July Michigan's welfare reform project had statewide performance in July that bettered June, which had been the best month since the program began in July 1996. The 35 Project Zero sites set a new standard, said Governor John Engler.
People continue to move from welfare to work.
The July report on Project Zero indicates that for the second successive month, project sites moved people into jobs far more rapidly than nonproject counties. In July, project sites reduced target cases by 11.8 percent, compared to the statewide reduction of 8.8 percent. The statewide reduction during the same period was 12 percent. This is a first. The goal is to reduce the number of nonworking target cases to zero.