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Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evaluation

General Information

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Evaluator(s) MDRC
Investigator(s) Fred Doolittle (MDRC)
 
Domain Income Security/TANF
Status Operational with Findings
Duration Sep 1997 - Sep 2003
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description The Wisconsin Works program was created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 289 to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency through employment. W-2 participants, who are primarily women with dependent children, earn wages or receive cash grants and other program services based on their employment status. Program participants receive services from counties, private agencies, and tribes under the terms of contracts signed with the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). W-2 participants are assigned to either subsidized or unsubsidized placements, based upon their level of preparedness for employment, and are eligible to receive program services that are intended to assist them in finding or retaining employment, increasing their skills or wages, and overcoming barriers to employment.
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Last Updated 06/18/03
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Fred Doolittle (not reported)
MDRC
16 East 34th Street
19th Floor
(T) (212)-532-3200
(F) (212)-684-0832
Submitter(s) Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit Control group: all participants who left W2 in the first quarter of 1998 Comparison: individuals who filed 1999 Wisconsin income tax returns - matched with controls.
Execution Not reported.

Sites Studied

Wisconsin - statewide

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Employment activities

Educational activities

Financial disincentives/Sanctions

Program requirements

Social/Support services

Diversionary activities

Variation in program components across sites? No

Outcomes Assessed

Standard of living

Service utilization

Sanctions

Program implementation

Income security

Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness

Caseload Dynamics

Types of Studies

Type Impact Study (Quasi-experiment with non-equivalent control groups)
 
Type Implementation/Process Study
 

Data Sources

Source Administrative data
 
Source Field Research
 

Findings Available

Final Implementation Findings
Final Impact Findings

Recommendations

Existing Publications

01/01/01 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evalution WI LAB
01/01/02 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evalution: Complaint Resolution in the Context of Welfare Reform: How W-2 Settles Disputes MDRC
01/01/02 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evalution: Exceptions to the Rule: The Implementation of 24-Month Time-Limit Extensions in W-2 MDRC
01/01/02 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evalution: Matching Applicants with Services: Initial Assessments in the Milwaukee County W-2 Program MDRC
06/01/03 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program Evaluation: Community Service Jobs in Wisconsin Works: The Milwaukee County Experience MDRC
02/01/00 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Evaluation: Survey Instrument - Leavers Study WI-DWD
03/01/99 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Evaluation: Survey Instrument - Applicants Study WI-DWD

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