The Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) demonstration offers a new approach to helping low-wage and dislocated workers advance by increasing their wages or work hours, upgrading their skills, or finding better jobs. At the same time, these workers are encouraged to augment and stabilize their income by making the most of available work supports, such as food stamps, public health insurance, subsidized child care, and tax credits. This report presents preliminary information on the effectiveness of strategies that were used to attract people to the WASC program and engage them in services
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The Kellogg Foundation asked Mobility to undertake Partnerships for Skills Gains because it wanted t...
Examines the issue of race and regional labor markets, particularly for low-skilled workers. Include...
From just getting by at the end of each month to getting ahead is a hard climb for many low-wage wor...
Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) is an innovative strategy to help low-wage workers increa...
An on-site retention program at long-term nursing care facilities had little effect overall on reten...
Promoting Opportunity is the final report on the State Workforce Policy Initiative, which was based ...
Social policy continues to emphasize the importance of work, but many working families struggle to m...
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Outlines the need for employer involvement in skills development programs that benefit both workers ...
Public funding for employment and training has dwindled over the past several decades. Yet in commun...
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In July 2017, ThinkWork conducted a State of the Science session the The Summer Leadership Institute...
Rapid economic change over the past 25 years has dramatically altered the character and performance ...
Outlines a business model that utilizes existing revenue streams for low-wage workers and their empl...
A random assignment study of a welfare-to-work program for recipients with work-limiting medical and...
The Kellogg Foundation asked Mobility to undertake Partnerships for Skills Gains because it wanted t...
Examines the issue of race and regional labor markets, particularly for low-skilled workers. Include...
From just getting by at the end of each month to getting ahead is a hard climb for many low-wage wor...
Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) is an innovative strategy to help low-wage workers increa...
An on-site retention program at long-term nursing care facilities had little effect overall on reten...
Promoting Opportunity is the final report on the State Workforce Policy Initiative, which was based ...
Social policy continues to emphasize the importance of work, but many working families struggle to m...
A random assignment evaluation of a voluntary postemployment program for workers who recently left w...
Outlines the need for employer involvement in skills development programs that benefit both workers ...
Public funding for employment and training has dwindled over the past several decades. Yet in commun...
This executive summary provides a brief look at the key findings and challenges sectoral programs en...
In July 2017, ThinkWork conducted a State of the Science session the The Summer Leadership Institute...
Rapid economic change over the past 25 years has dramatically altered the character and performance ...
Outlines a business model that utilizes existing revenue streams for low-wage workers and their empl...
A random assignment study of a welfare-to-work program for recipients with work-limiting medical and...
The Kellogg Foundation asked Mobility to undertake Partnerships for Skills Gains because it wanted t...
Examines the issue of race and regional labor markets, particularly for low-skilled workers. Include...