Program Basics - Welfare to Work Vouchers

Overview

Below are resources about current welfare reform issues and materials to help WtW voucher program staff run their programs more effectively.

	View a list of PIC Coaches for each state (Adobe PDF, 4 pages).
	Read about Helpful Hints regarding the implementation of WtW Vouchers (Adobe PDF, 1 page).
	Welfare to Work Voucher Program The Basics Training: Program Rules, Guidelines, Opportunities and Challenges. Presented by Quadel Consulting Corporation, 2000 (Adobe PDF, 15 pages).
	Start-Up Tools, Checklists, and Resources for WtW Programs from the WtW Workshop in San Francisco, CA. Contributed by California-based PHAs and organizations.
	Year One Final Report on the WtW Voucher Program. This report was prepared by Quadel Consulting Corporation and outlines the successes and challenges of the first year of the WtW Voucher Program. View this page for a report summary and links to key excerpts from the report.
	Making Welfare Reform Work: Tips for Public Housing Agencies. Fact Sheet related to the WtW Housing Voucher Program, distributed also at the 2000 National Conference (Adobe PDF, 5 pages).
	Welfare Time Limits. Resources addressing time limits and the effects of time limits on recipient self-sufficiency.
	CHAC Mobility Program Assessment -- Interim Report. This study, conducted by the Urban Institute, takes an in-depth look at the Chicago Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program and provides preliminary recommendations for improving Housing Choice Voucher Programs (Adobe PDF, 79 pages).
	Research states that Housing Assistance is key for successful WtW Programs. A conference in April 2002, co-sponsored by the Brookings Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, discussed the effects of housing assistance on successful WtW programs. View the Brookings Institute Web site for speaker presentations and to view the corresponding report, Housing Strategies to Strengthen Welfare Policy and Support Working Families.
	Jobs First: Final Report on Connecticut's Welfare Reform Initiative (Adobe PDF, 52 pages). This document was published by Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation and is a study of the Connecticut DSS "Jobs First Program," which began in 1996.
	Factors Influencing the Success of HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Families, Evaluation Report and Graphs (Adobe PDF, 10 pages and 8 pages, respectively). This study was designed to examine whether the combination of services provided by the Housing Authority of Snohomish County and Everett Housing Authority’s Welfare to Work programs produce more self-sufficient clients than families receiving Section 8 vouchers alone. The study provides this assessment by defining a measure of self-sufficiency and assessing the role of many factors that contribute to a family’s success.