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An archived collection of research summaries from 2003 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

Strong Families 2003 Archives

How Much Do Welfare Recipients Know About Time Limits? (No. 15 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Dec. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Teens and TANF: How Adolescents Fare Under the Nation's Welfare Program — Dec. 2003
Issue brief at Kaiser Family Foundation website

Who's Enrolled in SCHIP? — Dec. 2003
Issue brief at Child Health Insurance Research Initiative website

Children of Immigrants Show Slight Reductions in Poverty, Hardship (No. 13 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Nov. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families (No. 12 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Nov. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Low Income and the Development of America's Kindergartners — Nov. 2003
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Where Do Children in Low-Income Families Live? — Nov. 2003
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Child Support Gains Some Ground (No. 11 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Oct. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry — Oct. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute Justice Policy Center website

Growing Number of Children in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census — Oct. 2003
Research brief at Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau websites

The More Things Change? Children's Living Arrangements Since Welfare Reform (No. 10 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Oct. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

The Food Assistance Landscape — Sep. 2003
Research brief at U.S. Department of Agriculture website

Low Income and Hardship Among America's Kindergartners — Sep. 2003
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Disconnected Welfare Leavers Face Serious Risks (No. 7 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Aug. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Children in Grandparent Care — Aug. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Changes in the Distribution of Children’s Family Income Over the 1990’s — July 2003
Research brief at National Poverty Center, University of Michigan website

How Children Are Doing: The Mismatch Between Public Perception and Statistical Reality — July 2003
Research brief at Child Trends website

Results from the Child Support Demonstration Evaluation — July 2003
Executive summary at University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty website

Who Will Adopt the Foster Care Children Left Behind? — June 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Are Married Parents Really Better for Children? — May 2003
Research brief at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) website

Influences on Adolescent Eating Patterns: The Importance of Family Meals — May 2003
Journal abstract at Journal of Adolescent Health website

Is There a Hole in the Bucket? Understanding SCHIP Retention — May 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Poor Families in 2001: Parents Working Less and Children Continue to Lag Behind — May 2003
Research brief at Child Trends website

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s — May 2003
Research abstract at Brookings Institution website

Age, Race, and Children's Living Arrangements: Implications for TANF Reauthorization — Apr. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

On the Edge: Low-Wage Workers and Their Health Insurance Coverage — Apr. 2003
Issue brief at Commonwealth Fund website

Reducing Health Disparities Among Children — Spring 2003
Research brief at Future of Children website

Child Care Subsidy Policies and Practices: Implications for Child Care Providers — Feb. 2003
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Getting Help with Child Care Expenses — Feb. 2003
Executive summary at Urban Institute website

Parental Involvement in Schools — 2003
Research brief at Child Trends website

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Strong Families 2003 Archives

How Much Do Welfare Recipients Know About Time Limits? (No. 15 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Dec. 2003

Teens and TANF: How Adolescents Fare Under the Nation's Welfare Program — Dec. 2003

Who's Enrolled in SCHIP? — Dec. 2003

Children of Immigrants Show Slight Reductions in Poverty, Hardship (No. 13 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Nov. 2003

Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families (No. 12 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Nov. 2003

Low Income and the Development of America's Kindergartners — Nov. 2003

Where Do Children in Low-Income Families Live? — Nov. 2003

Child Support Gains Some Ground (No. 11 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Oct. 2003

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry — Oct. 2003

Growing Number of Children in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census — Oct. 2003

The More Things Change? Children's Living Arrangements Since Welfare Reform (No. 10 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Oct. 2003

The Food Assistance Landscape — Sep. 2003

Low Income and Hardship Among America's Kindergartners — Sep. 2003

Disconnected Welfare Leavers Face Serious Risks (No. 7 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Aug. 2003

Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Children in Grandparent Care — Aug. 2003

Changes in the Distribution of Children’s Family Income Over the 1990’s — July 2003

How Children Are Doing: The Mismatch Between Public Perception and Statistical Reality — July 2003

Results from the Child Support Demonstration Evaluation — July 2003

Who Will Adopt the Foster Care Children Left Behind? — June 2003

Are Married Parents Really Better for Children? — May 2003

Influences on Adolescent Eating Patterns: The Importance of Family Meals — May 2003

Is There a Hole in the Bucket? Understanding SCHIP Retention — May 2003

Poor Families in 2001: Parents Working Less and Children Continue to Lag Behind — May 2003

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s — May 2003

Age, Race, and Children's Living Arrangements: Implications for TANF Reauthorization — Apr. 2003

On the Edge: Low-Wage Workers and Their Health Insurance Coverage — Apr. 2003

Reducing Health Disparities Among Children — Spring 2003

Child Care Subsidy Policies and Practices: Implications for Child Care Providers — Feb. 2003

Getting Help with Child Care Expenses — Feb. 2003

Parental Involvement in Schools — 2003