Ten months after welfare reform went into effect across the state, Minnesota Public Radio examines the impact of the changes, and what their long-term effects are likely to be in Welfare to Work.
Keynote Address
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LaDonna Pavetti speech for the Welfare to Work Summit.
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The Welfare to Work Summit on October 2 was produced by MPR's Civic Journalism Initiative and the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota Law School. Watch for links to additional summit information. |
Special Reports
Audio and text from the MPR Newsroom.
Minnesota Family Investment Program: Doing the Job?
Though considered successful by some, Minnesota's welfare-to-work plan has many detractors. (10/13/98)
Getting a Job
Sometimes just finding a job isn't enough - it has to be a good job. (10/13/98)
Getting Skills
Many are being placed in jobs who previously would have been given training. (10/13/98)
Keeping a Job
The skills required to keep a job are sometimes the toughest to teach.
(10/13/98)
Views on Welfare Reform Divided welfare workers see either problems or promise in the recent changes to welfare policy. (10/14/98)
Welfare to Work a Special Challenge for Twin Cities Native Americans
Efforts are underway to fit Native Americans into the Minnesota Family Investment Program. (10/15/98)
Duluth's Hmong Families Find Reform Pressure Social workers and employers are struggling to keep families from relocating to the Twin Cities. (10/15/98)
New Workers, New Practices Welfare reform is challenging businesses to reapproach hiring practices. (10/15/98)
Welfare Reform and Health Care Facing changes in welfare, many also find difficulty receiving adequate health services. (10/16/98)
Welfare Under a Weaker Economy
Most state and federal officials have declared welfare reform a success, but what happens if there's a recession? (10/16/98)
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