Steady Work and Better Jobs [microform] : How To Help Low-Income Parents Sustain Employment and Advance in the Workforce. A How-To Guide. ReWORKing Welfare: Technical Assistance for States and Localities / Julie Strawn and Karin Martinson
- Bib ID:
- 5671401
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Strawn, Julie
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED443008
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000
- 176 p.
- Summary:
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This guide focuses on these two key challenges that states and localities have identified as important for the long-term success of welfare reform and work force development efforts: helping low-income parents sustain employment (steady work) and advance in the work force (better jobs). The guide consists of five parts and is structured to facilitate its use as a resource for policymakers, program administrators, and staff. Part I is an introduction and summary of key points. Part II reviews program evaluation and labor market research on the experiences of welfare recipients in the workforce and identifies factors that are linked to sustaining employment and advancing to better jobs. Part III draws on research and program experience to suggest lessons for how to implement work supports, such as wage supplements and post-employment case management. Part IV draws on research and program experience to suggest lessons for implementing job advancement strategies. Part V focuses on supportive services, such as child care, health care, and transportation. Throughout the guide, information is organized into bulleted material that highlights key points and checklists that denote specific suggestions for readers. The guide also provides numerous examples of state and local initiatives. Appendixes include supplementary figures and tables; contact information for 71 organizations; and 236 references. (YLB)
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- Availability: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 16 East 34 Street, New York, New York 10016. Tel: 212-532-3200. For full text: http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2000/SteadyWorkGuide.pdf.
- Sponsoring Agency: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
- Sponsoring Agency: Mott (C.S.) Foundation, Flint, MI.
- Sponsoring Agency: Ford Foundation, New York, NY. International Urbanization Survey.
- Sponsoring Agency: Alcoa Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Sponsoring Agency: George Gund Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
- Sponsoring Agency: James G. Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA.
- Sponsoring Agency: David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA.
- Sponsoring Agency: California Wellness Foundation.
- Sponsoring Agency: Welfare Information Network, Washington, DC.
- Sponsoring Agency: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO.
- ERIC Note: Also funded by the Ambrose Morell Foundation, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, and the states of Oregon, Washington, and West Virginia.
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- Publication date:
- 2000
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