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Social Welfare

Randall W. Eberts

2015

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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The Use Of Profiling To Target Services In State Welfare-To-Work Programs: An Example Of Process And Implementation, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

The Use Of Profiling To Target Services In State Welfare-To-Work Programs: An Example Of Process And Implementation, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

The purpose of this paper is to provide preliminary information about the design of a pilot project to test the efficacy of profiling and referring welfare-to-work participants. Welfare reform requires welfare recipients, with few exceptions, to participate in work activities and ultimately become economically self-sufficient. Welfare recipients possess a wide variation in job readiness skills, ranging from those who are ready and able to work to those who face significant barriers to employment. The challenge of the local administrator of welfare-to-work programs is to target services to those who need them the most. Yet, most programs provide the same services …


Welfare To Work: Local Observations On A National Issue, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Welfare To Work: Local Observations On A National Issue, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Targeting Welfare-To-Work Services Using Statistical Tools, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Targeting Welfare-To-Work Services Using Statistical Tools, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.