Common Sense: Why jobs and training alone won't end welfare for homeless families
Contributing Organization(s): Institute For Children And Poverty, The
Author(s)/Creator(s): The Institute for Children and Poverty
Publishing Date: 1996-09-01
Issue Areas: Housing and Homelessness; Employment and Labor; Poverty and Hunger
Ownership/Rights Info: September 1996, Institute for Children and Poverty
This report suggests that homeless families need more than vocational training. Homeless mothers lack the basic skills necessary to obtain and maintain gainful employment, and they require a supportive, educational environment to succeed in the future.
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Type/Format: FactSheet; Evaluation; Policy Brief
Language code: English
Type/Format: FactSheet; Evaluation; Policy Brief
Language code: English
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