A new resource from MDRC is available.  The URL links to an overview of the 
resource, and a link to the full report is provided on the site.  See below 
the abstract which was the announcement on the MDRC newsletter.

Donna

Donna Brian, moderator
NIFL Workplace Education and Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion Lists
Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee
djgbrian at utk.edu



><http://www.mdrc.org/sps/go.cgi?c=kBKCboXl6HKh1BxsfImb>A New Approach to 

>Low-Wage Workers and Employers 

><http://www.mdrc.org/publications/424/overview.html>





>Launching the Work Advancement and Support Center Demonstration





>The Work Advancement and Support Center demonstration tests an innovative 

>approach to fostering employment retention and career advancement for a 

>range of low-earners, including reemployed dislocated workers. This report 

>examines start-up experiences in the first two sites — Dayton, Ohio, and 

>San Diego, California — as they employ two strategies: (1) services to 

>help workers keep their jobs or find better ones and (2) simplified access 

>to support programs, including child care subsidies, food stamps, health 

>insurance, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.