National Transitional Jobs Network


About Transitional Jobs

About the Network

Program Resources

Research and Evaluations

Events and Conferences

 

 

 

 

 

Contact us:

Phone       
773.336.6086

E-mail
ntjn@heartlandalliance.org

Address                        
National Transitional Jobs Network
in c/o Heartland Alliance   
4411 N. Ravenswood         
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640
                        

 

 

Background Research

 

Boom Times a Bust: Declining Employment Among Less-Educated Young Men

Elise Richer, Abbey Frank, Mark Greenberg, Steve Savner, and Vicki Turetsky | Center for Law and Social Policy | July 2003

 

 

CHN: Poverty Rates by State

Coalition on Human Needs | August 2004

 

State child and overall poverty data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey from 2000, 2002, and 2003.

 

 

Does It Pay to Move From Welfare to Work? Reply to Robert Moffitt and Katie Winder

Sheldon Danziger and Hui-chen Wang | August 2004

 

 

Employment Dimensions of Reentry: Understanding the Nexus Between Prisoner Reentry and Work

Harry Holzer, Steven Raphael, and Michael Stoll | Urban Institute | May 2003

 

Examines the barriers that ex-offenders face in gaining employment after leaving prison.

 

 

Fighting Poverty with Labor Demand Policies

Timothy J. Bartik | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research | July 2001

 

 

Poverty and Human Rights, a Challenge

Jose Bengoa | Comparative Research Programme on Poverty Newsletter | September 2004

 

 

Reducing Re-Offending by Ex-Prisoners

A report by the Social Exclusion Unit | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom | July 2002

 

 

Stronger Links: New Ways to Connect Low-Skilled Workers to Better Jobs

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative | 2000

 

 

Welfare and Work Status Under TANF: Effect of Barriers to Employment and Implications for Program Planning

Jean C. Norris and Richard Speiglman | December 2003

 

A Public Health Institute Brief from the Alameda County CalWORKS Needs Assessment and Outcomes Study

 

 

When Five Years Is Not Enough: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Families Nearing the TANF Time Limit in Ramsey County, Minnesota

LaDonna A. Pavetti and Jacqueline Kauff | Mathematica Policy Research Inc. | March 2006

 

Analysis and assessment of the needs and programs for individuals nearing their 60th month on TANF.

 

 

 

Made possible by the foundation support of The Joyce Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation,
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, & Network members.

Network inquiries and website administration: ntjn@heartlandalliance.org

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Updated: June 19, 2008