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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. During the 1990s, growing demands to end chronic welfare dependency culminated in the 1996 federal welfare-to-work reforms. But regardless of welfare reform, the United States has always been home to a large population of working poor--people who remain poor even when they work and do not receive welfare. In a concentrated effort to address the problems of the working poor, a coalition of community activists and business leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched New Hope, an experimental program that boosted employment among the city's poor while reducing poverty and improving children's lives. In Higher Ground, Greg Duncan, Aletha Huston, and Thomas Weisner provide a compelling look at how New Hope can serve as a model for national anti-poverty policies. New Hope was a social contract--not a welfare program--in which participants were required to work a minimum of thirty hours a week in order to be eligible for earnings supplements and health and child care subsidies. All participants had access to career counseling and temporary community service jobs. Drawing on evidence from surveys, public records of employment and earnings, in-depth interviews, and ethnographic observation, Higher Ground tells the story of this ambitious three-year social experiment and evaluates how participants fared relative to a control group. The results were highly encouraging. Poverty rates declined among families that participated in the program. Employment and earnings increased among participants who were not initially working full-time, relative to their counterparts in a control group. For those who had faced just one significant barrier to employment (such as a lack of access to child care or a spotty employment history), these gains lasted years after the program ended. Increased income, combined with New Hope's subsidies for child care and health care, brought marked improvements to the well-being and development of participants' children. Enrollment in child care centers increased, and fewer medical needs went unmet. Children performed better in school and exhibited fewer behavioral problems, and gains were particularly dramatic for boys, who are at the greatest risk for poor academic performance and behavioral disorders. As America takes stock of the successes and shortcomings of the Clinton-era welfare reforms, the authors convincingly demonstrate why New Hope could be a model for state and national policies to assist the working poor. Evidence based and insightfully written, Higher Ground illuminates how policymakers can make work pay for families struggling to escape poverty. N° de réf. du vendeur 00094321258
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Higher Ground : New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. During the 1990s, growing demands to end chronic welfare dependency culminated in the 1996 federal welfare-to-work reforms. But regardless of welfare reform, the United States has always been home to a large population of working poor--people who remain poor even when they work and do not receive welfare. In a concentrated effort to address the problems of the working poor, a coalition of community activists and business leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched New Hope, an experimental program that boosted employment among the city's poor while reducing poverty and improving children's lives. In Higher Ground, Greg Duncan, Aletha Huston, and Thomas Weisner provide a compelling look at how New Hope can serve as a model for national anti-poverty policies. New Hope was a social contract--not a welfare program--in which participants were required to work a minimum of thirty hours a week in order to be eligible for earnings supplements and health and child care subsidies. All participants had access to career counseling and temporary community service jobs. Drawing on evidence from surveys, public records of employment and earnings, in-depth interviews, and ethnographic observation, Higher Ground tells the story of this ambitious three-year social experiment and evaluates how participants fared relative to a control group. The results were highly encouraging. Poverty rates declined among families that participated in the program. Employment and earnings increased among participants who were not initially working full-time, relative to their counterparts in a control group. For those who had faced just one significant barrier to employment (such as a lack of access to child care or a spotty employment history), these gains lasted years after the program ended. Increased income, combined with New Hope's subsidies for child care and health care, brought marked improvements to the well-being and development of participants' children. Enrollment in child care centers increased, and fewer medical needs went unmet. Children performed better in school and exhibited fewer behavioral problems, and gains were particularly dramatic for boys, who are at the greatest risk for poor academic performance and behavioral disorders. As America takes stock of the successes and shortcomings of the Clinton-era welfare reforms, the authors convincingly demonstrate why New Hope could be a model for state and national policies to assist the working poor. Evidence based and insightfully written, Higher Ground illuminates how policymakers can make work pay for families struggling to escape poverty. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0871543257VG
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Higher Ground : New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Etat : Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 11343744-6
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
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Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur 43K43_93_0871543257
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and Their Children
Edité par
Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0871543257
ISBN 13 : 9780871543257
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hardcover. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! N° de réf. du vendeur Q-0871543257
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