Title: New Hope Project Records
Inclusive Dates: 1985-1999

Creator:

• New Hope Project (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 158

Quantity: 8.8 cubic ft. (12 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the development and implementation of a welfare-alternative research project in Milwaukee. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, evaluation reports, news clippings, and staff and committee reports. This collection portrays the evolution of the New Hope Project from its developmental roots within the Congress for a Working America to its independent pre-pilot experimental stage, and finally, to its full-scale three year implementation in two Milwaukee neighborhoods. The New Hope Project was designed to replace the welfare system with four work incentives: assistance in attaining jobs, wage supplements, health care assistance, and childcare assistance. The underlying premise of the New Hope Project is based upon the idea that with proper incentives people will work rather than seek welfare.

As a research project, a great deal of the collection is devoted to the selection of an appropriate evaluation team. Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) was selected as the independent evaluator. The collection contains records and reports of the MDRC's relationship and evaluations of the New Hope Project in addition to the evaluations and reports of several other agencies. Many of these reports place the New Hope Project within the context of other welfare-reform projects, most notably the Wisconsin state government implemented W-2. The implementation of the New Hope offer was continuously re-evaluated and rescheduled dependent on the vagaries of contributed funds as depicted in the committee reports to the board of directors.

Language: English, Spanish

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The New Hope Project was developed and initially designed by the Congress for a Working America (CFWA) in 1988. As an economic independence advocacy and action group, CFWA introduced the New Hope Project, as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit, as a means to provide poor people with an incentive to work their way out of welfare. The New Hope Project was designed with the intention of demonstrating that economically disadvantaged people do have the desire to work and be financially independent, but have not been provided with the proper incentives by the classic conception of welfare. As a result, participants must have been employed at least thirty hours a week to receive New Hope benefits. The benefits themselves would come from private local fundraising and grants from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor.

In order to provide incentives to work, the New Hope Project proposed four inter-related benefits. It sought to provide help for those seeking jobs, including the arrangement of Community Service Jobs for those participants unable to find work in the private sector. It sought to provide Wage Supplements that would put workers' families beyond 150% of the poverty level while not disadvantaging them with unworkable tax situations. Finally, it sought to provide reasonable health and child care to those participants who did not receive these benefits from their jobs.

Following the initial design period under the auspices of CFWA, the New Hope Project recruited a National Advisory Board of nationally recognized economic and social policy experts. The New Hope Project became incorporated and developed its own Board of Directors in 1992 while continuing to maintain ties with the CFWA.

In March of 1992, a pre-pilot group of fifty-two participants received New Hope Project benefits. This pre-pilot was designed to give the governing structure of the New Hope Project a working model with which to determine the specifics of the project's design as well as to make a preliminary evaluation. The pre-pilot was initially scheduled to last until 1994, but a few economic uncertainties caused it to last until 1995. Several independent agencies made evaluations of the New Hope model and the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) was selected to be the permanent, independent evaluator of the full-scale implementation of the project.

In August of 1994, the New Hope Project began its recruitment of participants. In order to facilitate the study and evaluation of this project, a control group was also recruited. These two groups were randomly selected from two zip codes in Milwaukee, 53208 on the Northside and 53204 on the Southside. The Social Science Research Facility of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee conducted a Neighborhood Research Survey to determine the demographics and awareness of the New Hope Project in the two areas. The two groups were equivalent in size, approximately 600 members in each group, and were periodically compared in order to determine the effects of the subsidies of the project.

The three year project began in December of 1995 and finished in December 1998. The project gained nationwide attention as the search for a viable replacement for welfare became more intense in the late 1990s. Several articles and independent reports have been created documenting the results and progress of the New Hope Project, and the MDRC continued to study the project and issues reports following its completion.

Executive Directors of the New Hope Project

1992-1993	Donald Sykes
1993-1997	Sharon Schulz
1997-2008	Julie Kerksick

The collection consists of the working files and records of the administration of the New Hope Project. It features board of directors meeting minutes and materials; contracts and agreements between the New Hope Project and the different agencies that assisted with providing Community Service Jobs, wage supplements, health care, and child care; National Advisory Board meeting minutes and reports; and the records of the MDRC with relation to the New Hope Project. These records also consist of various staff and committee reports, independent reports and evaluations of the New Hope Project, and correspondence with relevant figures in the attempts to institute welfare alternatives. Also included is some of the records and correspondence of the Congress for a Working America, both before and after the New Hope Project became an independent entity.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The New Hope Project donated the first set of records in March 1998 (no accession number assigned) and the second set in August 1999 (accession 1998-046). The New Hope Project donated additional materials in June 2001 (accession 2000-044) and January 2002 (accession 2001-050).

Processing Information

Richard Shrake, Amy Schindler, Leslie Heinrichs, Julie Kersson, Kathy Koch, Michael Rhodes, and Kathleen Strahan processed the collection at the Archives in May-August, 2000. Christel Maass and Lucy Waldrop processed accessions 2000-044 and 2001-050 from December 2008 to January 2009.

Deaccession Information

With permission of the New Hope Project, Michael Doylen deaccessioned 44 boxes of confidential case files On April 29, 2009.

Box   1 Folder   1	1996 Planning, 1996
Box   1 Folder   2	1997 Planning, 1997
Box   1 Folder   3	53208 Closing Letters, 1995
Box   1 Folder   4	Abt Associates, Evaluation of the New Hope Project: Cost Proposal, 1992
Box   1 Folder   5-6	Abt Associates, Evaluation of the New Hope Project: Technical Proposal, 1992
Box   1 Folder   7	Accounting Services, Correspondence, 1991-1992
Box   1 Folder   8	Ad Hoc Tax Committee, Rosters, 1992-1993, 1996
Box   1 Folder   9	Advisory Committee, Correspondence and Rosters, 1990, 1992-1993
Box   1 Folder   10	Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1993-1994
Box   1 Folder   11	Assembly Committee on Welfare Reform, Julie Kerksick Testimony, 1992
Box   1 Folder   12	Assessment of New Hope Pre-Pilot, 1995
Box   9 Folder   13	Assistant Director, Memos and Notes, 1990-1991
Box   1 Folder   16	Audited Financial Statements, 1992-1993
	Audits
Box   1 Folder   13	Coleman and Williams, 1994-1997
Box   1 Folder   14	Reilly, Penner and Benton, 1998
Box   1 Folder   15	Terrence K. Rice, 1993-1994
Box   1 Folder   17	Benefits and Support Services Subcommittee, Agenda, Roster and Correspondence, 1991, 1993, undated
	Benefits Processing
Box   1 Folder   18	Operation Manual, Working File, 1995
Box   1 Folder   19	Survey and Results, 1996
Box   1 Folder   20	Board and Staff Planning Day, Summary Report, 1995
	Board of Directors
Box   1 Folder   21	Board Member Duties, 1991, undated
Box   1 Folder   22	Board Member List, 1991-1998
	Board Members
Box   1 Folder   23	Berry, Miguel, 1991-1993
Box   1 Folder   24	Dee, Charlie, 1991-1992
Box   1 Folder   25	Deleon, Lenor Rosa, 1993-1998
Box   1 Folder   26	Kilgore, Earl, 1997-1998
Box   1 Folder   27	MacIver, John K., 1990-1997
Box   1 Folder   28	Reimer, David, 1993-1994
Box   1 Folder   29	Schrader, Tom, 1991-1993
Box   1 Folder   30	Schulz, Sharon, 1995-1997
Box   1 Folder   31	Board Retreat, 1993
Box   1 Folder   32	Committee Assignments, 1993, 1997-1999
Box   1 Folder   33	Conflict of Interest Policy, 1991, 1993, 1997
Box   1 Folder   34	General Correspondence, 1995-1996
Box   11 Folder   1	General Correspondence, 1997-1999
Box   1 Folder   35-44	Meeting Materials, 1992-1999
Box   11 Folder   2	Meeting Minutes, 1997-1999
Box   1 Folder   45	Minutes and Staff Reports, 1990-1991
Box   2 Folder   1	Miscellaneous, 1991
Box   2 Folder   2	Outgoing Correspondence, 1992-1993
Box   2 Folder   3	Resignations, 1997
Box   2 Folder   4	Thank You Letters to Resigning Board Members, 1992
Box   2 Folder   5	Brochures, English and Hmong, undated
Box   10 Folder   1	Budget, 1996
Box   2 Folder   6	Budget, 1997
	Budget
Box   2 Folder   7	Correspondence, 1994
Box   10 Folder   2	Information, 1993
Box   10 Folder   3	Information, 1995-1997
Box   10 Folder   4	Projection and Actuals, 1992
Box   11 Folder   3	Bylaws, 1991
Box   2 Folder   8	Bylaws, Restated, undated
Box   9 Folder   14	Campaign for Human Development, Grantee Report, 1990
Box   2 Folder   9	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Conference, 1996
Box   2 Folder   10	Center on Poverty Research, Correspondence, 1997
	Child Care
Box   2 Folder   11	Committee Minutes and Notes, 1995-1996
Box   2 Folder   12	File, 1996
Box   11 Folder   4	Information and Reports, 1996-1997
Box   2 Folder   13	Milwaukee County, 1995-1996
Box   2 Folder   14	Planning Council for Health and Human Services, 1996
Box   2 Folder   15	Rates and Co-Pays, 1993-1997
Box   2 Folder   16	Subsidy Analysis Project, 1996
Box   2 Folder   17	Voucher, undated
Box   2 Folder   18	W-2, 1996
Box   11 Folder   5	Clippings, 1997-1999, undated
Box   2 Folder   19	Committee Structures and Assignments, 1991, 1993
Box   2 Folder   20	Communications Task Force, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1995-1996
Box   2 Folder   21	Community Aid Reporting Service (CARS), 1996
Box   2 Folder   22	Community Based Organizations Questionnaire, undated
Box   2 Folder   23	Community Outreach Subcommittee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1992-1994
Box   2 Folder   24	Community Resource Information, undated
	Community Service Jobs
Box   2 Folder   25	Business Process Review, 1996
Box   2 Folder   26	Community Outreach Questionnaire, undated
Box   2 Folder   27	Correspondence and Forms, 1992-1996
Box   2 Folder   28	List of Sponsor Organizations and Jobs, undated
Box   11 Folder   6	Manual, 1998
Box   2 Folder   104-105	Manual, undated
Box   2 Folder   29	Memorandum, 1996
Box   2 Folder   30	Orientation Packet (Spanish), undated
	Participating Agencies
Box   2 Folder   31	16th Street Community Health Center, 1994
Box   2 Folder   32	4C - Community Coordinated Childcare, 1994
Box   2 Folder   33	Atkinson Capitol Teutonia Business Association Inc., undated
Box   2 Folder   34	Career Youth Development, 1993
Box   2 Folder   35	Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship, 1995
Box   2 Folder   36	CHANCE, 1995
Box   2 Folder   37	Community Relation, Social Development Commission, 1993
Box   2 Folder   38	CRT Inc., 1996
Box   2 Folder   39	Department of Public Instruction, WI Educational Opportunity Programs, 1995
Box   2 Folder   40	ESHAC, 1992
Box   2 Folder   41	Esperanza Unida, 1995
Box   2 Folder   42	Exchange Center, 1994
Box   2 Folder   43	Fair Lending Corporation, 1993
Box   2 Folder   44	Family Service of Milwaukee, 1994
Box   2 Folder   45	Goodwill, 1995
Box   2 Folder   46	Governor's Central Initiative, 1994
Box   2 Folder   47	Guest House of Milwaukee Inc., 1994
Box   2 Folder   48	Harambee Ombudsman Project, 1994
Box   2 Folder   49	Holton Youth Center YMCA, 1995
Box   2 Folder   50	Hope House, 1994
Box   2 Folder   51	Horizon House, 1994
Box   2 Folder   52	Housing Resources Inc., 1994
Box   2 Folder   53	Inner City Council on Alcoholism, 1994
Box   2 Folder   54	Institute of Child and Family Development, 1994
Box   2 Folder   55	Inter Faith Conference, 1996
Box   2 Folder   56	Journey House, 1994
Box   2 Folder   57	La Causa, 1994
Box   2 Folder   58	Latino Health Organization Inc., 1995
Box   2 Folder   59	Lighthouse Gospel Chapel, 1993
Box   2 Folder   60	Lisbon Avenue Neighborhood Development, 1996
Box   2 Folder   61	Milwaukee 9 to 5, 1993
Box   2 Folder   62	Milwaukee Achiever Program, 1996
Box   2 Folder   63	Milwaukee AIDS Project, 1994
Box   2 Folder   64	Milwaukee Center for Independence, 1995
Box   2 Folder   65	Milwaukee Christian Center, 1994
Box   2 Folder   66	Milwaukee Housing Assistance Corporation, 1995
Box   2 Folder   67	Milwaukee Indian Health Board, 1994
Box   2 Folder   68	Milwaukee Urban League, 1994
Box   2 Folder   69	Neighborhood House, 1994
Box   2 Folder   70	Neighborhood Housing Services, 1994
Box   2 Folder   71	Next Door Foundation, 1994
Box   2 Folder   72	Open Door Community Center Inc., 1994
Box   2 Folder   73	Open Gate, 1994
Box   2 Folder   74	Parent Education Project, 1996
Box   2 Folder   75	Parents Anonymous, 1994
Box   2 Folder   76	Parkside Housing Cooperative, 1995
Box   2 Folder   77	Penfield Children's Services, 1994
Box   2 Folder   78	Project Hope, 1992
Box   2 Folder   79	Project Respect, 1994
Box   2 Folder   80	Project Return, 1992
Box   2 Folder   81	Right Alternatives, 1994
Box   2 Folder   82	Salvation Army, 1995
Box   2 Folder   83	Second Harvest Food Bank, 1994
Box   2 Folder   84	SER-JOBS for Progress, 1995
Box   2 Folder   85	Shalom High School, 1994
Box   2 Folder   86	SHARE, 1996
Box   2 Folder   87	Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, 1992
Box   2 Folder   88	St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program, 1995
Box   2 Folder   89	Strive Foundation, 1994
Box   2 Folder   90	Task Force on Battered Women and Children, 1995
Box   2 Folder   91	UMOS, 1993
Box   2 Folder   92	United Community Center, 1994
Box   2 Folder   93	V. E. Carter Development Group, 1994
Box   2 Folder   94	Walker's Point Center for the Arts, 1994
Box   2 Folder   95	West End Community Association, 1994
Box   2 Folder   96	Westside Conservation Corporation, 1995
Box   2 Folder   97	Westside Housing Co-Op, 1994
Box   2 Folder   98	Wisconsin Correctional Service, 1994
Box   2 Folder   99	Wisconsin Employment Network Service Inc., 1994
Box   2 Folder   100	Wisconsin Job Service, 1994
Box   2 Folder   101	Women's Business Initiative Corporation, 1994
Box   2 Folder   102	Work for Wisconsin, 1994
Box   2 Folder   103	YWCA, 1995
Box   2 Folder   106	Publication, undated
Box   2 Folder   107	Report, 1995
Box   2 Folder   108	Sponsor Orientation, 1994
Box   2 Folder   109	Summary of Participants Who Left CSJ Employment, 1997
	Congress for a Working America
Box   3 Folder   1	Board of Directors Materials, 1990-1992
Box   3 Folder   2	Brewer Tailgate Fundraiser for the New Hope Project, 1991
Box   3 Folder   3-4	Budget, 1989-1990
Box   3 Folder   5	Budget, 1992
Box   3 Folder   6	Budgets and Proposals, 1992
Box   3 Folder   7	Colloquium on New Hope Project, 1991
Box   3 Folder   8	Correspondence, 1992
Box   3 Folder   9	Descriptive File, 1991
	Development Board
Box   9 Folder   15	Membership List, 1989
Box   3 Folder   10	Membership List, 1993
Box   9 Folder   16	Minutes, 1989-1990
Box   3 Folder   11	Executive Committee Members, undated
Box   3 Folder   12	IRS Name Change, 1983
Box   3 Folder   13	Lobby Report, 1991
Box   3 Folder   14	Long Range Planning Committee, 1991-1992
Box   3 Folder   15	New Hope Project Relationship Description, 1993
Box   3 Folder   16	Operating Procedures, 1993
Box   3 Folder   17	Organizational Plan, 1992
Box   3 Folder   18	Program Committee, 1991
Box   3 Folder   19	Program Objectives, 1988
Box   3 Folder   20	Programs, 1990-1992
Box   3 Folder   21	Welfare Alternative Project, 1988
Box   3 Folder   22	Congressional Correspondence, 1995-1997
Box   3 Folder   23	Congressional Delegation, Correspondence, 1989-1993
Box   10 Folder   5	Contingency Planning, 1997
Box   3 Folder   24	Contract with Block and Associates, Inc., 1993
Box   3 Folder   25	Contract with Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, 1994
Box   3 Folder   26	Contract with Kaiser Group, Inc., Correspondence, 1992-1994
Box   3 Folder   27	Contract with the College of Professional Studies at Marquette University, 1997
Box   3 Folder   28	Contract with William Durkin Associates, Inc. and Correspondence, 1994
Box   9 Folder   17	Conversation with Alan Werner, 1992
	Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   29	Incoming, 1991-1997
Box   3 Folder   30	Letter Sent to Wisconsin Legislators, 1991
Box   3 Folder   31	Milwaukee Area Community Groups, 1989-1995
Box   3 Folder   32	Outgoing, 1990-1994
Box   3 Folder   33	Cost Analysis, 1993-1995
Box   11 Folder   7	Creating New Hope: Context, Implementation, and Service Utilization in a Work-Based Anti-Poverty Program, 1997
Box   3 Folder   34	Data Meeting, Minutes, 1995
Box   3 Folder   35	Database, Correspondence, 1993-1994
Box   3 Folder   36	Demographic Information, 1993
	Department of Health and Human Services
Box   3 Folder   38	Correspondence, 1990, 1993
Box   3 Folder   39-40	Correspondence, 1994-1998
Box   3 Folder   41	Financial Assistance Award, 1994-1995
Box   3 Folder   37	Interim Reports, 1994-1995
	Department of Health and Social Services
Box   3 Folder   42	Correspondence, 1991-1993
Box   3 Folder   43	Office of Policy and Budget, Review of the Request for Proposal for Evaluation of the New Hope Project, 1992
Box   3 Folder   44	Department of Labor, Correspondence, 1993, 1996
Box   11 Folder   8	Dinner Dance, 1998
Box   3 Folder   45	Director's Report, 1994
Box   3 Folder   46	Earned Income Credit, Comparison of Petri Plan vs. Current Law, 1995
Box   3 Folder   47-48	Employment and Training Subcommittee, Agenda, Correspondence and Minutes, 1991-1995
Box   3 Folder   49	Employment Plan, 1995
Box   3 Folder   50	Ethnic Breakdown of New Hope Project, 1997
Box   3 Folder   51	Evaluating the New Welfare Reforms, 1996
	Evaluation
Box   3 Folder   52	Abt. Associates, 1992
Box   3 Folder   53	Bidders' Conference, 1992
Box   3 Folder   54	Bidders' Information, 1992
Box   3 Folder   55	Evaluation Committee Report, 1992
Box   3 Folder   56	Evaluation Proposal Rating Sheet, 1992
Box   3 Folder   57	Evaluation Mechanism, Welfare Alternative Project, 1988-1990
Box   3 Folder   58	La Follette Institute, 1990
Box   10 Folder   6	La Follette Institute, 1991
Box   3 Folder   59	La Follette Institute, Response to Request for Proposal, 1991
Box   3 Folder   60	Momentum Unlimited of Milwaukee Inc., Evaluation Report: Pilot Phase, 1993
Box   3 Folder   61	Process for Selecting the Principal Investigator, 1992
Box   3 Folder   62	Proposal Evaluations, 1992
Box   3 Folder   63	Request for Proposals for Evaluation of the New Hope Project, 1992
	Evaluation Committee
Box   3 Folder   64	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1991-1992
Box   3 Folder   65	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   3 Folder   66	Correspondence, 1991
Box   3 Folder   67	National Advisory Board, MacArthur Network, 1996
Box   3 Folder   68	Report, 1992
Box   3 Folder   69	Evaluation Community Outreach Committee, Agenda, Correspondence and Minutes, 1996-1998
Box   3 Folder   70	Evaluator Selection, Correspondence and Reports, 1992
	Executive Committee
Box   3 Folder   71	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1991-1992, 1994-1996
Box   3 Folder   72	Meeting Materials, 1992-1995
Box   3 Folder   73	Executive Director's Report, 1989, 1991-1992
Box   3 Folder   74	Facilitation Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1995
Box   3 Folder   75	Family Definition, 1993
Box   3 Folder   76	Family Service of Milwaukee, 1991
Box   3 Folder   77	Financial Statements, 1991-1993
Box   3 Folder   78	Financial Status Reports to DHSS, 1994-1995
Box   10 Folder   7	Financials for Fundraising, 1994
Box   3 Folder   79-80	Fiscal Management and Controls Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1991-1996, 1998
Box   3 Folder   81	Floor Plans of Office, undated
Box   4 Folder   1	Flyers, undated
Box   4 Folder   2	Focus Group, Correspondence, 1996
Box   4 Folder   3	Foreign Visitors to New Hope Project, Memorandums, 1997
Box   4 Folder   4	Forms, undated
	Foundation File
Box   4 Folder   5	Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1993
Box   4 Folder   6	Faye McBeath Foundation, 1990-1994, 1996
Box   4 Folder   7	Ford Foundation, 1987-1994
Box   4 Folder   8-9	Helen Bader Foundation, 1991-1996
Box   4 Folder   10	Milwaukee Foundation, 1987-1995
Box   4 Folder   11	Rockefeller Foundation, 1994-1995
Box   4 Folder   12-13	Fundraising, 1994-1995
Box   4 Folder   14-15	Fundraising, 1997
Box   4 Folder   16	Fundraising, Correspondence, 1990-1993
Box   4 Folder   17	Fundraising, Solicitation Options for New Hope Prospects, 1995
Box   4 Folder   18	Fundraising Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1989-1993
Box   11 Folder   9	General Correspondence, 1992-1999, undated
Box   4 Folder   19	General Mailing List, undated
Box   4 Folder   20	Goodwill Industries, Correspondence, 1993
	Greater Milwaukee Committee
Box   4 Folder   21	Meeting, 1996
Box   4 Folder   22	New Hope Project Review Task Force, 1990-1993
Box   4 Folder   23	Review Committee Notes, 1990
Box   4 Folder   24	Greenberg, Dave, Memo Regarding Some Reactions to Resumes of New Hope Participants, 1996
Box   4 Folder   25	Health Care, 1989
	Health Care
Box   4 Folder   26	Executive Benefits Company, 1993
Box   4 Folder   27	Family Health Plan, 1995-1996
Box   4 Folder   28	Health Maintenance Organizations, 1994
Box   4 Folder   29	Insurance Charting, 1993
Box   4 Folder   30	Managed Health Services, 1993-1994
Box   4 Folder   31	Milwaukee County Medical Assistance Delivery System, 1989
Box   4 Folder   32	Prime Care Health Plan, 1996
Box   4 Folder   33	Wisconsin Dental Services, 1996
Box   4 Folder   34	Health Care Finance Administration, Funds Dispersal, Correspondence, 1996-1999
Box   4 Folder   35	HMO Representative, Meeting Minutes, 1994
Box   4 Folder   36	Information Systems Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box   4 Folder   37	Informational Pamphlet, undated
Box   4 Folder   38	Internal Memo, 1995-1996
Box   4 Folder   39	International Institute of Wisconsin, Foreign Visitors, 1995-1996
Box   4 Folder   40	Investments, Reports and Correspondence, 1991, 1992
Box   4 Folder   41	Jesuit Volunteer Position Description, 1994
Box   4 Folder   42	Job Announcements, 1992
Box   4 Folder   43	Job Descriptions, undated
Box   4 Folder   44	Joint Finance Committee Hearings, Testimonies, 1995
Box   4 Folder   45	Joyce Foundation Grant, 1997
Box   4 Folder   46	June Update, 1995
Box   4 Folder   47	Kaiser Group, Software Development, 1993
Box   4 Folder   48	Kids Having Kids Conference, 1990
	La Follette Institute
Box   4 Folder   49	Consultant's Review Panel Report, 1991
Box   4 Folder   50	Contract and Correspondence, 1990-1996
Box   4 Folder   51	Las Noticias De New Hope, Newsletter, Spanish Edition, 1996-1997
Box   4 Folder   52	Latino Health Organization and Family Exchange Center, Correspondence, 1997
Box   4 Folder   53	Leadership for Jobs Project, 1991
Box   4 Folder   54	Lease, 1992
Box   4 Folder   55	Legislative Briefing and Dinner, 1996
Box   4 Folder   56	Legislative Fiscal Bureau, 1992-1995
Box   4 Folder   57	Legislative Mailing, 1995
Box   5 Folder   1	Legislative Outreach, 1991-1993
Box   5 Folder   2	Legislative Reference Bureau, 1991-1994
Box   5 Folder   3	Letter to Participants Regarding Benefits, 1996
Box   5 Folder   4	List of Community Group Contacts, 1992
Box   5 Folder   5	Listing of Office Locations for Job Agencies, Economic Support, Financial Planning Resource Specialists, 1996
Box   9 Folder   18	Lobbying Activities, 1991
Box   5 Folder   6-7	Lobbying Activities, 1992-1998
Box   5 Folder   8	Local Advisory Board, Correspondence, Notes and Rosters, 1992-1993, 1995-1996
Box   5 Folder   9	MacArthur Networks, Focus Groups, 1996
Box   5 Folder   10	Making "Wisconsin Works" Work: Suggestions From New Hope Project Experience, 1996
Box   5 Folder   11	Management Reports, 1995-1996
	MDRC
Box   5 Folder   12	Background Materials on the New Hope Evaluation Design, 1993
Box   5 Folder   13	Community Service Jobs Review and Planning Meetings, Correspondence, 1994
Box   5 Folder   14	Community Service Jobs Staff Meetings, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1996
Box   5 Folder   15	Contract, 1993-1994
Box   5 Folder   16	Contract, 1996, 1998
Box   5 Folder   17-21	Correspondence, 1988-1989, 1992-1998
Box   5 Folder   22	Data Analysis and Planning Meeting for the New Hope Project Impact Report, 1998
Box   5 Folder   23	Data Analysis and Planning Meeting II for the New Hope Project Impact Report, 1998
Box   5 Folder   24	Designing and Administering a Community Service Program Under TANF that Pays Wages, 1998
Box   5 Folder   25	Employment and Training Subcommittee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   5 Folder   26	Evaluation Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1994-1996
Box   5 Folder   27	Evaluation Contracts, Correspondence, 1995-1996
	Evaluation of the New Hope Project
Box   5 Folder   28	Budget Proposal, 1992
Box   12 Folder   1	Technical Proposal, 1992
Box   5 Folder   29	Fiscal Committee, Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   5 Folder   30	Implementation Report, Correspondence, 1995-1997
Box   5 Folder   31	Implementing the New Hope Project, 1993
Box   5 Folder   32	Income and Employment Effects on Children and Families, Consent Forms, Correspondence and Scripts, 1997-1998
Box   5 Folder   33	Invoice, Correspondence, 1998
Box   5 Folder   34	Issues Related to the Proposed Enhancement of the New Hope Project's Evaluation, 1995
Box   5 Folder   35	MacArthur Network Presentation, 1994
Box   5 Folder   36	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation 1992 Annual Report, 1992
Box   5 Folder   37	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation 1993 Annual Report, 1993
Box   5 Folder   38	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation 1994 Annual Report, 1994
Box   5 Folder   39	Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Correspondence, 1992-1993
Box   5 Folder   40	Meeting Notes, 1995
Box   5 Folder   41	National Advisory Board, Agenda and Correspondence, 1996
Box   5 Folder   42	Neighborhood Survey, Correspondence, 1994-1996
Box   5 Folder   43	New Hope and Welfare Reform, 1994
Box   5 Folder   44	New Hope Core Survey, 1996
Box   5 Folder   45	New Hope Evaluation, Correspondence and Reports, 1995
Box   5 Folder   46	New Hope Impact on Families and Children, Teacher Involvement Proposal, Correspondence, Report and Survey, 1996
Box   5 Folder   47	New Hope Neighborhood Survey Final Report,Report and Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   5 Folder   48	New Hope Personnel Policies, 1994, 1998
Box   5 Folder   49	New Hope Project Meeting, 1998
Box   5 Folder   50	New Hope Project Pilot Study, 1994
Box   5 Folder   51	New Hope Project Pre-Pilot Studies, undated
Box   5 Folder   52	New Hope Survey Pretest, Correspondence, Instructions, Report, 1996
Box   6 Folder   1	New Hope Survey Procurement Process, Correspondence, 1995-1996
Box   6 Folder   2	New Hope Wage Supplement Tables, 1994
Box   6 Folder   3	New Hope's Effects on Family Functioning and Children 1995
Box   6 Folder   4	Participant Focus Groups, Correspondence, 1995
Box   6 Folder   5	Personnel Committee, Agenda, Notes and Correspondence, 1994, 1996
Box   6 Folder   6	Policy Implementation Committee, Agenda, Notes and Correspondence, 1992-1994
Box   6 Folder   7	Program Closeout, 1997
Box   6 Folder   8	Proposal for an Enhancement of the Evaluation of the New Hope Project to Understand Program Effects on Children and Families, 1995
Box   6 Folder   9	Proposals for NHP Survey, Correspondence, 1995-1996
Box   6 Folder   10	Random Assignment Procedures Manual, undated
Box   6 Folder   11	Report on Financial Statements with Additional Information, Years Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, 1996
Box   6 Folder   12	Research Design for the New Hope Demonstration, 1994
Box   6 Folder   13	The New Hope Private Opinion Questionnaire, undated
Box   6 Folder   14	Unpaid Work Experience for Welfare Recipients, 1993
Box   6 Folder   15	Wage Supplements, Correspondence and Tables, 1993
Box   6 Folder   16	Westat, Assess the Economic and Family Impacts of the New Hope Project, 1996
Box   6 Folder   17	Westat, Assess the Economic and Family Impacts of the New Hope Project, Response, 1996
Box   6 Folder   18	Westat Survey, Correspondence, 1997
Box   6 Folder   19	Wisconsin Works, Correspondence, 1993, 1995-1996
Box   6 Folder   20	Milwaukee City and County, Correspondence, 1995
Box   6 Folder   21	Milwaukee Community Service Corps/New Hope Adult Crew Handbook, undated
Box   6 Folder   22-23	Milwaukee Urban Institute, Evaluation of the New Hope Project Volume One: Technical Proposal, 1992
Box   6 Folder   24	Milwaukee Urban Institute, Evaluation of the New Hope Project Volume Two: Business Proposal, 1992
Box   6 Folder   25	Moving the Story of Welfare Reform to Its Second Stage, Conference Correspondence, 1998
	National Advisory Board
Box   6 Folder   26	Agenda and Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box   6 Folder   27	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1995-1996
Box   6 Folder   28	Conference Call, 1999
Box   6 Folder   29	Correspondence, undated
Box   6 Folder   30-31	Meeting Materials, 1992-1997
Box   6 Folder   32	Meeting Transcript, 1992
	Member Files
Box   6 Folder   33	Blank, Rebecca, 1992-1993
Box   6 Folder   34	Ellwood, David, 1997-1998
Box   6 Folder   35	Fernandez, Roberto, 1997
Box   6 Folder   36	Hollister, Robinson, 1995
Box   6 Folder   37	Lawrence Mead, 1995
Box   6 Folder   38	Wiseman, Michael, 1992-1993, 1997
Box   6 Folder   39	Membership List, 1993-1997
Box   6 Folder   40	Memos, 1992-1993
Box   6 Folder   41	National Advisory Committee, Agenda and Correspondence, 1991-1993
Box   6 Folder   42	National Council of Crime and Delinquency, PASS Award, 1996
Box   6 Folder   43	New Hope and Welfare Reform, 1994
Box   6 Folder   44	New Hope Benefit Schedule: Making Adjustments for Inflation and for the Changes in EIC Benefits, 1997
Box   12 Folder   2	New Hope For Low-Income Workers, 1999
Box   6 Folder   45	New Hope Health Benefit Plan, 1994
Box   6 Folder   46	New Hope Neighborhood Survey, 1994
Box   6 Folder   47	New Hope News (Newsletter), English Edition, 1995-1998
Box   6 Folder   48	The New Hope Offer, 1996
Box   6 Folder   49	New Hope Private Opinion Questionnaire, undated
Box   6 Folder   50	The New Hope Project, An Anti-Poverty Alternative, 1992
	New Hope Project
Box   6 Folder   51	Annual Report, 1996-1997
Box   6 Folder   52	Building Bridges to Work, 1993
Box   9 Folder   19	Committee Structure, 1991
Box   10 Folder   8	Forms, Blank, undated
Box   6 Folder   53	Newsletter, 1995
Box   9 Folder   20	Outline of History of Project, 1991
Box   9 Folder   21	Pre-Pilot Studies, 1991
Box   6 Folder   54	Pre-Pilot Summary, 1995
Box   6 Folder   55	Updates, 1992-1993, 1995
Box   6 Folder   56	New Hope Project Implementation: Program Planning, Development and Operations for the New Hope Project, 1993
	New Hope Survey
Box   6 Folder   57	Additional Materials, 1996
Box   10 Folder   9	CFS Child, undated
Box   6 Folder   58-60	CFS Child, Answer Booklets, undated
Box   6 Folder   61	CFS Parent, Answer Books, undated
Box   10 Folder   10	Core and CFS Parent, undated
Box   6 Folder   62	New Hope's Effects on Family Functioning and Children, 1995
Box   7 Folder   1	Nominating Committee, Correspondence, 1992
Box   7 Folder   2	Office Move, Correspondence, 1996
Box   7 Folder   3	Offner Response Group, Correspondence, 1993
Box   7 Folder   4	Operating Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1991-1993, 1997-1998
Box   7 Folder   5-6	Operating Procedures Manual, 1992-1993
Box   7 Folder   7	Operations Manual, 1996
Box   7 Folder   8	Operations Manual, Update, 1996
Box   7 Folder   9	Organizational Charts, 1995-1997
Box   7 Folder   10	Outreach Team Meeting, Agenda, Minutes, Contact Lists, 1995
Box   7 Folder   11	Outreach Update, 1995
Box   7 Folder   12	Participant Advisory Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1992-1993
Box   7 Folder   13	Participant Board Meeting, Correspondence and Minutes, 1992-1994, 1999
Box   7 Folder   14	Participant Comparison Report of AFDC/NHP Data, Memorandum, 1995
Box   7 Folder   15	Participant Comparison Report of DILHR/NHP Data, 1995
Box   7 Folder   16	Participant Data Forms, undated
Box   7 Folder   17	Participant Earnings Comparison: DWD vs. NHP Income Records, undated
Box   9 Folder   22	Participant Handbook, 1990
Box   7 Folder   18	Participant Handbook and Orientation Packet, undated, 1995
Box   7 Folder   19	Participant Planning Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1995
Box   7 Folder   20	Participant Survey, 53204 Zip Code, South Side Office, undated
Box   7 Folder   21	Participant Survey, 53204 and 53215 Zip Codes, Mailed In, undated
Box   7 Folder   22	Participant Survey, 53204 and 53215 Zip Codes, North Side Office, undated
Box   7 Folder   23	Participant Survey, 53208 Zip Code, South Side Office, undated
Box   7 Folder   24	Participant Survey, 53208 and 53210 Zip Codes, Mailed In, undated
Box   7 Folder   25	Participant Survey, 53208 and 53210 Zip Codes, North Side Office, undated
Box   7 Folder   26	Participant Survey, Unmarked, undated
Box   7 Folder   27	Participant Survey Responses, undated
Box   7 Folder   28	Participant Weekly Status Summarized Report, 1992-1994
Box   7 Folder   29	Personnel Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   7 Folder   30	Personnel Policies, 1994
Box   7 Folder   31	Photograph, Unidentified, undated
Box   7 Folder   32	Planning Council for Health and Human Services, City of Milwaukee's Community Housing Affordability Strategy Focus Group, 1993
Box   7 Folder   33	Planning Day, 1991
Box   7 Folder   34	Policy Committee, Correspondence, 1992
	Policy Implementation Committee
Box   7 Folder   35	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1991-1993
Box   7 Folder   36	Agenda, Minutes and Correspondence, 1995-1997
Box   7 Folder   37	Preliminary Evaluation Report, Pilot Phase, 1993
Box   7 Folder   38	Pre-Pilot Experience Summary, 1992
Box   7 Folder   39	Pre-Pilot Notes and Correspondence, 1988-1991
Box   7 Folder   40	Pre-Pilot Summary, 1995
Box   7 Folder   41	Presentation for Grant Abert and Nancy Ward, Fundraising Proposal, 1994
Box   7 Folder   42	Press Coverage, 1991-1997, undated
Box   7 Folder   43	Press Releases, 1993-1995
Box   7 Folder   44	Private Industry Council, Contract and Correspondence, 1992, 1994, 1996
Box   9 Folder   23	Program Committee, Minutes, 1991
Box   7 Folder   45	Program Goals, 1997
Box   7 Folder   46	Program Staff Meeting, Agenda and Minutes, 1994-1996
Box   7 Folder   47	Program Staff Outreach Questionnaires, undated
Box   7 Folder   48	Program Summary Report, 1997
Box   7 Folder   49	Progress Reports, 1995-1996
Box   7 Folder   50	Project New Hope Neighborhood Effects, undated
Box   7 Folder   51	Project Representative Manual, undated
Box   7 Folder   52	Project Start-Up Timeline, 1994
Box   7 Folder   53	Project Updates, 1992-1993, 1995
Box   7 Folder   54	Promotional Packet, undated
Box   7 Folder   55	Proposal for an Enhancement of the Evaluation of the New Hope Project to Understand Program Effects on Children and Families, A, 1995
Box   7 Folder   56	Proposal to the Office of Community Services, Application and Correspondence, 1990
Box   7 Folder   57	Proposals for Training Services, 1994
Box   7 Folder   58	Public Phase Campaign Plan for the New Hope Project, 1994
Box   7 Folder   59	Public Relations Campaign Reports, 1995
Box   7 Folder   60	Putting It All Together, undated
Box   7 Folder   61	Report on Financial Statements with Additional Information, 1994-1995
Box   7 Folder   62	Report on Jobs Training Workshop for NHP Participants, undated
Box   7 Folder   63	Research Design for the New Hope Demonstration, 1994
Box   7 Folder   64	Review of NHP Policy Relevance to Welfare Reform in '95, 1995
Box   7 Folder   65	Search Committee, Correspondence, 1993
Box   7 Folder   66	Self-Employed Participants, Correspondence, 1994
Box   7 Folder   67	South Side Office Opening, Announcements and Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   7 Folder   68	Staff Capacity BLDG Discussion, undated
Box   7 Folder   69-70	Staff Meetings, Agendas and Minutes, 1992-1993
Box   8 Folder   1-3	Staff Meetings, Agendas and Minutes, 1994-1999
Box   8 Folder   5	Staff Transition, Correspondence, 1998
Box   8 Folder   4	Staff Training, Correspondence and Schedule, 1992-1994
Box   8 Folder   6	State Budget Funding, Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box   8 Folder   7	State Department of Workforce Development/New Hope Project Participant Comparison Reports, 1995-1998
Box   8 Folder   8	Status Report Summaries, 1995-1996
Box   8 Folder   9	Sublease Agreement, 1996
Box   9 Folder   24	Suggested Contract Language for the State of Wisconsin, undated
Box   8 Folder   10	Summary of New Hope's Usefulness to Welfare Reform, 1997
Box   8 Folder   11	Summary of NHP Policy Decisions, 1994
Box   8 Folder   12	Survey, Parent and Family Measures Under Consideration, undated
Box   8 Folder   13	Tax Forms, 1991
Box   8 Folder   14	Testimonial Letters, 1995
Box   8 Folder   15	Testimony Before Joint Finance Committee, 1995
Box   8 Folder   16	Testing Procedures for Files, undated
Box   8 Folder   17	Transportation Services, Agreement, 1995
Box   8 Folder   18	Understanding, Evaluating and Sharing New Hope, Conference Agenda, 1997-1998
Box   8 Folder   19	United Way Community Initiatives Fund, Correspondence and Proposal, 1990
Box   8 Folder   20	Urban Institute, Correspondence, 1990-1993
Box   8 Folder   21	Voices of Hope, Newsletter, 1993
Box   8 Folder   22	W-2 (Wisconsin Works), Comparison with New Hope, 1995-1996
Box   8 Folder   23	W-2 (Wisconsin Works), Policy Recommendations, 1997
	Wage Supplement
Box   8 Folder   24	Addendum to Wage Supplement Explanation, 1992
Box   8 Folder   25-27	Correspondence, 1992-1996
Box   8 Folder   28	Monthly Wage Supplement Tables, 1996
Box   9 Folder   1	Tables, 1992
Box   9 Folder   2	Tables, 1994
Box   10 Folder   11	Tables, 1995-1997
Box   9 Folder   3	Welfare Alternative Project, Correspondence, 1988-1989
Box   9 Folder   4	Welfare Reform in Wisconsin: What Have We Learned So Far? Conference Correspondence and Program, 1998
Box   9 Folder   5	Welfare Reform, Correspondence, Responses to Letter of Sherry Singer, 1985
Box   9 Folder   6	Welfare Reform, Proposals, 1994
Box   9 Folder   7	Welfare Reform Projects, Comparisons, undated
Box   9 Folder   8	Welfare Reform Work Group, Chicago, Unidentified Photos, 1993
Box   9 Folder   9	Who Got New Hope? 1997
Box   9 Folder   10	Wisconsin Ethics Board Lobbying Report, 1993-1996
Box   9 Folder   11	Wiskids Count Milwaukee Project: Is New Hope New?, 1993
Box   9 Folder   12	Zeidler, Frank P., Correspondence