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Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation Of The Wejt And Cwep Programs (1993), John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation Of The Wejt And Cwep Programs (1993), John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
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In 1986 the Wisconsin Legislature authorized the Department of Health and Social Services to implement pilot programs to test the effectiveness of two approaches aimed at reducing AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) dependency and increasing the economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin families. Two types of county level programs were established: a Work Experience and Job Training program (WEJT) to test the effectiveness of a “workfare” requirement combined with an extensive array of services, and a "workfare" program (called the Community Work Experience Program, CWEP) which would require county AFDC recipients to participate in unpaid community service jobs. The Employment …