Crafting evaluation in support of welfare reform / George Julnes ; E. Michael Foster -- Welfare reform and its enduring questions : what have we learned from evaluation research? / Charles McClintock ; Staci T. Lowe -- Cross-state findings on families leaving welfare / Julia B. Isaacs -- Understanding self-sufficiency of welfare leavers in Illinois : elaborating models with psychosocial factors / George Julnes ; Xitao Fan ; Kentaro Hayashi -- Patterns of recidivism for welfare leavers / Dana K. Rickman ; Nancy Bross ; E. Michael Foster -- Welfare reform and children : a comparison of leavers and stayers in Georgia / Dana K. Rickman ; E. Michael Foster -- Acknowledging different needs : developing a taxonomy of welfare leavers / George Julnes ; Kentaro Hayashi ; Steven Anderson -- Support service use patterns by early TANF leavers / Steven G. Anderson ; Anthony P. Halter ; Richard Schuldt -- Continuing use of low-income services by former Missouri welfare recipients / Nancy Dunton ; Jane Mosley ; Lola Butcher -- Managing the transition to self-sufficiency : changing state policies to provide better support to clients leaving welfare / Karen Westra -- Conclusions : implications for policy reform and policy research / E. Michael Foster ; George Julnes