Today Minnesota's economy is booming. By working closely together, employers, schools and government can ready people on welfare for existing jobs, help those now in the workforce gain new skills and prepare future workers for tomorrow's jobs. Placing people in jobs more quickly. People applying for welfare and those now receiving assistance are required to look for a job. Recipients are expected to take the most direct path to an unsubsidized job.
Parents receive assistance to find and keep jobs.
A job counselor helps each parent develop a job search plan. Expecting, rewarding and supporting work. While parents are expected to work, families will be better off because they can keep some public assistance as an income supplement as they work their way out of poverty, leaving assistance when their income is approximately 20 percent above the poverty level. They also have access to child and health care benefits. Using new employment and training approaches.