Welfare Research in Oregon The CSWS welfare research team, (left to right), Lisa Gonzales, Joan Acker, Sandra Morgen, and Jill Weigt (not pictured, Kate Barry and Holly Langan), continue to analyze the data gathered between 1998 and 2000 for their study of Welfare Restructuring in Oregon. The most recent policy publication from this project is the CSWS Policy Matters report, Welfare Restructuring, Work & Poverty, published May 2002. Oregon was one of the first states in the country to experiment with welfare-to-work policies in the early 1990s. The CSWS Welfare Research Team spent three years surveying and interviewing former welfare recipients and analyzing their experiences. They found that many former clients found work, but most of the jobs were low-wage, and few provided benefits. With Oregon’s souring economy, things have become even worse for low-income families. Getting off welfare is only half the battle. The other half is living off welfare. Click on these links for: A PDF version of Policy Matters 2: Welfare Restructuring, Work & Poverty: Policy Implications from Oregon (the report). A PDF version of our two volume study of Oregon families coming off welfare. Click on: Oregon Families Who Left Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or Food Stamps Four 2-page summary sheets (PDF versions) "Policy Perspectives," our comments to state policy makers about the effects of Welfare Reform in Oregon. #1 - The Oregon Health Plan #2 - Employment-Related Daycare #3 - Refundable Working Family Child Care Tax Credit #4 - Education Recommendations for TANF Reauthorization Ideas, sent to the Office of Family Assistance, Department of Health and Human Services. Women in the Northwest Research Initiative [Back to Index Page] Center for the Study of Women in Society 340 Hendricks Hall 1201 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1201 Phone: (541) 346-5015 Fax: (541) 346-5096 csws@uoregon.edu