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Faith, hope & jobs : welfare-to-work in Los Angeles / Stephen V. Monsma, J. Christopher Soper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monsma, Stephen V., 1936-
- Series:
- Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
- Religion and politics series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Welfare recipients--Employment--California--Los Angeles.
- Welfare recipients.
- Public welfare--Contracting out--California--Los Angeles.
- Public welfare.
- Social service--Contracting out--California--Los Angeles.
- Social service.
- Public-private sector cooperation--California--Los Angeles.
- Public-private sector cooperation.
- Church charities--California--Los Angeles.
- Church charities.
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)--California--Los Angeles.
- Evaluation research (Social action programs).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Faith, hope and jobs
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781589013193
- 1589013190
- 9781435627369
- 1435627369
- OCLC:
- 648711567
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