Welfare Reform: DOT Is Making Progress in Implementing the Job Access Program
Description:
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Welfare recipients who plan to move into the workforce face significant barriers. Three-fourths of welfare recipients live in central cities or rural areas, while two-thirds of new jobs are in the suburbs. Public transportation offers little or no access to many of these jobs. The Job Access and Reverse Commute program authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to local agencies, nonpr…
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Date:
December 4, 2000
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department