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Supporting Work for Low-Income People with Significant Challenges

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Published in 2008
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The Urban Institute released a report in July titled, "Supporting Work for Low-Income People with Significant Challenges." This report discusses the challenges of different populations with barriers to employment such as little or no income and disabilities and how supporting work services would be effective in decreasing dependency on public benefits... More »

New Hope for the Working Poor: Effects after Eight Years for Families and Children

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Published in 2008
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MDRC released a report in July titled, "New Hope for the Working Poor: Effects after Eight Years for Families and Children." This report focused on an evaluation of the New Hope program that began in Milwaukee in 1994. New Hope is a transitional jobs program designed to address problems of poverty and low wages for working poor families in two inner-city areas of Milwaukee. The New Hope program design consists of four specific elements... More »

Microfranchising at the Base of the Pyramid

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Published in 2008 | Download [PDF] 386 KB
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David Lehr, Senior Advisor, Social Innovations, Mercy Corps... More »

Keeping Up the Good Work: A Practitioner’s Guidebook for Building a Job Retention Culture for People Who Experience Homelessness

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Published in 2008 | Download [PDF] 1.05 MB
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This guidebook, produced by CHETA in partnership with CSH and AHP, offers tactical tips and tools on how to increase job retention for people who have experienced homelessness... More »

Transitional Jobs: A Model Employment Service for People with Barriers

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Published in 2006
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For people who experience homelessness, access to living-wage employment is often the key to finding and maintaining stable housing. Many struggle to become employed because of multiple barriers such as criminal records, lack of work experience, low skills and education levels, and mental health issues such as... More »

Making the Switch: Transitioning Your Career From the Private to the Public Sector

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Published in 1999 | Download [PDF] 84 KB
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An article by The 360 Group’s Vincent Robinson on transitioning from the private to the public sector. This article was originally published for Stanford Graduate School of Business’ PMP Forum... More »

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