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Title:
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CalWORKs: an evaluation of participation reporting tools
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Author:
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Pitt, Gayle
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Abstract:
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Welfare reform and the subsequent reauthorization made a number of changes to the
federalp rogram, emphasized work participationfo r recipients and establisheda
minimum state participation requirement. The California Department of Social Services
must publish no fewer than quarterly work participation reports. These reports serve as
indicators of employment program effectiveness. This analysis evaluates the effectiveness
of the methods and data used to develop the work participation reports. Collectively, the four published reports provide some insight into the work participation
status of Cal WORKs participants, but there is still no single report that provides an
accurate and timely "snapshot" of the activities and level of engagement of California's
public assistance recipients. I recommend that CDSS and the counties continue their
efforts to develop a statewide engagement report or a similar publication to assess
employment services program effectiveness and measure progress toward program goals. |
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Description:
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Project (M.P.P.A., Public Policy and Administration) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2009. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/533
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Date:
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2010-08-24 |
