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Full Report	August 1994
Welfare Reform Notes: Disappointing Early Results From the "New Chance" Demonstration Carol Webster, Greg Weeks
New Chance was a national demonstration program that targeted young women who received welfare. Participants were 16 to 22 years old, gave birth as teenagers, and were high school dropouts. Immediate objectives were to increase educational attainment, increase contraceptive use, and improve parenting skills. Long-term objectives were to increase employment and decrease welfare use. The evaluation of New Chance was conducted by Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC). Women in the experimental and control groups were interviewed at 18 months after entering the program. The findings presented here summarize the results of the 18-month follow-up. Document ID: (94-08-3102)

Keywords: demonstration program, new chance, public assistance, public benefits, welfare, welfare benefits, welfare reform, welfare-to-work