Out of their hands: Patching together care for children when parents move from welfare to work

Author(s): Scott, Ellen K.; Hurst, Allison; London, Andrew S.;
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher(s): MDRC
Description: A study examining the behavior of single women moving from welfare to work as a result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and their ability to find and provide child care during employment hours in Cleveland, Ohio
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Funder(s): Ford Foundation ; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ; Pew Charitable Trusts ; W. K. Kellogg Foundation ; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services ; Joyce Foundation ; George Gund Foundation ; William Penn Foundation ; James Irvine Foundation ; California Wellness Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; William T. Grant Foundation ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation ; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ; Cleveland Foundation
Source: (Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 16). New York: MDRC. Retrieved July 5, 2005, from http://www.mdrc.org/ng_working_papers/ng_wkgppr_16/ng_16_wkgppr.pdf
Note: This resource is part of the Next Generation project and the Project on Devolution and Urban Change.
Topics: Parents & Families > Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status

Child Care & Early Education Market > Access To Child Care & Early Education
Country: United States
States: OHIO
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