Workfare in Rural America: The West Virginia Experience.

Ginsberg, Leon H.; Meehan, Kevin J.

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ERIC Number: EJ362759

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Workfare in Rural America: The West Virginia Experience.

Ginsberg, Leon H.; Meehan, Kevin J.

Human Services in the Rural Environment, v10 n4, v11 n1 p22-28 Spr-Sum 1987

Describes West Virginia's Community Work Experience Program, a work requirement program for public assistance recipients. Examines issues workfare raised in a rural context, explains why West Virginia avoided the controversy usually associated with such programs, and notes benefits including improved images for welfare workers, recipients, and service agencies. (JHZ)

Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Services, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Rural Areas, Rural Economics, State Programs, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Work Experience Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1981

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