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MAULDIN, TERESA A. KOONCE, JOAN RUPURED, A. MICHAEL PARAZO, JUSTICE Working Poor: Research, Outreach, and Public Policy Presented: San Antonio, TX, American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, March 22-25, 2000. Also: http://www.consumerinterests.org/public/articles/working.PDF Cohort(s): NLSY79 ID Number: 3662 Publisher: American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This panel discussion provided background information about a sample of working poor, working near-poor and working non-poor from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Data (79) and information about fringe benefits available from their employers. Ideas for moving the working poor to self-sufficiency and resources related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 were also discussed.
Many families are struggling to provide a supportive environment on limited resources. Some work full-time or part-time, some are unemployed, others are homeless, others are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other forms of public assistance. These families, working or not, face many obstacles in their struggle to become self-sufficient (Beaulieu, 1999). During the 1990s revisions to the United States public assistance programs began moving families from welfare to work. However, work does not always lift or keep a family out of poverty. If family, individual, and employment characteristics that distinguish the working poor from the working non-poor can be identified, better public policy and outreach programs can be designed. This panel discussion focused on characteristics of a sample of working poor and working near-poor and the availability of fringe benefits from their employers, ideas regarding transitional assistance and strategies for reaching the working poor population, and finally provides resources related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
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