JOBS Evaluation: Monthly Participation Rates in Three Sites and Factors AffectingParticipation Levels in Welfare-to-Work Programs. Executive Summary

摘要

The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program provides an arrayof job search, work experience, education, and training services to families who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The program requires participation: those who fail to do so are sanctioned with the loss of part of their welfare grant. The legislation authorizing JOBS also requires states to meet specific, and incrementally increasing, participation standards. This report uses data collected from the case files of 1,113 AFDC recipients in three JOBS evaluation sites (Atlanta, Georgia; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Riverside, California) to examine participation rates. The report notes that the definitions of participation and the classes of people included in the measure greatly affect the feasibility of achieving a particular standard.