Welfare Reform & Poverty Issues

Recent Publications

Job Prospects for Welfare Recipients: Employers Speak Out, Marsha Regenstein, Jack A. Meyer, and Jennifer Dickemper Hicks, Occasional Paper Number 10, prepared for and published by the Urban Institute, July 1998. Report on a national survey of 500 employers in industries likely to to significant numbers of entry-level workers to determine their practices and attitudes with respect to hiring welfare recipients. Also reports on survey of similar employers in Milwaukee and Los Angeles. The report is available in PDF* format or can be ordered from the Urban Institute at 202 833-7200.

Options to Assure Access to Health Care for People Leaving Welfare for Work, Jack A. Meyer and Sharon Silow-Carroll. Prepared for The Annie E. Casey Foundation, September 1996. Develops a series of policy options for state and federal officials to help people make the transition from welfare to work without losing health coverage. Highlights promising state initiatives and private sector models. (This document can be downloaded in PDF format.* It is also available in html format.)

Welfare-to-Work in Indianapolis: A Preliminary Evaluation, Jack A. Meyer, Nancy S. Bagby and Marilyn E. Klotz. Prepared for the City of Indianapolis & Indianapolis Private Industry Council, September 1996. Evaluates an innovative program in which government enters into performance-based contracts with private organizations to place welfare recipients in jobs. Recommends ways to reduce attrition, build in accountability, and improve successful job placement and retention. (This document can be downloaded in PDF format.)*

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