WELFARE REFORM INITIATIVE
The Center for Public Policy and Administration at the
University of Utah has launched the Welfare Reform Initiative: The Impact
of Welfare Reform on the Charitable Sector in Utah (WRI), a multi-year
effort involving both research and community partnership building.
The goal of WRI is to help Utah's charitable sector organizations -- both
faith-based and nonfaith-based -- respond effectively to state and federal
welfare reform legislation, and thereby, assist those who are served by
these organizations. The Center for Public Policy and Administration's
purpose is to help Utah's public and nonprofit organizations accomplish
their work by offering services that expand organizational knowledge and
effective use of resources. In line with this mission, WRI will assist
charitable organizations by providing information and tools that will improve
service provision.
WRI involves comprehensive research combined with
community collaboration among organizations concerned with welfare recipients.
An advisory group, assembled by the Center and comprised of key leaders
from the University, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, religious
organizations, and others, will advise and facilitate the research, be
apprised of findings as they develop, make recommendations, and implement
steps to disseminate findings.
Publications of the Welfare Reform Initiative
The following reports are in Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get a free copy of this software to be used with your internet browser at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.
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Systems Dynamics Model of Welfare Reform in Utah: Phase II Final Report December
2002
Philip C. Emmi, Ph.D., Craig B. Forster, Ph.D., and James I. Mills, Ph.D.
Welfare Reform: The Impact on Native Americans
in Utah's Uintah Basin, Phase II
Shirley A. Weathers, Ph.D., and William P. Walsh, Jr., Walsh
& Weathers Research and Policy Studies
The
Impact of Welfare Reform on Charitable Organizations: The Capacity
of the Charitable Welfare Sector in Utah, August 2001
Laurie N. DiPadova, Ph.D., Center for Public Policy
and Administration
Welfare Reform: The Impact on Native Americans
in Utah's Uintah Basin, February 2001
Shirley A. Weathers, Ph.D., and William P. Walsh,
Jr., Walsh & Weathers Research and Policy Studies
From Welfare Poor to Working Poor:
Post AFDC/TANF Income in the State of Utah, Novmber 2000
Andrea Coon, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University
of Utah
Mcleans Geo-Jaja, Associate Professor, Brigham Young
University
Garth Mangum, Max McGraw Professor of Economics
and Management Emeritus, University of Utah
From Welfare Poor to Working Poor:
Post AFDC/TANF Income in Salt Lake County, Utah, November 2000
Andrea Coon, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University
of Utah
Mcleans Geo-Jaja, Associate Professor, Brigham Young
University
Garth Mangum, Max McGraw Professor of Economics
and Management Emeritus, University of Utah
Impact of Welfare Reform on the Charitable
Efforts of the Salt Lake Valley Faith Community, October 2000
Garth Mangum, Max McGraw Professor of Economics
and Management Emeritus, University of Utah
John Salevurakis, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics,
University of Utah
The Reality of Private Sector Substitutes
for Public Assistance, October 2000
Garth Mangum, Max McGraw Professor of Economics
and Management Emeritus, University of Utah
How Have the Welfare Reform Changes Impacted
the Navajo Nation? August 2000
Vanesscia Bates
Welfare Reform: Unintended Consequences
for Utah Counties, February 2000
Shirley Weathers, Ph.D., and William P. Walsh, Jr.,
Walsh & Weathers Research and Policy Studies
Press Release issued 2/2/2000 -- "Welfare Reform a Work in Progress: Cooperation Key to Success, Says U. Report"
Utah's Charitable Organizations Face Welfare
Reform: Concerns of Charitable Leaders, January 2000
Laurie N. DiPadova, Ph.D., Policy Fellow, Center
for Public Policy and Administration
Foundation Report: The Charitable Sector
and Welfare Reform in Utah, April 1999
Shirley Weathers, Ph.D., Walsh & Weathers Research
and Policy Studies
Useful Links -- The following links are broken into two sections: Utah Based and National which includes links for organizations based outside of Utah.
Utah Based Links
University of Utah's Graduate School of Social Work, Social Research Institute [follow the links to Social Research Institute]
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Utah Issues, The Center for
Poverty Research and Action
National Links
Welfare Reform Research Database: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/wrr/ This database represents a compilation of the research or reports that have come to the attention of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Policy Shop.
Research Forum on Children Families and the New Federalism
Welcome to The Welfare Information Network: A Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis & Technical Assistance on Welfare Reform
The Urban Institute: http://www.urbaninstitute.org
or Urban Institute's electronic bookstore: http://www.uipress.org
Also, look at the Urban Institute's project web site Assessing the
New Federalism: http://newfederalism.urban.org
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation: http://www.mdrc.org
Rockefeller Institute of Government of SUNY at Albany: http://www.rockinst.org
Mathematica Policy Research: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
National Governors' Association: http://www.nga.org
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation: http://www.aspe.hhs.gov
American Public Human Services Association: http://www.aphsa.org Cite includes APHSA report "Crossroads new Directions in Social Policy" which describes current welfare reform program challenges and action items that require both congressional and administrative action.
National Conference of State Legislatures: http://www.ncsl.org
Center on Law and Social Policy: http://www.clasp.org
National Center for Children in Poverty: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu