Changes
in Client Service in the Food Stamp Program After Welfare Reform: A
Synthesis of Case Studies in Eight States
This synthesis
of findings from site visits to 24 local welfare offices in 8 States
discusses how local operations have changed since welfare reform in
ways that may affect the accessibility and quality of services provided
in the Food Stamp Program. In States that restructured local office
operations and placed a strong emphasis on applicant job search for
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) clients, the study also
examines how this employment focus was translated into changes in client
service to the non-TANF able-bodied adult food stamp population. States
visited for this study were: Kansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Colorado,
Washington State, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. (Prepared for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, January 2001.)
TIE
Communique on Substance Abuse Treatment and Welfare Reform
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This summarizes
a discussion by policymakers, providers, researchers, and State and
county personnel about the impact of Federal and State welfare reform
efforts on substance abuse agencies, and the impact of substance abuse
treatment on welfare reform. (Prepared for CSAT Division of State and
Community Assistance, Fall 1998)
State
Food Stamp Policy Choices Under Welfare Reform
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This report
documents the findings from a November 1997 survey of State Food Stamp
Program (FSP) directors on their policy decisions under new options
in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996, specifically in these areas: implementation of the work requirement
and time limit for ABAWDs, sanctions for noncompliance with program
work rules, State and local food assistance for legal immigrants ineligible
for Federal food stamps, coordination of the FSP and TANF application
processes, and States' use of existing data systems to verify food stamp
client information. (Prepared for USDA Food and Nutrition Service, May
1998)
