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Report
Jan 1, 2001
This RAND report presents the results of the CalWORKs Staff Survey (CSS) conducted as part of the statewide evaluation of CalWORKs.
This report describes the implementation of California's Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program in its first two years.
Journal Article
The authors examine the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996.
Jan 1, 2000
RAND Statewide CalWORKs Evaluation Welfare Reform in California: Design of the Impact Analysis
Jan 1, 1999
Welfare Reform in California: State and County Implementation of CalWORKs in the First Year -- Executive Summary
Here, the authors examine the first year of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, focusing on the planning and implementation processes and the effects of the program to date.
Research Brief
The California Department of Social Services contracted with RAND for an independent evaluation of CalWORKs to assess both policy implementation and its impact at both the state and county levels.
Jan 1, 1998
RAND's Statewide CalWORKs Evaluation: An Overview
