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Analysis Of Child Care Survey And Vendor Participation Patterns In The Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program Operating In Se Wisconsin, John Pawasarat
Analysis Of Child Care Survey And Vendor Participation Patterns In The Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program Operating In Se Wisconsin, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
At the request of Milwaukee County, the Employment and Training Institute conducted an analysis of the annual child care surveys of rates and analysis of Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program participation patterns in Southeastern Wisconsin. The analysis was conducted for administrative purposes to help improve the accuracy of the survey for rate setting purposes.
Longitudinal Analysis Of The Milwaukee County Child Care Subsidy Program: 1996-2001, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Longitudinal Analysis Of The Milwaukee County Child Care Subsidy Program: 1996-2001, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
Milwaukee County requested that the Employment and Training Institute for administrative purposes report on patterns of use for families participating in child care subsidy programs to assist the county in its long-term efforts to build an effective child care delivery system for employed families. Expenditures and participation levels are detailed by a variety of demographic characteristics including age and number of children, income levels, transportation status, type of care, length of time during which subsidized care is provided, and public assistance participation status.
State Of Milwaukee's Children In 1998: Family Income/Economic Support Report, Lois M. Quinn
State Of Milwaukee's Children In 1998: Family Income/Economic Support Report, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
This special report assesses the economic condition of Milwaukee County families with children and summarizes data on financial supports provided children in need. Start Smart Milwaukee! has made family income and economic support issues priority concerns during Wisconsin's conversion to a work-based welfare system, particularly since 65,000 fewer Milwaukee County children receive public income support than five years ago. The welfare system does not maintain current information on earnings of Milwaukee County families leaving public assistance. Meanwhile the Employment and Training Institute’s review of state tax returns for the last five years found a 39% increase in the number of …
Impact Of Welfare Reform On Child Care Subsidies In Milwaukee County: 1996-1999, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Impact Of Welfare Reform On Child Care Subsidies In Milwaukee County: 1996-1999, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
As part of its "W-2" ("Wisconsin Works") legislated changes in the state welfare system, the State of Wisconsin made a substantial commitment to provide day care support for low-income employed families, using federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) and child care block grant funds. This report on day care usage was developed to assist Milwaukee County and the State of Wisconsin in their long-term efforts to build an effective day care payment delivery system for employed families. The analysis examines the utilization of child care subsidies for "W-2" and low-income families in Milwaukee County from January 1996 through February …
Removing Barriers To Employment: The Child Care-Jobs Equation, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Removing Barriers To Employment: The Child Care-Jobs Equation, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
One of the critical concerns facing parents seeking employment is provision of adequate care for their children while they are at work. Employment and Training Institute surveys of central city Milwaukee female job seekers identified lack of child care as a primary barrier to employment, and a recent assessment of AFDC mothers with very young children found that most needed help finding and financing child care. It was expected that the influx of state and federal funds for child care support would increase the numbers of children receiving consistent, quality child care and that a number of central city residents …
Initial Findings On Mobility And Employment Of Public Assistance Recipients In Milwaukee County And Factors Relating To Changes In W-2 Regions Over Time, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
At the request of the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County, the Employment and Training Institute examined computerized caseload data of Milwaukee County Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Food Stamps and Medical Assistance cases in December 1995 and September 1996. All analyses in this report are limited to families with dependent children and expected to work under “W-2,” the state's new welfare requirement. Caseload changes were examined for each of six “W-2” regions created by the State of Wisconsin to administer welfare programs in Milwaukee County. Use of December 1995 and September 1996 caseload data allows comparisons of mobility …
Child Care Needs Of Low- Income Employed Parents In Milwaukee County Under W-2, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn, Terry Howell, Dan Scallard
Child Care Needs Of Low- Income Employed Parents In Milwaukee County Under W-2, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn, Terry Howell, Dan Scallard
ETI Publications
This report assesses the current use and availability of child care as well as estimating potential demand for child care under W-2. The analysis focuses on Milwaukee County and examines the challenges facing local agencies and community organizations as they seek to provide adequate child care for parents entering the labor force, expanding their work hours, or participating in mandatory community service activities. To provide an analysis of current child care openings and capacity, the Employment and Training Institute conducted a survey of all regulated day care providers in Milwaukee County central city neighborhoods and a sample survey of the …
Concentration Of Children In Poverty In Milwaukee County Neighborhoods, John Pawasarat
Concentration Of Children In Poverty In Milwaukee County Neighborhoods, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
The Employment and Training Institute was asked to provide a detailed demographic analysis of the population on public assistance and the working poor not receiving public assistance in Milwaukee County. Computerized records of families and individuals receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), food stamps and medical assistance in 1990, 1993 and 1994 were used to construct a picture of Milwaukee County children on public assistance. The Milwaukee County "working poor" population, including families both on and off public assistance, was examined using 1993 income tax data especially generated by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, detailing the earnings of …
Identifying Milwaukee Youth In Critical Need Of Intervention: Lessons From The Past, Measures For The Future (1991), John Pawasarat
Identifying Milwaukee Youth In Critical Need Of Intervention: Lessons From The Past, Measures For The Future (1991), John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
n 1990 Milwaukee County created a “Youth Initiative” to improve the delivery of services to youth. The Youth Initiative Committee made significant recommendations for altering the delivery of county social services and targeting "multiple-problem" families in Milwaukee zipcode areas 53204 and 53206. The Employment and Training Institute was asked to identify those families most in need of county social service intervention, to identify those children most at risk, and to provide measures of accountability which could be applied to government and private programs aimed at assisting these children and their families. Five target groups of youth are identified as possible …