MDRC Web Site Highlights Research on Welfare Policy and on Barriers to Employment
Millions of Americans face serious obstacles to steady work. These individuals often become enmeshed in costly public assistance and enforcement systems, and, just as important, many find themselves living in poverty, outside the mainstream in a society that prizes work and self-sufficiency.
MDRC has revamped the Welfare & Barriers to Employment section of its Web site to reflect its evolving welfare research agenda and to highlight new areas of work, particularly in developing effective policies and programs for individuals facing barriers to work. The new Welfare & Barriers to Employment section is made up of five subcategories:
Since its founding, MDRC has sought to identify the most effective ways to improve labor market outcomes for individuals facing serious barriers to employment. Best known are MDRC’s studies of work-focused welfare reform initiatives and earnings supplements designed to promote employment and improve the well-being of low-wage workers and their families. MDRC also has a long history of studying interventions to help out-of-school youth transition successfully into employment. Finally, in recent years, MDRC has developed new bodies of research on employment-focused programs for individuals with health problems and disabilities and for youth and adults in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
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