Cooney, Kate.
The Implementation of a “Work First” Welfare-to-Work Program in a Changing Environment [electronic resource] / Kate Cooney MSW &Dale Weaver PhD. - pp. 33-54.
Current welfare-to-work programs grapple with the issue of putting welfare recipients to work immediately or investing in long-term education and training. Because of the 1996 welfare reform time limits, “work first” approaches are predominating. This paper examines the innovative program developed by Goodwill Industries of Southern California, which meets the challenges of implementing a work first model with a low-skill Spanish-speaking population, while also providing services to overcome barriers to employment. This is accomplished in the context of a unique profit-generating business enterprise, which makes program participants both clients and employees.
Mode of access: Internet.
Welfare, work first, welfare reform, Goodwill, human capital
The Implementation of a “Work First” Welfare-to-Work Program in a Changing Environment [electronic resource] / Kate Cooney MSW &Dale Weaver PhD. - pp. 33-54.
Current welfare-to-work programs grapple with the issue of putting welfare recipients to work immediately or investing in long-term education and training. Because of the 1996 welfare reform time limits, “work first” approaches are predominating. This paper examines the innovative program developed by Goodwill Industries of Southern California, which meets the challenges of implementing a work first model with a low-skill Spanish-speaking population, while also providing services to overcome barriers to employment. This is accomplished in the context of a unique profit-generating business enterprise, which makes program participants both clients and employees.
Mode of access: Internet.
Welfare, work first, welfare reform, Goodwill, human capital
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG
Lee Yan Fong Library
325-329 Lai Chi Kok Road, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, HONG KONG