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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452179103321

Autore

Monsma Stephen V. <1936->

Titolo

Faith, hope & jobs [[electronic resource] ] : welfare-to-work in Los Angeles / / Stephen V. Monsma, J. Christopher Soper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-58901-319-0

1-4356-2736-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Religion and politics series

Altri autori (Persone)

SoperJ. Christopher

Disciplina

362.5/840979494

Soggetti

Welfare recipients - Employment - California - Los Angeles

Public welfare - Contracting out - California - Los Angeles

Social service - Contracting out - California - Los Angeles

Public-private sector cooperation - California - Los Angeles

Church charities - California - Los Angeles

Evaluation research (Social action programs) - California - Los Angeles

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The effectiveness muddle -- The study -- Client evaluations of their programs -- Enabling outcomes -- Intermediate and ultimate outcomes -- Observations and recommendations -- Appendix A: The questionnaire survey -- Appendix B: The survey instruments -- Appendix C: The faith-based/segmented versus faith-based/integrated distinction.

Sommario/riassunto

A front-burner issue on the public policy agenda today is the increased use of partnerships between government and nongovernmental entities, including faith-based social service organizations. In the wake of President Bush's faith-based initiative, many are still wondering about the effectiveness of these faith-based organizations in providing services to those in need, and whether they provide better outcomes than more traditional government, secular nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. In Faith, Hope, and Jobs, Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper study the effectiveness of 17 diff