Svihula, Judie.

Fostering Neighborhood Involvement in Workforce Development The Alameda County Neighborhood Jobs Pilot Initiative / [electronic resource] : Judie Svihula MSW &Michael J. Austin PhD. - pp. 55-72.

One of the challenges in welfare reform implementation is to provide neighborhood outreach and assistance to unemployed individuals. This case study tells the story of three neighborhoods as they implemented a public-private neighborhood jobs pilot initiative (NJPI). The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with Alameda County Social Services Agency, supplied seed money for the NJPI to develop “one-stop” employment resource centers. The article describes how the neighborhoods implemented the NJPI, as well as common strengths and challenges, and lessons learned from the NJPI experience.


Mode of access: Internet.

Interagency collaboration, neighborhood development, one-stop service center, welfare reform

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