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Evaluation of Delaware's A Better Chance (ABC) Program
For Delaware's A Better Chance (ABC) welfare reform initiative, Abt Associates designed an evaluation that involved process, impact, and cost-effectiveness studies.  These studies. . .

Evaluation of the Alabama Avenues to Self-Sufficiency through Employment and Training Services (ASSETS) Program
Abt Associates completed an evaluation of the Avenues to Self-Sufficiency through Employment and Training Services (ASSETS) Program for the Alabama Department of Human Resources. . . .

Evaluation of the Arizona EMPOWER Welfare Reform Demonstration
For the State of Arizona, Abt Associates is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the state's welfare reform program—Employment and Moving People Off Welfare and Encouraging. . .

Evaluation of the Expanded EBT Demonstration in Maryland
This study examined the first statewide implementation of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) for food stamp benefits and cash assistance, demonstrated in Maryland in 1993. The study examined. . .

Evaluation of the Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT) Program
For the State of Indiana, Abt Associates evaluated the seven-year Indiana Manpower Placement and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT) program, a comprehensive welfare reform program that makes. . .

Evaluation of the New York State Child Assistance Program
Abt Associates completed an evaluation of an important New York State welfare reform initiative involving child support enforcement, the Child Assistance Program (CAP).  Unlike many. . .

Evaluation of the Ohio Transitions to Independence Demonstration
This six-year evaluation, completed in 1994, involved two welfare reform programs that were part of a demonstration called Transitions to Independence: the JOBS and Work Choice programs. . . .

Identifying Best Practices for the National Emergency Grants Program to Use in Assisting Workers
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of National Response, Division of Worker Dislocation and Special Response
Abt Associates has been awarded a research. . .

Improving Medicare's Nursing Facility Survey and Certification Process
In October 1990, the Medicare program implemented a new nursing facility survey and certification process.  The new regulations and survey process focus on actual delivery of care. . .

Marriage and Family Formation Determinants
For the Department of Health and Human Services, Abt Associates assessed the knowledge base on determinants of marriage and cohabitation among disadvantaged Americans with an eye towards. . .

Reviewing Food Stamp Nutrition Education Systems
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
Abt Associates, with a subcontractor, Health Systems Research, conducted a Food Stamp Nutrition Education Systems Review for. . .

Study Addresses Continuity of Care and Disability Benefits for Seriously Ill Inmates and Offenders
National Institute of Justice
On any given day, tens of thousands of inmates with serious medical or mental health conditions are housed in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. . .

The Evaluation of Arizona Works
The Evaluation of Arizona Works was a case study of privatized TANF services with performance measures. Under Arizona Works, a private contractor administered TANF (Temporary Assistance. . .