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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document presents the record of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Demonstration Partnership Program (DPP), part of the Community Services Block Grant Act. The program offers community action agencies the opportunity to test new methods for reducing dependency and fostering self-sufficiency among the poor. Six agency representatives…
Descriptors: Community Action, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Federal Legislation
Muth, Richard – 1966
The study attempts to evaluate the efficiency of two types of alternative programs aimed at increasing the incomes of poor families. It deals with programs involving education and training as well as those which represent direct measures for increasing family income. In order to compare such programs, a common measure of efficiency is needed. The…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Family Income
Jones, Bert; And Others – 1969
This joint investigation involving the Omaha Job Corps Center for Women and the Marquette Job Corps Center for Women assessed the remedial reading programs of the two centers. A major objective was to provide Job Corps norms for the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, Survey E, forms 1M and 2M. Each center designated control and experimental groups.…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Group Norms, Job Training, Poverty Programs
Peer reviewedBovard, James – Society, 1989
Examines the development of Federal job training programs, including the Job Corps, the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Argues that these programs have actually harmed participants and wasted millions of tax dollars. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Federal Programs, Job Training
Romero, Carol J. – 1994
A study examined the effectiveness of programs funded under Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in raising female recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) above poverty. Data about the employment/earnings outcomes of nearly 6,500 women from 150 JTPA service delivery areas in 11 states who participated in a…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Macht, Lee B. – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Organizations
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1986
At this hearing questions of unemployment compensation, job training, minimum wage, and statistics gathering of the Bureau of Labor Statistics were considered. Points made included the following: while minorities are overrepresented among the poor, most poor people are white; most poor people are also women, possibly because they have less access…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment, Employment Statistics, Federal Aid
Carlin, Thomas A.; And Others – 1979
The two papers in this document were prepared in response to requests by the Department of Agriculture and the White House staff for briefs on welfare and poverty issues. The first paper, "The Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal: Impact on Rural Areas" by Robert Hoppe, discusses major provisions of (1) the proposed Welfare Reform…
Descriptors: Definitions, Employment Opportunities, Farmers, Federal Legislation
CHILD, ROBERT; LERNER, MANDEL – 1966
A THREE DAY CONFERENCE TRAINED NEW NONPROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE SHAWNEE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AN ANTIPOVERTY AGENCY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. TRAINING GOALS WERE TO DEVELOP (1) GREATER AWARENESS OF SELF AND EFFECT ON OTHERS, (2) TEAMWORK SKILLS IN WORKING IN GROUPS, (3) AWARENESS OF SKILLS IN THE HELPING PROCESS, AND (4) PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Strategies, Force Field Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
BENJAMIN, JUDITH G.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE HIRING AND TRAINING POLICIES OF VARIOUS MANPOWER PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED. THE MANPOWER OBJECTIVES OF EMPLOYING NONPROFESSIONALS IN ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS POSE SPECIAL PROBLEMS NOT NORMALLY FACED BY EMPLOYERS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT, RESTRICTING EMPLOYMENT TO RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL PROGRAM TARGET AREAS, IMPOSES GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON THE…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Employment Problems, Indigenous Personnel, Job Training
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1987
This resource manual prepared for the Baltimore City Public Schools describes local programs that provide services in the following areas: (1) child and sexual abuse; (2) counseling; (3) education and careers; (4) employment and training; (5) health; (6) housing; (7) parenting and child care; (8) recreation; (9) runaways and homeless; (10) teen…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Child Abuse, Church Programs, Community Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1967
This document is the full text of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 to Public Law 90-222. These amendments authorize funds for continuation of programs begun under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 which established the Job Corps and the work and training program for youth and adults, the special impact programs, and the urban and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Day Care, Employment, Federal Aid
Chilman, Catherine; Grotberg, Edith H., Ed. – 1971
An overview is given of conditions linked to the causes and perpetuation of poverty. These factors include large family size, unemployment, lack of education, and social and personal disorganization. Family planning services are important but by themselves tend to be ineffective and programs should be launched which would improve the total life…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics, Family Problems
Hendra, Richard; Michalopoulos, Charles; Bloom, Dan – 2001
The Connecticut Jobs First welfare reform initiative, implemented statewide in 1996, includes a 21-month time limit on cash assistance, generous financial work incentives, and other features. Its primary goal is to reduce welfare use and increase self-sufficiency through work. To facilitate evaluation of the program, between January 1996 and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Disadvantaged, Employment Potential
Direct linkBrock, Thomas; Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Hamilton, Gayle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Presents the results of a national study examining effectiveness of employment- and education-focused welfare-to-work programs. Considers the implications for community colleges, particularly training for quick employment versus stable jobs that pay a living wage. Concludes that, compared with other institutions, community colleges have the most…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
