Governing
1 October 2016
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Different states have demanded welfare recipients to work and report their logged hours to a welfare counselor, but this practice can make welfare recipients feel more like a statistic than real people. Ramsey County, Minnesota, has addressed a new way of offering job assistance—by developing skills for job retention, further education, and work planning with the counselors.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/the-best-fix-for-high-unemployment-prevent-companies-from-laying-off-workers-20140109
Clare Foran
National Journal
9 January 2014
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The unemployment crisis is a hard thing to solve - businesses sometimes have no choice but to let workers go. An innovative program tries to prevent joblessness by temporarily paying a portion of workers’ salaries at struggling companies.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/tackling-mass-incarceration
Dax-Devlon Ross
The New York Times
2 April 2014
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Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/building-a-more-inclusive-work-force
David Bornstein
The New York Times
5 July 2011
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People with disabilities like autism often struggle to find welcoming and meaningful jobs. Companies that place workers with disabilities in jobs that fit their skills will be well-positioned to succeed in the 21st century.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/helping-where-help-is-wanted
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
10 January 2012
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Vacant positions exist in many employment sectors, including in education and in hospitals. ReServe is a program that joins retired professionals to part-time paid positions in non-profits to perform duties. A controversy has emerged that suggests these positions should be paid at a professional-rate salary.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/making-low-interest-auto-loans-work
Lisa Margonelli
The New York Times
16 August 2011
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When you don’t live in a city, if you don’t have a car, you don’t have a job. But car payments can eat up a salary quickly - a New England program offers low-cost car loans to people who need them most.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/workers-of-the-world-employed
David Bornstein
The New York Times
3 November 2011
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Companies who outsource often fuel the race to the bottom for global workers' standards. Two companies, Digital Divide Data and Samasource, offer a model for outsourcing which is profitable and also prioritizes social impact.
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a36907/prisoners-reentry-programs
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
Cosmopolitan
25 February 2015
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A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/open-education-for-a-global-economy
David Bornstein
The New York Times
11 July 2012
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An Irish-based company, ALISON, provides free, high-quality e-courses to people around the globe in order to help close the gap between education and workplace skills. Particularly focused on providing access to areas where more traditional forms of education and job training are difficult to get, this approach is helping to change lives and the economy for the better.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/out-of-jail-and-into-jobs
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
28 March 2012
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Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/in-a-second-career-working-to-make-a-difference
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
5 January 2012
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Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.
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