Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Section I: The Austin/Travis
County Welfare-to-Work Coalition
The Coalition
Structure
The Continuum
of Service Approach
Welfare-to-Work
Grants
Section II: Economic
Polarization in Austin/Travis County
Opportunities
for Employers and the Community
Section III: Austin/Travis
County Population Description
Section IV: The Welfare-to-Work
Self-Sufficiency Model
Section V: Population
Characteristics and Needs
Welfare-to-Work Needs Matrices
Workforce
Development
Supportive
Services
Substinence
Requirements
Section VI: Challenges, Strategies
and Action Plans
Workforce Development
Job Placement
Job Training
Literacy
Education
English as a
Second Language
Post Job Placement
Supportive Services
Early Education
& Care
Transportation
Mental Health
/ Substance Abuse
Case Management
/ Mentoring
Subsistence Requirements
Housing &
Shelter
Food
Basic Needs /
Emergency Cash Assistance
Health Care
Special Needs
Community Involvement
/ Fund Development
Participant Involvement
Welfare-to-Work Planning Matrix
Workforce Development
Job Placement
Job Training
Literacy
Education
English as a
Second Language
Post Job Placement
Supportive Services
Early Education
& Care
Transportation
Mental Health
/ Substance Abuse
Case Management
/ Mentoring
Subsistence Requirements
Housing &
Shelter
Food
Basic Needs /
Emergency Cash Assistance
Health Care
Special Needs
Community Involvement
/ Fund Development
Participant Involvement
VII. Next Steps
Appendix
Welfare-to-Work Assessment Process Flow Chart
Welfare-to-Work
Coalition Members
Welfare-to-Work
Designated Employers
Texas
CHOICES Program Summary (TWC)
Texas Works Program Summary (TDHS)
Glossary of Terms
Notes
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