Programs work:
- Fewer program group members received food stamps (27.5 percent vs. 31.1 percent)
Programs don't work:
- AFDC receipt and food stamp receipt not significantly different for treatment group at 30 month follow-up (out of school youth aged 16-21 at assignment)
- Program participation did not reduce the need for welfare assistance compared to control group
- Program participation did not reduce the receipt of AFDC among youth who were 16-17 at program assignment
Results for subgroups:
- Young women without children at program assignment were the only group who were significantly less likely than their counterparts to receive AFDC during the later years of follow-up
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