Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h84D9s711080; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:09:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:09:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <47AC5EC8.0F29E849.4F241245@netscape.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: loujyesnola@netscape.net (Lou C. Johnson) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1227] RE: Urban Institute Reports X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 Status: O Content-Length: 3353 Lines: 93 Good morning Mary Ann, What's their web site? Lou C. Johnson "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: >The following reports from the Urban Institute may be of interest to you: > > > Welfare Reform: One Size Doesn't Fit All > Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski , Pamela J. Loprest > Publication Date: August 25, 2003 > > [Christian Science Monitor] New findings from the Urban Institute's >2002 national survey on the recent experiences of welfare families can help >give lawmakers a reality check. Most families that turn to welfare are >significantly disadvantaged. They can't find work in a weak economy, they >need help overcoming or living with serious employment hurdles, and they >can't make ends meet without a safety net. A reauthorized welfare program >must reflect these underlying realities. > > Availability: HTML > > Work and Barriers to Work among Welfare Recipients in 2002 > Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski > Publication Date: August 21, 2003 > > Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that new >welfare recipients increased from 26 percent of the welfare caseload in 1999 >to 34 percent in 2002. 51 percent of welfare recipients with no barriers to >employment were working compared with 14 percent of recipients with two or >more barriers. About half of long-term stayers reported multiple barriers to >employment. > > Availability: HTML | PDF | Order Online > > Work Activities of Current Welfare Recipients > Author(s): Sheila R. Zedlewski , Jennifer Holland > Publication Date: August 21, 2003 > > Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that >about six out of 10 adults receiving welfare in 2002 reported that they had >either worked or engaged in activities to prepare for work during the >previous 12 months. The share of welfare recipients working during the >preceding 12 months rose from 31 percent in 1997 to 44 percent in 1999 >before falling to 39 percent in 2002. > > Availability: HTML | PDF | Order Online > > Fewer Welfare Leavers Employed in Weak Economy > Author(s): Pamela J. Loprest > Publication Date: August 21, 2003 > > Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families show that >employment among welfare leavers fell from 50 percent in 1999 to 42 percent >in 2002. 14 percent of welfare leavers had no source of income in 2002 >compared with 10 percent in 1999. Wages, hours, benefits, and work schedules >of working welfare leavers were unchanged between 1999 and 2002. > > Availability: HTML | PDF | Order Online > > > >******** > >-Mary Ann Corley >NIFL-povracelit List Moderator > > -- Lou C. Johnson, Executive Director YMCA Educational Services 2525 Canal Street New Orleans LA 70119 504-566-READ(7323) 504-568-1938(FAX) National Faculty-YMCA of the USA President, South Central Literacy Action Chairman, Literacy South Literacy And Justice For All! __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
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