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For Immediate Release July 21, 1998

For Further Information Center for Policy Alternatives Bernie Horn (202) 956-5135

Statement by Linda Tarr-Whelan, President and CEO of the Center for Policy Alternatives, On the $190 million Federal Welfare-to-Work Grant to the State of California

Washington, DC — Linda Tarr-Whelan, President and CEO of the Center for Policy Alternatives, the nation’s leading nonpartisan public policy and leadership development center working in the states, issued the following statement on the $190 million federal welfare-to-work grant to California:

“The $190 million federal grant to help California welfare recipients move from welfare to work is good news and a good indicator of just how much work the state needs to do.

“California has more people on welfare than any other state — but that’s less than half the story. These are women and families living in poverty.

“Moving people from welfare to working for poverty wages is no answer at all. The grant makes it possible for California to prepare people to earn enough to support their families.

“The real challenge for the state and Private Industry Councils is to be sure that the people who understand where the community jobs are — and that includes women — are at the table.”

 

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