Provides information on the early design, operations, and implementation of the welfare-to-work grants program, finding a special emphasis on supported employment and increased attention to job retention in some programs. Available in HTML format at ttp://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/wtw-imp00/index.htm.

Examines local WtW evaluation sites as the end of the grant period nears. Found that administrators were quite positive about the program, saying that it improved interaction between WIA and TANF agencies, increased local program capacity to serve welfare recipients and noncustodial parents in...

Describes service delivery in eleven sites, noting that most sites offered multiple programs and had complex organizational structures, with varying degrees of coordination with TANF agencies. Three program models predominated in these 11 sites: 1) enhanced direct employment, 2)...

Examines local WtW evaluation sites as the end of the grant period nears. Found that administrators were quite positive about the program, saying that it improved interaction between WIA and TANF agencies, increased local program capacity to serve welfare recipients and noncustodial parents in...

Describes service delivery in eleven sites, noting that most sites offered multiple programs and had complex organizational structures, with varying degrees of coordination with TANF agencies. Three program models predominated in these 11 sites: 1) enhanced direct employment, 2)...

Policy interest and support for increasing the positive involvement of fathers in their children's lives has increased substantially in recent years, with a dedicated federal funding stream for responsible fatherhood programs.

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...

This issue brief provides examples of key strategies for creating a common intake process for customers throughout the workforce system. It provides examples of state and local tools, processes, and policies designed to create or improve integrated intake, and includes an annotated list of...