Most workforce programs provide a short burst of cash, to tide people over until they can get back to work, or help young people earn a degree so they can land a higher-paying job. They’re designed to help the short-term unemployed, notes Carl Van Horn, the director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers. “But that’s not the kind of economy that we experienced in the recession and its aftermath.”
Mian: Affordable housing in God’s backyard
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space By Nadia Mian, Ph.D., Senior Program Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized...
