Research, programmatic descriptions, and policies related to the provision of services for individuals, both young and old, who are classified, in part, as living below the poverty level.
Contains abstracts of research on the issues of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) a program originally authorized by the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) as amended. The TAA program is intended to assist workers who lost their jobs because of increased imports to return to suitable employment.
Related reports from the Office of Policy and Research
This report provides a synthesis of the results, key findings, and implications of the demonstration effort. The report covers the results of the demonstration from its inception in September 1988 through November 1995.
This Best Practices Guide (BPG) is a "how-to" guide for employment and training agencies on tailoring their service delivery systems to be more effective in training, placing, and retaining homeless individuals in gainful employment. While this guide is written from the perspective of an employment and training agency (e.g., a Private Industry Council (PIC) operating under the Job Training Partnership Act), much of the material presented is likely to be of interest to the wide variety of public and private organizations providing services to homeless families and individuals.
