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US Financial Literacy and Education Commission, 2017
This resource guide is for financial institutions interested in enhancing financial capability through partnerships with youth employment programs. It maps out how and why financial institutions can help young people achieve greater financial well-being and employment success. This document highlights youth employment programs funded under the…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Youth Programs, Employment Programs, Financial Support
Gould-Werth, Alix; Shaefer, H. Luke – National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, 2012
Unemployment Insurance (UI) is the major social insurance program that protects against lost earnings resulting from involuntary unemployment. Existing literature finds that low-earning unemployed workers experience difficulty accessing UI benefits. The most prominent policy reform designed to increase rates of monetary eligibility, and thus UI…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Insurance, Income, Eligibility
Jones, Linda O. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Over 10% of residents in the District of Columbia (D.C.) are unemployed, and over 197,000 of D.C. residents are constrained by low levels of literacy and workforce skills. With such low-skills, stagnant workers--those with the lowest level of literacy, computer and employment skills--are living in a cycle of poverty and economic instability.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Urban Areas, Unemployment