Khoury, Aron2018-04-122018-04-122007https://hdl.handle.net/11299/195631For the past 13 years Lifetrack Resources has contracted with Ramsey, and more recently (2001) Hennepin County, to provide employment services to approximately 1,400 welfare recipients per year. Lifetrack's welfare-to-work program, called Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), operates with over 30 staff and a budget of approximately $1,700,000 per year. The purpose of this report is to evaluate Lifetrack's current welfare-to-work program and identify best practices that maybe used to increase the participation rate. Avoiding a comprehensive evaluation, this study focuses on the impact of follow-up and job retention services on the participation rate of program participants. This is part of an emerging welfare-to-work strategy that goes one step beyond traditional services focused on helping applicants get a job to an increasing focus on how one keeps a job.enCommuniversityemploymentjob trainingRamsey Countysocial worksurvey researchwelfareReport