Complex sentence: Mitchell was an early advocate for the policy model that would later be labeled workfare, and despite their failure at the time, his reforms in Newburgh have been cited as a turning point in the development of welfare policy in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: Mitchell was an early advocate for the policy model that would later be labeled workfare. Despite their failure at the time, his reforms in Newburgh have been cited as a turning point in the development of welfare policy in the United States.