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Building Bridges to Self-Sufficiency

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Title Page

Funders

Overview

List of Exhibits

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter

  1. Why Read This Report?

  2. The Low-Wage Workforce: Background and Policy Context

    Why Should Low-Wage Workers Be a Public Priority?
    Who Are Low-Income Working Families?
    The Value of Work Supports
    Promoting Employment Retention and Career Advancement
    The Policy Context for Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Working Families
    The Challenges of Reaching Low-Income Working Families
    Conclusion

  3. Promising Practices in Work Supports

    Aligning Eligibility Policies
    Simplifying and Aligning Application and Recertification Procedures
    Expanding Access Points
    Launching Outreach, Marketing, and Educational Campaigns
    Conclusion

  4. Promising Practices in Employment Retention

    Providing Enhanced Postemployment Case Management
    Working with Employers to Improve Job Retention Efforts
    Offering Additional Employment Retention Services to Fill Gaps
    Conclusion

  5. Promising Practices in Career Advancement

    Adult Education and Occupational Training
    Postsecondary Education
    Reemployment Approaches
    Career Ladder Approaches
    Conclusion

  6. State Policies to Support Promising Practices
    How Can State Policies Influence Practice?
    State Policies to Improve Access to Work Supports
    State TANF Policies to Support Employment Retention
    State Policies to Support Education, Training, and Advancement
    Employer-Based Incentives to Promote Work Supports, Employment Retention, and Career Advancement
    Conclusion

  7. Guiding Principles for Service Delivery
    Guiding Principles for Partners
    Key Partners in Service Delivery
    Conclusion

Appendixes

  1. Summary of Program Services: Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), the Montgomery County Jobs Center, and the Fremont Family Resource Center (FRC)
  2. Program Contact Information

References and Bibliography

About MDRC

About National Governors Association



 

 

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