Descriptor
| Job Placement | 2 |
| Job Training | 2 |
| State Programs | 2 |
| Welfare Agencies | 2 |
| Welfare Recipients | 2 |
| Welfare Services | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Agency Cooperation | 1 |
| Change | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Community Colleges | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Personal Responsibility and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Weissert, Carol S., Ed. – 2000
This book examines welfare reform, occasioned by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which abolished Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It is based on research in Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan that…
Descriptors: Adults, Change, Children, Compliance (Legal)
Curtis, LeaAnn; Murphrey, Suzanne – 1991
The federally mandated welfare program Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) was preceded in Kansas by KANWORK, a pilot effort in four counties designed to initiate job preparedness and esteem-building programs. KANWORK, which was to be mandatory for certain public assistance recipients, included education, job skills training, job readiness…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Employment Programs
