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Welfare to Work: Current AFDC Program Not Sufficiently Focused on Employment

HEHS-95-28 Published: Dec 19, 1994. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the progress the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program has made in: (1) serving a larger portion of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients; and (2) ensuring that JOBS participants obtain employment and leave AFDC.

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Worker and Family Assistance
Child care programsDisadvantaged personsEligibility criteriaSingle parentsState-administered programsWelfare benefitsWelfare recipientsWorkfareJOBS programsPerformance measurement