From multiple program participation to disconnection: Changing trajectories of TANF and SNAP beneficiaries in Wisconsin

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-102

  Cancian, Maria ^a   Han, Eunhee ^a   Noyes, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disconnected; Multiple program participation; SNAP; TANF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899857544     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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