Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani: on Welfare & Poverty

Rudy Giuliani: America Works: pay company for jobs for welfare recipients

We decided to expand the concept of workfare, an idea that developed with the America Works program. America Works was a private company that got performance-based contracts, receiving the bulk of their money if, and only if, they found a welfare recipient a job that the recipient stayed in for at least six months. The recipients attended orientation sessions and work-skills seminars, and America Works was on-site to act as a go-between should any problems arise with issues like punctuality and child care.

The liberal world was incensed about the fact that America Works would "make a profit from welfare." The company was tying its profit to getting people a job, though, and the concept appealed to me immediately. Those who were not able or willing to find permanent jobs were expected to participate in the Work Experience Program, spending 20 hours a week doing work like cleaning parks and answering phones at various agencies.

Source: Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani, p.162 Oct 1, 2002

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