Employers' interest in workforce development, and the connection
of their concerns to welfare is at an all-time high. At the same time,
a key question as Congress discusses the reauthorization of welfare
reform is the program's effectiveness in helping low-income families
move out of poverty and achieve self-sufficiency through work. To
achieve this objective, the reauthorization will need to consider the
needs of employers and focus the welfare legislation more directly on
what happens in the workplace.
Building a Nation that Works, from
Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs), identifies employers' workforce
needs and their relationship to policy considerations as Congress
reauthorizes welfare reform legislation. WINs is a multi-year
collaboration of Jobs for the Future with the Center for Workforce
Success of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Center for
Workforce Preparation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Presented for
educational purposes, the brief is not a statement of official policy
positions by the WINs partners.
