Promoting Participation:
How to Increase Involvement in
Welfare-to-Work Activities

3/7/00

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Author: Gayle Hamilton Email: Gayle_Hamilton@mdrc.org
Home Page: http://www.mdrc.org/InPractice.htm

Table of Contents

Promoting Participation:
Some Background on Participation
Some Key Points Regarding Participation
Limits to Increasing Participation
Welfare Reform Approaches and Participation Rates
Welfare Reform Approaches and Participation Rates (continued)
The Relationship Between Participation and Program Effectiveness·
The Relationship Between Sanctioning and Participation
The Relationship Between Sanctioning and Participation (continued)
Key Factors Affecting Welfare-to-Work Program Costs
Key Factors Affecting Welfare-to-Work Program Costs (continued)

 

Strategies for Balancing Participation with Cost
Reaching Deeper into the Caseload:
Who are the Hard to Serve, and How Can They Be Identified
Strategies for Increasing Participation Among the Hard to Serve
Current Program Models Targeting the Hard to Serve
Getting People in the Door:
Strategies to Improve Program Outreach
Strategies to Improve Intake and Follow-Up
Keeping People In:
Monitoring Participation and Enforcing the Mandate
Monitoring Participation and Enforcing the Mandate (continued)
Motivating Participants
Meeting Support Service Needs