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- Statement by Olivia A. Golden, HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, on the study of Mi
- Study Shows That TANF Application Process Works
- Head Start Expansion Initiative Will Help Children Learn, Parents Earn
- USDA Taps WIC Contingency Funds To Ensure Program Access for 7.8 Million Women, Infants and Children
- Veneman Says Food Stamp Benfits for Newly Qualifying Legal Immigrants Begin April 1
- HHS Approves District of Columbia Welfare Demonstration Project
- New Report Shows Early Success for Los Angeles Welfare-to-Work Efforts
- Clinton=Gore Accomplishments Reforming Welfare
- President Clinton Will Announce Record Caseload Decline and Landmark Reform Rules to Promote Work
- President Clinton Will Announce Record Numbers of People on Welfare are Working as Businesses Hire f
- HHS Approves First Child Welfare Demonstrations with New Expanded Authority for Maine and Mississipp
- Studies Show Many Factors Influence CPS Decision-Making
- Report Recommends State Welfare Reform Strategies
- HHS Approves Hawaii Welfare Waiver
- Reports Examine Successful Welfare-To-Work Efforts
- Study of Jobs Program Shows Largest Savings in Welfare Costs
- HHS Approves Idaho as 43rd Welfare Demonstration
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- HHS Announces Welfare Caseload Continues Unprecedented Decline and Releases Employment Retention and
- Grants Available for Mentoring Children of Prisoners
- U.S. Government Support of Balkin Refugees
- HHS Approves Kansas as 42nd Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Montana Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Amendments to Indiana Welfare Demonstration
- Wyoming Welfare Waiver
- HHS Approves Ohio Welfare Demonstration 35th State to Receive Welfare Waiver
- HHS Approves Oklahoma Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Amendments to Maryland Welfare Demonstration
- Wisconsin Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Seventh California Welfare Waiver
- HHS Approves Arizona Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Sixth California Welfare Waiver
- Georgia Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Two Minnesota Welfare Waivers
- HHS Approves California Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Awards Grants for Child Support Efforts
- Virginia Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Awards Grants to Communities for Welfare-to-Work Coordination Efforts
- HHS Approves Child Protection Waiver for Oregon
- HHS Reports All States Met Welfare-To Work Participation Rates for All Families in 1998
- Illinois Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Reports Continued Decline in Welfare Reform Caseload
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Demonstration for Colorado
- HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala Announces New Grants to Address Domestic Violence
- Colorado Welfare Demonstration
- Vice President Gore Announces $71.3 Million For Welfare-To-Work Transportation
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Demonstration for Maryland
- Florida Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Demonstration for New Mexico
- California Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Demonstration for the District of Columbia
- Welfare Waiver Approved for South Dakota
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Demonstrations for Connecticut and New Jersey
- Wisconsin Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Child Welfare Reform Demonstrations for Kansas and New Hampshire
- Wisconsin AFDC Benefit CAP
- HHS Approves Deleware Welfare Demonstration
- Turn Welfare into Transitional Assistance and Work - Shalala Tells Opening Congressional Hearing on
- HHS Approver Oregon Welfare Waiver
- Secretary Shalala Ammounces Principles for Review of Welfare and Heatlh Care Demonstrations
- HHS Approves Michigan Welfare Demonstration Modification
- HHS Supports New Mexico Crisis Nurseries
- HHS Approves Welfare Waiver for Georgia
- HHS Approves Welfare Waiver for State of Washington
- HHS Approves North Dakota Welfare Demonstration
- HHS Approves Ohio's Welfare Demonstration Expansion
- HHS Gives Fast Track Approval to Florida
- HHS Approves Missouri Welfare Demonstration
- Secretary Shalala Appointing Four New Members to U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect
- HHS Releases President's Fast Track Welfare Reform
- HHS Approves Wisconsin Welfare Waiver
- HHS Approves Maryland Welfare Waiver
- HHS Approves Welfare Reform Demonstration for West Virginia
- HHS Approves Amendment to Utah Welfare Waiver
- HHS Announces Grants To Strengthen Family Courts
- HHS Approves Child Protective Waiver for Illinois
- Survey Shows Dramatic Increase in Child Abuse and Neglect - 1986 through 1983
- HHS Reports New Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics
- HHS Reports On New Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics
- White House Event on Supporting Transitioning Foster Care Youth
- HHS Report Shows Continued Record High Child Abuse and Neglect Levels
- Study Shows That Welfare Reform Has Positive Effects
- New Study Catalogues State Child Welfare Practices
- HHS Releases Data Showing Continuing Decline in Number of People Receiving Temporary Assistance
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Statement by Olivia A. Golden, HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, on the study of Mi
HHS Assistant Secretary reports on state study that yielded very impressive results in helping families succeed in jobs and improve the well-being of children, especially boys.... [more]
Study Shows That TANF Application Process Works
HHS releases report on the the TANF application process and ints impact on applicants' decisions to participate in the program.... [more]
Head Start Expansion Initiative Will Help Children Learn, Parents Earn
HHS announcers expansion of Head Start; full-day and full-year services, in turn, can help parents attain full-time work.... [more]
USDA Taps WIC Contingency Funds To Ensure Program Access for 7.8 Million Women, Infants and Children
USDA announces funds being released to states to supplement the nutritional program for women, infants and children (WIC).... [more]
Veneman Says Food Stamp Benfits for Newly Qualifying Legal Immigrants Begin April 1
USDA secretary announces food stamp benefits to qualifying immigrants to establish more equality to the legal immigrant population.... [more]
HHS Approves District of Columbia Welfare Demonstration Project
HHS approves District of Columbia welfare demonstration; Project on Work, Employment and Responsibility, to help in reforming welfare responsibilities and benefits.... [more]
New Report Shows Early Success for Los Angeles Welfare-to-Work Efforts
HHS reports success of Los Angeles welfare project; substantially increased employment and family earnings.... [more]
Clinton=Gore Accomplishments Reforming Welfare
HHS reports on the successes of welfare reform during the Clinton-Gore administration.... [more]
President Clinton Will Announce Record Caseload Decline and Landmark Reform Rules to Promote Work
HHS releases report that President Clinton is to announce decline in welfare caseload and unveil landmark new welfare regulations to promote work and help those who have left the rolls succeed in the workforce and stay off welfare.... [more]
President Clinton Will Announce Record Numbers of People on Welfare are Working as Businesses Hire f
HHS announces President Clinton's report that more welfare recipients are working as businesses hire from welfare rolls.... [more]
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