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Research Requests

To obtain a copy of a study listed below, submit your request to ResearchInquiry@DPSS.lacounty.gov.  Please include any special accommodations needed in your request.

CalFresh (Nutrition Assistance Program) 

 

  • SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Characteristics Study [Mathematica Policy Research, October 2017]
  • The Common Characteristics and Best Practices of the Top Performing CBOs/FBOs Providing Food Stamp Application Assistance in the County of Los Angeles [February 2011]

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)

/Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)

 

CalWORKs

  • Implementation and Outcomes of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model in CalWORKs Mental Health Programs in Los Angeles [CIBHS, June 2019]
  • Evidence for Using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model in CalWORKs Mental Health Programs:  Outcomes from the County of Los Angeles [CIBHS, June 2017]
  • Nudging Change in Human Services [MDRC-MEF Assoc., May 2017]
  • Patterns of Service Use among CalWORKs Adults, Report 1: Data Match Results Across Five County Agencies Over Five Years [February 2016]
  • Assessment of Choices:  Conducting Business In-Person versus Other Means for CalWORKs and Medi-Cal Customers [August 2015]
  • A Descriptive Study of County- versus State-Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs [Urban Institute-ICF International, May 2015]
  • DPSS Trends in the Era of Welfare Reform:  1998-2006 [September 2006]
  • The Changing CalWORKs Case-Type Composition in the County of Los Angeles, 2002-2005 [July 2006]
  • CalWORKs Children in the County of Los Angeles [November 2005]
  • Impact of Welfare Reform on Access to Medical Care, Mental Health Services, and Substance Abuse Treatment for CalWORKs Participants with Substance Use Problem [August 2005]
  • Welfare Reform in Los Angeles County: Implementation, Effects and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods [August 2005]
  • Reaching Welfare Time Limits in Los Angeles County: A Study of an Early Cohort [January 2004]
  • Methodological Appendix for Reaching Welfare Time Limits in Los Angeles County: A Study of an Early Cohort [January 2004]
  • Monitoring Outcomes for Los Angeles County's Pre- and Post-CalWORKs Leavers: How Are They Fairing? [January 2003]
  • A Window on Welfare Reform:  Early Impacts on Families and Communities in Los Angeles County [July 2002]
  • Monitoring the Implementations of CalWORKs: Welfare Reform and Welfare Service Provision in Los Angeles County, 1998 [August 1999]
  • From Welfare-to-Work and Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Baseline Evaluation of the Los Angeles County CalWORKs Program [January 1999]

     

GAIN

  • STED:  Testing Two Subsidized Employment Models for TANF Recipients [MDRC-MEF Assoc., July 2019]
  • At the Intersection of Two Systems:  Child Welfare and Early Care and Education [CDN, November 2018]
  • STED:  Testing Two Subsidized Employment Approaches for Recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) [MDRC, November 2016]
  • Framing the Message Using Behavioral Economics to Engage TANF Recipients [MDRC, March 2016]
  • Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California’s CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program:  Findings Regarding the Initial Policy Implementation and Outcomes [RAND-AIR, 2016]
  • Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California’s CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program:  Background and Study Design [RAND-AIR, March 2015]
  • Los Angeles County’s GAIN Program: Outcomes of Engagement with Education and Training Components [January 2014]
  • How Effective Are Different Approaches Aiming to Increase Employment Retention and Advancement?  Final Impacts for Twelve Models [MDRC, April 2010]
  • Results from the Los Angeles Reach for Success Program [MDRC, November 2009]
  • A Comparison of Two Job Club Strategies:  The Effects of Enhanced Versus Traditional Job Clubs [MDRC, August 2008]
  • Stage 1 Child Care Subsidies for Welfare-to-Work Participants in Los Angeles County: An Analysis of Eligibility and Utilization Patterns [November 2007]
  • Sanctioned Participants and the Challenge of Meeting Welfare-to-Work Requirements in the Era of TANF Reauthorization [October 2006]
  • Results from the GAIN Sanctions Home Visit Outreach Pilot Project [July 2006]
  • The Cal-Learn Program in the County of Los Angeles: Process and Barriers [July 2006]
  • An Impact Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work Provisions of California Senate Bill 1104 [July 2006]
  • Study of Sanctions among CalWORKs Participants in the County of Los Angeles: Who, When and Why? [March 2005]
  • Employment and Earnings among Welfare-to-Work Participants in Los Angeles County, 1998-2001 [April 2003]
  • The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN Evaluation:  Final Report on a Work First Program in a Major Urban Center [MDRC, June 2000]
  • The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN Evaluation:  First-Year Findings on Participation Patterns and Impacts [MDRC, June 1999]

 

CalWORKs Homelessness

  • Explaining Growth in the Prevalence of Homeless Families in LA County's CalWORKs Caseload Since the Great Recession [June 2021]
  • Los Angeles County Costs Associated with Homeless Children and Families:  Service Use and Spending Patterns Over One Fiscal Year [April 2018]
  • An Evaluation of the Utilization and Effectiveness of Four Homeless Assistance Programs for CalWORKs Families [July 2010]
  • Brief Report:  Housing Characteristics of New CalWORKs Applicants [June 2009]
  • An Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Housing Locators Services for Homeless CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Families [May 2008]
  • Homeless Families Pilot Project Evaluation [August 2005]
  • CalWORKs Homeless Families [May 2005]
  • CalWORKs Homeless Families - Key Points [May 2005]

General Relief (GR)/General Relief Opportunities for Work (GROW)

 

General Relief (GR)

  • Disabled General Relief Participants and the Supplemental Social Income Application Process:  A Statistical Analysis [January 2014]
  • A Qualitative Process Evaluation of the Department of Public Social Services’ Supplemental Security Income Advocacy Efforts [September 2013]
  • A Statistical Analysis and Outcomes Evaluation of Los Angeles County’s Mandatory Substance Abuse Recovery Program for General Relief Recipients [May 2012]
  • A Qualitative Process Evaluation of Los Angeles County’s General Relief Program [May 2011]
  • A Quantitative Process Analysis of Los Angeles County’s General Relief Program [May 2011]
  • A Comparison of the Rules and Regulations Governing General Relief Programs in Six California Counties [May 2011]
  • Using Adult Linkages Project Data for Determining Patterns and Costs of Services Use by General Relief Recipients in Los Angeles County [July 2009]
 
General Relief Homelessness
  • The Services Homeless Single Adults Use and their Associated Costs – An Examination of Utilization Patterns and Expenditures in Los Angeles County Over One Fiscal Year [January 2016]
  • The General Relief Housing Subsidy Expansion:  An Analysis of Outcomes and Cost Saving [October 2013]
  • The General Relief Housing Subsidy and Case Management Pilot Project: An Evaluation of Participant Outcomes and Cost Savings [September 2009]
  • Examining the Cost Effectiveness of Los Angeles County’s Homeless Prevention Initiative:  The Case of the General Relief Housing Subsidy and Case Management Project [June 2008]
  • General Relief Survey 2006 Report No. 1 Homelessness and Help Seeking [August 2007]
  • General Relief Survey 2006 Report No. 2 Food Insecurity and Hunger [August 2007]

Medi-Cal/In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

 

Medi-Cal

  • Assessment of Choices:  Conducting Business In-Person versus other Means for CalWORKs and Medi-Cal Customers [August 2015]
  • Impact of Welfare Reform on Access to Medical Care, Mental Health Services, and Substance Abuse Treatment for CalWORKs Participants with Substance Use Problem [August 2005]

 

IHSS

  • Provider Retention and Turnover in the In-Home Supportive Services Program:  Statistical and Geo-Spatial Analyses [March 2016]