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- catalog abstract ""Author Gary MacDougal spent months in Illinois inner cities and rural communities talking with the "ladies in the backyard," befriending community leaders, and working with local organizations in his quest to find solutions that have long eluded academic researchers and politicians. As Chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Human Services Reform, MacDougal was the catalyst for the complete overhaul of the state's welfare system, which included the largest reorganization of state government since 1900.". "State caseworkers became problem solvers instead of distant gatekeepers to benefits; communities, including churches, schools, and employers, started working with government; and outcomes were rigorously measured. Welfare clients with problem-filled backgrounds, no job histories, and minimal education soon found employment." "Three years after MacDougal's suggestions were implemented, Illinois now stands well ahead of California, New York, and other big-city states with a 40 percent reduction in welfare rolls."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11533981.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Author Gary MacDougal spent months in Illinois inner cities and rural communities talking with the "ladies in the backyard," befriending community leaders, and working with local organizations in his quest to find solutions that have long eluded academic researchers and politicians. As Chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Human Services Reform, MacDougal was the catalyst for the complete overhaul of the state's welfare system, which included the largest reorganization of state government since 1900.".".
- catalog description ""State caseworkers became problem solvers instead of distant gatekeepers to benefits; communities, including churches, schools, and employers, started working with government; and outcomes were rigorously measured. Welfare clients with problem-filled backgrounds, no job histories, and minimal education soon found employment." "Three years after MacDougal's suggestions were implemented, Illinois now stands well ahead of California, New York, and other big-city states with a 40 percent reduction in welfare rolls."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Getting Involved -- The Ladies in the Backyard -- If You Were a Caseworker--Good People Trapped in a Bad System -- What Can Be Done about the Mess We Are In? There Is No Silver Bullet, But... -- Is Anyone Really in Charge Here? The Clout of Unions and Providers -- Linking Community Groups with Government--A Historic First -- Employers and Tough Welfare Cases--Enlightened Self-Interest and a Reasonable Business Risk -- Collaborating at the Top of the Bureaucracies--An Oxymoron? -- The Role of Legislature--Messy Democracy -- Pulling Together "All the Pieces of the Puzzle" -- Lessons for a Nation--A Win-Win Opportunity.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 355 p. [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0312252234".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Truman Talley Books,".
- catalog spatial "Illinois".
- catalog subject "362.5/8/09773 21".
- catalog subject "Economic assistance, Domestic Illinois Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Economic development projects Illinois Case studies.".
- catalog subject "HC107.I33 P6326 2000".
- catalog subject "Poverty Illinois Case studies.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Getting Involved -- The Ladies in the Backyard -- If You Were a Caseworker--Good People Trapped in a Bad System -- What Can Be Done about the Mess We Are In? There Is No Silver Bullet, But... -- Is Anyone Really in Charge Here? The Clout of Unions and Providers -- Linking Community Groups with Government--A Historic First -- Employers and Tough Welfare Cases--Enlightened Self-Interest and a Reasonable Business Risk -- Collaborating at the Top of the Bureaucracies--An Oxymoron? -- The Role of Legislature--Messy Democracy -- Pulling Together "All the Pieces of the Puzzle" -- Lessons for a Nation--A Win-Win Opportunity.".
- catalog title "Make a difference : how one man helped solve America's poverty problem / Gary MacDougal.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".