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Download full textBloom, Howard S.; Riccio, James A.; Verma, Nandita; Walter, Johanna – MDRC, 2005
Can a multicomponent employment initiative that is located in public housing developments help residents work, earn more money, and improve their quality of life? The Jobs-Plus Community Revitalization Initiative for Public Housing Families (Jobs-Plus, for short) sought to achieve these ambitious goals in difficult environments. Operated as a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Income, Welfare Recipients, Community Involvement
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center for Children in Poverty. – 1993
This report discusses child-care needs and consumer education for low-income families, the types and value of information they receive when participating in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, the different approaches to child-care consumer education, case studies on the child-care practices that are detrimental as well as those…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Day Care, Educational Quality, Family Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
This report presents information concerning jobs funded through the College Work-Study (CWS) program, a program that provides part-time employment to students needing financial assistance to help defray the costs of attending a postsecondary educational institution. Almost 95 percent of the students' CWS earnings for the 12-month period ending…
Descriptors: College Students, Employment Opportunities, Financial Needs, Higher Education
