Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) are self-managed accounts of $3,000 offered to select recipients of Unemployment Insurance benefits to support individual choice and control in reemployment services and promote a quick return to work. PRAs can be used to purchase training, intensive career...

This report presents findings from an evaluation of the National Farmworker Jobs Program. Authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the program serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents by offering services such as case management, skills training, and related...

Details findings from a study of a program that provides retention and advancement services to clients who obtain jobs but continue to receive cash assistance. Notes that a major challenge was low participation rates.

Drawing on the industry that designs incentives for private-sector corporations, this paper explores incentives as a potential strategy for promoting job retention and advancement among disadvantaged workers. The paper, which provides a step-by-step process for designing incentive programs to...

Examines six transitional jobs programs to provide insights into the model and its potential for serving hard-to-employ TANF recipients. Notes that these programs, which expand on the "work first" approach by providing a wage, a more flexible environment, and individualized services, can help...

This report presents findings from an evaluation of the National Farmworker Jobs Program. Authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the program serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents by offering services such as case management, skills training, and related...

Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) are self-managed accounts of $3,000 offered to select recipients of Unemployment Insurance benefits to support individual choice and control in reemployment services and promote a quick return to work.