Social policy continues to emphasize the importance of work, but many working families struggle to make ends meet. Work supports can be a critical factor in enabling people to make a successful transition to employment. Packed with tools and resources, Unrealized Gains will help practitioners make use of work supports: laying the groundwork with a financial literacy curriculum, creating income packages, promoting access to work supports through advocacy and keeping graduates on track with a variety of retention strategies. Readers will come away with a concrete plan for addressing their participants economic security.
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economic security
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work and community
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women work
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child care
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participants
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- Poverty and Income Estimates for Illinois Geographies with Populations of 20,000 or More: 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
- Poverty and Income Estimates for All Illinois Counties: U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program
- Making the Case: Why the Public Workforce System Should Prioritize Jobseekers Facing Barriers to Employment
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