Urban Institute

The Future of the Public Sector

Fairfax County's PLUS Program for Managing Growth : Executive Summary

No Little Plans

Research Plan

Development of Methodology for the Assessment of BART's Impacts Upon Economics and Finance

Isabel V. Sawhill

Heather L. Ross

Anita R. MacIntosh

Single parent families, usually headed by women, are transitional in two important senses: they frequently represent a transitional stage between marriages; and they are a symptom of the transition from a "distributive" family structure, in which a man provides resources for financially dependent women and children, to a form characterized by less specialized marital roles and more equal sharing of the physical care and financial support of children. This book examines the social and public policy implications of these changes. It is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides reasons for research and explanations for change. Chapter 2, "Families Headed by Women: Their Growth and Changing Composition," explores recent trends and family demography. Chapter 3,"Marital Instability," examines marriage from psychological, economic, and social perspectives. Chapter 4, "Race and Family Structure," discusses racial family differences and recent trends in female headedness among black families. Chapter 5, "Welfare and Female-Headed Families," examines the roles of eligibility, benefits, and incentives. Chapter 6, "What Happens to Children in Female-Headed Families?" evaluates existing knowledge and explores negative consequences for children. Chapter 7, "The Family in Transition," sums up the book's themes and suggests new directions for research and public policy. A bibliography is appended to each chapter. The book includes six appendices providing various types of statistical analysis, 50 statistical tables, and four figures. An author and subject index is included. (AF)

The Growth of Families Headed by Women

Time of Transition

Rand Corporation

Program for Research on Immigration Policy (U.S.)

RAND/JRI

Marc Bendick

Abstract: Success of the WIC food and nutrition program, as in any clinic, depends on design choices: characteristics of the sponsor, staff and participants; location and clinic size; and hours, cost and procedures of operation. These factors are analyzed in a report evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the WIC program, by survey of 96 WIC clinics and 3600 WIC participants. Wide variation in administrative costs and eligibility policies was observed. Both administrators and recipients recommended expanding the WIC food package to increase flexibility in food allotments. Nutrition education efforts need to be better integrated into the program routine, although WIC participation did result in increased use of medical services. Direct food distribution had lower administration cost than retail purchase or home delivery, but 96% of WIC participants were satisfied with their system of receiving WIC foods.

Toward Efficiency and Effectiveness in the WIC Delivery System

James R. Storey

A Guide to President Carter's Welfare Reform Proposal and Major Issues

The Better Jobs and Income Plan

United States. Food and Nutrition Service

The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Efficiency and Effectiveness in the W.I.C. Program Delivery System

Murray S. Weitzman

Independent Sector

This statistical digest combines aggregate national estimates compiled by the national labor forum, Independent Sector, with summarized data from IRS Forms 990, and state profiles of the nonprofit sector developed by the Urban Institute. Coverage includes an overview of the size, scope, and dimensions of the independent sector and its place in the U.S. economy; detailed information on paid employment in the independent sector; private giving; estimates on the income derived by the independent sector from private giving, government payments, and private payments; and the financial conditions of 501(c)(3) organizations filing IRS Form 990. This newest edition is designed to be more user friendly, and provides references to other nonprofit websites and government data sources. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Essential Facts and Figures for Managers, Researchers, and Volunteers

The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference

Grace M. Taher

University Urban Research Centers, 1971-1972

Harry P. Hatry

This practical volume provides a wealth of nontechnical information and advice on planning and conducting customer surveys. It's a must for all agency managers, public or private, seeking to make their customer surveys more useful to their agencies and to make their agencies more responsive to customers. Topics include the types of information that should and should not be sought from surveys; categories of respondents; options for administering surveys and the advantages and disadvantages of each; conducting surveys in-house versus contracting; steps in the survey process; sampling strategy; sources of survey error and suggested remedies; and tradeoffs among timeliness, accuracy, and cost.

What Managers Need to Know

Customer Surveys for Agency Managers

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