a five-year reauthorization of the program in the new Congress, including the changes advocated by the faith community. The measure passed by the House last year (HR 4) will die with the adjournment of the current Congress, as will the measure reported by the Senate Finance Committee. September 29, 2004, Action Alert: Call Your Senators Immediately!

84. Social Security Online - HISTORY: Vote Tallies On 1996 Welfare Reform Legislatio Popularly, the bill was known as welfare reform legislation. The main reformintroduced by the bill was the end to AFDC as a categorical entitlement and http://www.ssa.gov/history/tally1996.html

Jump to content Social Security Online HISTORY www.socialsecurity.gov Home Questions? How to Contact Us ... History Home Vote Tallies 1996 Welfare Amendments Quick Intro Agency History FAQ History Resources at SSA ... In-Depth Research The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) began life as H.R. 3734 in the House of Representatives. This main purpose of this bill was to repeal Title IV of the Social Security Act of 1935, and the program then known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). This is the only program from the 1935 Social Security Act to ever have been repealed. Popularly, the bill was known as "welfare reform" legislation. The main reform introduced by the bill was the end to AFDC as a categorical entitlement and its replacement by a time-limited benefit program, tied to a work requirement. The new program is known as Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF). H.R. 3742 was one of several versions of the legislation that had been introduced in the House starting in early 1995. H.R. 3742 was the version that finally prevailed in the House, passing the House on July 18, 1996 by a vote of 256-120.

85. Welfare.html related to welfare, welfare reform, legislation and related information; Family Literacy as a welfare reform Strategy The National Center for http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/welfare.html

Welfare reform policy, practice, information LR/RI's links and women and literacy pages contain links to resources and statistics related to welfare, welfare reform, legislation and related information; this page reflects concerns around federal and state policy, legislation and practice, and their effects on adult learning in RI and across other states. This page also contains links to information about developments in welfare policy and implementation nationally and internationally, and to related issues, such as childcare, domestic violence and employment. The page is divided into 5 sections: education implementation/implications families Rhode Island ... kids and disabilities, learning disabilities and welfare rights Learners, practitioners and others with experience of, opinions about and recommendations pertinent to welfare legislation and its impact on adult learning and community are invited to contribute to this page. Please send comments, reflections and suggestions to LR/RI by email , phone, fax or post. Contact information can be found at LR/RI's home page Every attempt has been made to choose HTML over PDF documents; however, if you require access to an alternate format, please contact

86. American Public Human Services Association House Ways and Means Committee Republicans introduce a welfare reform bill with two Adoption reform legislation is to be funded by reducing the TANF http://www.aphsa.org/Policy/HistoryWelfare.asp

Updated:Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Contact APHSA Site Map My APHSA Search ... History of Welfare Reform Publications Online Local Agency Listings 2005 Public Human Services Directory History of Welfare Reform January 20. President Clinton is inaugurated. He popularized the idea of end[ing] welfare as we know it during his presidential campaign. January 21. U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) reintroduces the Work for Welfare Act, which would provide full federal funding for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS). February 2. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans introduce a welfare reform bill with two tiers of AFDC, the transition program and the work program. After a total of five years’ participation by clients in both programs, states could opt to drop clients from the rolls of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). June 21. The Clinton Administration names a 27-member task force to develop a welfare reform plan. The effort is led by Bruce Reed

87. Understanding Welfare Reform The welfarereform legislation included some of these incentives, such as greaterchildcare spending and stricter enforcement of child-support http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/110489.html

Subscribe Donate Editor's Highlights Advertise ... Home November-December 2004: Features All Current Issue Only Forum Understanding Welfare Reform The critics of welfare reform were wrong. That doesn't mean we should get even tougher on poor families. by Scott Winship and Christopher Jencks One million children Even so, the experience of the 1990s allows policymakers to draw only limited inferences about future reforms. Although welfare reform has succeeded in its current form, in our view legislators should now leave it alone, rather than trying to fix what is not broken. Did Hardship among Single Mothers and Their Children Decline? If official poverty rates among female-headed families with children declined in the years following welfare reform, why might social scientists question whether hardship declined? One reason is that official poverty rates ignore noncash benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid, the major healthcare program for low-income families. In fact, unmarried female heads were less likely to get food stamps and Medicaid in the late 1990s than in either the 1980s or the early 1990s, even though they often remained eligible. (As we shall see, however, other federal and state programs to help these families became more generous during the late 1990s.) Another reason for not taking changes in the official poverty rate at face value is that poverty estimates are based solely on income and family composition, and are not adjusted for work-related

88. Literacy Information And Communication System (LINCS) Policy And Legislation - W welfare legislation. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Which members of Congress have jurisdiction over welfare reform and http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/welfare.html

Search Literacy Information Reading Welfare Workforce Browse by Subject Online Discussion Policy Updates ... Policy News Flashes Welfare Reform/Welfare-to-Work In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) , a welfare reform plan that requires work in exchange for time-limited assistance. A new system of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was created, changing the nature and provision of welfare benefits in America. Moving people from welfare into work is now one of the primary goals of federal welfare policy. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 , signed by President Clinton in 1997 helps to achieve that goal by authorizing the U. S. Department of Labor to provide $2 billion annually in Welfare-to-Work grants to states and local communities to create additional job opportunities for the hardest-to-employ recipients of TANF. Low basic skills are among the most common barriers to employment for TANF clients. Research has shown that recipients with work barriers are less likely to find jobs, have lower earnings on average, and are more likely to lose assistance because of a sanction for program noncompliance than families without barriers. The law that created TANF expires on September 30, 2002. Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize the program, which will set the nation's welfare policies for the next five years. Congress is also considering some modifications to the rules and funding of the TANF program, including the rules that apply to adult education and training opportunities.

89. Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Framework And Review Of Current Work -- Interim Rep Convened to examine methods and data for evaluating welfare reform s effects, of federal welfarereform legislation in 1996, the report points out. http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309066492?OpenDocument

90. Gary Andres On Welfare Reform And Obstructionism On National Review Online welfare reform is probably dead this Congress — another legislative pelt the 1996 welfarereform legislation is the most successful social-policy http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/andres200406041006.asp

cddcodebase = "/";cddcodebase454632 = "/"; HELP E-mail Author Send to a Friend Print Version June 04, 2004, 10:06 a.m. Counterfeit Compassion Republicans offer real help to the poor, and Democrats try to shut them down. By Gary Andres W Despite growing and substantial evidence that the 1996 welfare-reform legislation is the most successful social-policy change in generations, liberals in Congress appear stuck in a time warp, bludgeoning efforts to build on its successes with the same discredited paradigm the law changed eight years ago. Welfare reform's track record is astounding: The new policy argued for cash payments to the poor, without any obligation to work or seek training; fostered government dependency; undercut marriage; and promoted illegitimacy. This counterfeit compassion created a welfare culture, trapping women and children on a treadmill of false hopes with no escape. Since 1996, according to the Heritage Foundation , welfare rolls have been cut in half, the employment rate of disadvantaged single mothers has nearly doubled, and poverty rates for blacks and children of single mothers are now at their lowest points in U.S. history. All this despite the whining Cassandras on the left, who warn that reform would force millions into poverty. What has welfare reform taught us? First, merely throwing money at the problem is counterfeit compassion. Second, a growing economy and a robust jobs environment can significantly help welfare recipients find meaningful employment. Third, encouraging marriage and lowering illegitimacy are critical variables in ending welfare dependency and lowering poverty levels.

91. Welfare Reform Research Viewpoints reform State Programs Work Child welfare Resources Legislative Analysts Office. Back to Top. Work. From welfare to Work http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/welreform.htm

Welfare Reform Home Library Children and Youth Services Review Welfare of Children ... Suggest additions We are continually updating the information we provide. If you have any suggestions, please email us. see: Welfare and Families Welfare Reform - Research Children and Welfare Reform from The Future of Children Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform Welfare Reform Academy From Welfare to Work: What the Evidence Shows Robert A. Moffitt Welfare Reform and the Work Support System Welfare Reform Brief no. 17 I sabell Sawhill and Ron Haskins Welfare, Children and Families Red Flags- Research Raises Concerns About the Impact of "Welfare Reform" on Child Maltreatment (CLASP) Ongoing Major Research on Welfare Reform: What Will Be Learned by Peter H. Rossi Where are they now- What States' Studies of Welfare Leavers Tell Us Frequently Asked Questions about Working Welfare Leavers (CLASP) Fragile Families and Welfare Reform: Part I Children and Youth Services Review Fragile Families and Welfare Reform: Part II Moving Hard-to-Employ Recipients into the Workforce (March 2001) Attitudes on Family: Implications for Welfare Reform (March 2001) Welfare Reform's Effect on Child Welfare Caseload (February 2001) Will Welfare Reform Hurt Low-Skilled Workers?

92. What Has Welfare Reform Accomplished? Impacts On Welfare Participation, Employme What has welfare reform Accomplished? Impacts on welfare Participation, Employment,Income, Poverty, and Family Structure http://www.nber.org/papers/W7627

Jump to the Navigation Bar What has Welfare Reform Accomplished? Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure Robert F. Schoeni, Rebecca M. Blank NBER Working Paper No. 7627 Issued in March 2000 NBER Program(s): CH LS PE Abstract - Would you like to subscribe to NBER Working Papers? Click here for more information You may purchase this paper on-line in .pdf format from SSRN.com ($5) for electronic delivery. Information for subscribers and others expecting no-cost downloads Publications Programs Data ... People Publications: Main Publications Page New This Week Working Papers Books ... Paid Subscriptions Programs: Program descriptions and members Working Group Descriptions and Papers Selected Projects: Conference on Research in Income and Wealth Sloan Science and Engineering Workforce Project Boston Census Research Data Center Call for Papers Data: NBER Collection Business Cycle Dates Latest Business Cycle Memo New Economic Releases Selected Sources Economic Organizations US Government Agencies Other Data Collections Economic Report of the President ... Congressional Budget Office About What we are Contact us Non-data Links Search ... Early History (.pdf)

93. Santorum Should Give Mothers A Break - PittsburghLIVE.com Rick Santorum made a name for himself in 1995 by cosponsoring welfare reformlegislation requiring many women to find jobs to continue receiving public http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_353090.html

TCDA("cc=oth; dt"); NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT STYLE ... SHOPPING Network Features NEWS Pittsburgh Westmoreland Obituaries Business ...more news SPORTS Daily headlines PiratesLIVE.com SteelersLIVE.com SkiEngine.com Golf Guide ...more sports OPINION ENTERTAINMENT Daily Headlines Movies Music The Arts STYLE Daily Headlines Family DISCUSSION BOARDS CLASSIFIEDS Newspaper Classifieds PaJobMatch.com Real Esatate AutoLIVE.com Pittsburgh Pennysaver SHOPPING Search local stores Newspaper Ads Grocery Coupons E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS Daily Headlines Entertainment At the Movies Wine Rack Wedding Essentials High School Sports NEWSPAPERS Tribune-Review Valley News Dispatch Valley Independent Daily Courier Leader Times Your Weekly Newspaper MyPghLIVE Members: Login Join Now Subscribe Advanced Search ... SiteMap Site Index Site Index AutoLIVE Apartments Business Crosswords Education Guide Employment Events Fanfare Free Email Forums Games Grocery Coupons Middle East Movies NIE News Summary Obituaries PenguinsLIVE PiratesLIVE Real Estate Search our Site Site Map Shopping SteelersLIVE Subscribers Tickets Travel Web Directory Weather Tools Check your email Helpdesk Contact Us RSS Feed ... Advanced Search Newspapers Tribune-Review Pgh. Tribune-Review

94. HR3734 SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICAL AND CONFORMINGAMENDMENTS. TITLE IVRESTRICTING welfare AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:H.R.3734.ENR:htm

95. There Are 4 Versions Of Bill Number S.1124 For The 104th Congress THIS SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT GO TO Next Hit Forward New Bills Search Prev Hit BackHomePage Hit List Best Sections Help Contents Display http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:S.1124:

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 5     81-95 of 95    Back | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5