New Chance: Final report on a comprehensive program for young mothers in poverty and their children: Executive summary

Author(s): Bos, Johannes M.; Polit, Denise F.; Quint, Janet C.;
Date Issued: 1997
Publisher(s): MDRC
Description: An examination of the impact on the long-term self-sufficiency and well-being of poor, young mothers and their children of New Chance, a voluntary demonstration project that provided comprehensive education, training, and other services
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Funder(s): United States. Department of Labor ; Ford Foundation ; W. K. Kellogg Foundation ; Wallace Foundation ; Meyer Memorial Trust ; UPS Foundation ; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ; Pew Charitable Trusts ; Stuart Foundation ; William T. Grant Foundation ; Skillman Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; AT&T Foundation ; Bush Foundation ; Foundation for Child Development ; Exxon Corporation ; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. ; Koret Foundation ; ARCO Foundation ; General Electric Foundation ; National Commission for Employment Policy (U.S.) ; Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation ; Allstate Foundation ; Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (U.S.) ; Honeywell Foundation ; Pillsbury Company Foundation ; Kaiser Permanente
Source: New York: MDRC. Retrieved July 6, 2005, from http://www.mdrc.org/Reports/NewChanceExSum.html
Note: This resource is part of the New Chance Demonstration program.
Topics: Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Two-Generation Programs

Service Delivery
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