From Welfare to Work: Using HUD's Programs to Help Families in Transition

This publication profiles 25 initiatives where innovative providers are adapting existing HUD programs to help families transition from welfare to work. Designed as a resource for public housing agencies, community residents, local community development agencies, homeless service providers, assisted housing owners and other local service providers, it features promising programs already in place. The activities compiled here were identified by polling HUD Headquarters and Field staff as well as other knowledge-able sources for recommendations. Although the outcomes of most of these programs have not been formally evaluated, their results to-date are encouraging and they show real potential for helping public assistance clients transition to employment. The case book is organized in two parts. The first highlights some common themes that recur through multiple programs. The second part presents detailed profiles of individual programs. It begins with a table summarizing the key program features. This table may be useful to readers interested in specific types of programs, such as those targeting particular population segments or those focusing on specific types of employment. Suggested additional resources are listed in the Appendix. (Authors)

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1999
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