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University-Based Welfare to Work Project: Lessons Learned

University-Based Welfare to Work Project: Lessons Learned University-Based Welfare to Work Project: Lessons Learned Introduction Th e passage of Public Law 104-193, "Th e Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" (Congressional Record, July 30,1996) provides incentive to employers to hire individuals from the welfare rolls. Well before the passage of this act, the The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) had a rich history of community involvement with marginalized individuals. The University has a numbe r of communit y outreach programs continued to provide relating to health care, education, housing, and enhancing and expanding work skills/vocational opportunities. In the late 1990s, the UAB faculty and staff developed a program entitled "Project Learn." Its primary goal was to assist individuals in getting off welfare by obtaining productive employment. It was a joint endeavor between the University's School of Education and the Division of Human Resources Management. The program was designed to address the needs of welfare recipients who desired employment and included both on-the-job training and educational intervention. Project staff developed a procedure whereby welfare recipients without a high school degree or its equivalent could be hired by the University contin- gent upon successful completion of the training program. Training began with one class of 30 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

University-Based Welfare to Work Project: Lessons Learned

Kohler, Maxie P.; Sapp, Gary L.
Adult Learning , Volume 11 (4): 4 – Sep 1, 2000
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University-Based Welfare to Work Project: Lessons Learned Introduction Th e passage of Public Law 104-193, "Th e Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" (Congressional Record, July 30,1996) provides incentive to employers to hire individuals from the welfare rolls. Well before the passage of this act, the The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) had a rich history of community involvement with marginalized individuals. The University has a numbe r of communit y outreach programs continued to provide relating to health care, education, housing, and enhancing and expanding work skills/vocational opportunities. In the late 1990s, the UAB faculty and staff developed a program entitled "Project Learn." Its primary goal was to assist individuals in getting off welfare by obtaining productive employment. It was a joint endeavor between the University's School of Education and the Division of Human Resources Management. The program was designed to address the needs of welfare recipients who desired employment and included both on-the-job training and educational intervention. Project staff developed a procedure whereby welfare recipients without a high school degree or its equivalent could be hired by the University contin- gent upon successful completion of the training program. Training began with one class of 30

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