Are States Requiring TANF Recipients to Participate in Welfare-to-Work Activities?
By Sharon Parrott, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (The Center, Washington, DC) April 25, 2002. 4 p. Full Text at: www.cbpp.org/4-25-02tanf.pdf [“Another analysis from CBPP shows that more TANF cash assistance recipients are participating in welfare-to-work programs than frequently cited but incomplete statistics suggest. The study finds that 61% were involved in work programs as opposed to the oft-quoted 42% rate and that those that do not participate often have legitimate reasons.” HandsNet (April 29, 2002)] [Request #S5227] Return to the Table of Contents Up the Ladder: The Role of Training and Education in Promoting Job Advancement for Welfare Recipients. By Anne Kim, Progressive Policy Institute (The Institute, Washington, DC) March 19, 2002. 5 p. Full Text at: www.ppionline.org/ndol/print.cfm?contentid=250289 [“Training and education can be highly effective supplements to a ‘work first’ program, but softening work requirements will neither encourage states to offer educat
