DHHS, Administration for Children and Families

This study follows up on a study conducted by the Lewin Group and its subcontractor, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, which assessed and reported on recent adaptations made by local offices in managing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.  The assessment sought to clarify recent changes implemented by local program managers in five study sites to improve performance, several years after the initial wave of change brought about by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).  This study revisited the original five study sites to determine the nature of changes brought about by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, which reauthorized the TANF program.

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