COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A report shows that Ohio’s new effort to find jobs for welfare recipients has
fallen short.
The
$66 million effort launched six months ago has so far come up with work
for 257 Ohioans, and three-quarters are earning $10 or less. Of that
number, just five were still employed after 90 days.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1b9PXvB )
reports that half of the state’s 20 regional workforce boards trying to make placements have found no
one a job.
The newspaper reported Thursday on the Jan. 24 report by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The
Ohio Works Incentive Program was intended to help people get from
welfare to work, but state officials acknowledge that initial results
are underwhelming.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A report shows that Ohio’s new effort to find jobs for welfare recipients has
fallen short.
The
$66 million effort launched six months ago has so far come up with work
for 257 Ohioans, and three-quarters are earning $10 or less. Of that
number, just five were still employed after 90 days.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1b9PXvB )
reports that half of the state’s 20 regional workforce boards trying to make placements have found no
one a job.
The newspaper reported Thursday on the Jan. 24 report by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The
Ohio Works Incentive Program was intended to help people get from
welfare to work, but state officials acknowledge that initial results
are underwhelming.
___
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.