The Relationship Between the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and Innovative Welfare Practices on a Local Level

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ID2429299
AuthorsChristopher R Larrison (0000-0002-2380-0882), Larry Nackerud, Lea Lane-Crea, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley
Year2005
Volume12
Issue2-3
Pages205-219
Publication date2005-12-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j137v12n02_11
OpenAlexW2073060649
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

Part of the intention of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) was to encourage the development of innovative welfare programs on a state and local level. The Act removed stringent federal regulations regarding the design and implementation of cash welfare programs. The freer programmatic environment was to assist local offices in addressing the unique needs of their particular clients as they moved from welfare to work within a time limited setting. In an attempt to examine if this intended piece of the policy was implemented, qualitative data were collected from a statewide sample of local Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) offices in Georgia. The findings indicate that a minority of local offices engaged in innovative behaviors that were significantly different from their pre-PRWORA behaviors. Implications for welfare policy implementation and program development are discussed

Business · Cash · Moral responsibility · Political science · Public relations · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Finance · Law · Public Administration

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