Universities nationwide are forming partnerships with local agencies, service providers, and nonprofit organizations to assist families in their efforts to move from welfare to work. Families attempting to break their dependence on welfare and become self-sufficient need support, assistance, and services to overcome the many challenges they confront.
Welfare reform is designed to help families move from welfare to work.
The challenges faced by many welfare recipients are more complicated than simply obtaining skills and finding employment. Basic education, skills training, job-search assistance, affordable childcare, and transportation are all challenges that welfare recipients are struggling to meet. To support themselves and their children, former welfare recipients need steady jobs that pay living wages. They need to be able to afford decent housing, food, clothing, and healthcare, among other necessities. Universities are working with local partners to provide welfare recipients with education and job training.