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Evaluating Grants to Build Collaborations Between the Workforce Investment System and Faith- and Community-Based Organizations.

McConnell, Sheena; Derr, Michelle; Burwick, rew; Max, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

This report provides initial findings from Mathematica’s evaluation, based on information about grantees’ activities collected from interviews with staff at workforce investment boards, intermediaries, One-Stop Career Centers, and FBCOs during the first-quarter of 2005. It describes...

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The Role of Intermediaries in Linking TANF Recipients With Jobs.

Pavetti, LaDonna; Derr, Michelle; Anderson, Jacquelyn; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

Examines welfare offices' use of "intermediaries"--private or public organizations that act as brokers between the welfare system and employers--noting that a broad range of organizations act as intermediaries, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public sector agencies, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924501

Building Relationships Between the Workforce Investment System and Faith-Based and Community Organizations.

McConnell, Sheena; Burwick, rew; Derr, Michelle; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

This report provides a foundation for Mathematica’s evaluation by reviewing the literature concerning partnerships between the workforce investment system and FBCOs. The report describes what is already known about the benefits of collaborations, as well as barriers and promotion strategies.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925084

Employer Resource Networks: Uniting Businesses and Public Partners to Improve Job Retention and Advancement for Low-Wage Workers.

Derr, Michelle; Holcomb, Pamela - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

This issue brief describes the Employer Resource Network (ERN), an innovative, employer-based model that pulls together a consortium of small- to mid-size businesses to provide job retention services, work supports, and training opportunities for entry-level employees, many of whom are receiving...

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Examining a New Model for Prisoner Re-Entry Services: The Evaluation of Beneficiary Choice.

Bellotti, Jeanne; Derr, Michelle; Berk, Jillian; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This report describes the Employment and Training Administration’s Beneficiary Choice model, which offers ex-offenders a choice of community-based programs to help them reintegrate into their communities. The report discusses participants’ ability to find employment and remain free of crime...

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Using TANF Funds to Support Subsidized Youth Employment: The 2010 Summer Youth Employment Initiative.

Rosenberg, Linda; Angus, Megan Hague; Pickens, Cassandra; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

In summer 2010, state and local Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and workforce agencies partnered to plan and administer summer youth employment initiatives. This study examines qualitative data collected in 10 local sites across seven states to describe these partnerships,...

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A Labor Mobility Agenda for Development

Clemens, Michael - 2010

globalization of almost all factors of production—except labor. So far, this policy has failed to cause the living standards of most … people in most developing countries to converge with living standards in rich countries. But the globalization of labor … forward is for rich countries to greatly open up legal pathways for temporary labor movement. …

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Skill Flow: A Fundamental Reconsideration of Skilled-Worker Mobility and Development

Clemens, Michael - 2009

Large numbers of doctors, engineers, and other skilled workers from developing countries choose to move to other countries. Do their choices threaten development? The answer appears so obvious that their movement is most commonly known by the pejorative term “brain drain.” This paper...

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Building Relationships Between the Workforce Investment System and Faith-Based and Community Organizations: A Background Paper

McConnell, Sheena; Burwick, Andrew; Derr, Michelle; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

This report provides a foundation for Mathematicaâ€™s evaluation by reviewing the literature concerning partnerships between the workforce investment system and FBCOs. The report describes what is already known about the benefits of collaborations, as well as barriers and promotion strategies.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144873

Evaluating Grants to Build Collaborations Between the Workforce Investment System and Faith- and Community-Based Organizations: Early Findings

McConnell, Sheena; Derr, Michelle; Burwick, Andrew; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

This report provides initial findings from Mathematicaâ€™s evaluation, based on information about granteesâ€™ activities collected from interviews with staff at workforce investment boards, intermediaries, One-Stop Career Centers, and FBCOs during the first-quarter of 2005. It...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144923