From Getting By to Getting Ahead: Navigating Career Advancement for Low-Wage Workers

Contributing Organization(s): MDRC

Author(s)/Creator(s): Betsy L. Tessler; David Seith

Publishing Date: 2007-10-01

Issue Areas: Employment and Labor; Economic Development

Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2007 by MDRC. All rights reserved.

From just getting by at the end of each month to getting ahead is a hard climb for many low-wage workers. This report, from MDRC's Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) demonstration, explores how WASC career coaches help low-wage workers understand the complex interactions between earnings and eligibility for work support programs and guide them to make the best advancement decisions possible.

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Available at: http://www.mdrc.org/publications/465/overview.html

Intended Audience: Advocates; Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals; Researchers

Type/Format: Survey; CaseStudy

Language code: English

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