Community
Agenda
Front Page

In This Issue: What Collaboratives Need to Know About Welfare Reform

Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 1997

Welcome to the Community Agenda

• The Collaborative's Role

• What Are the Key Provisions of Welfare Reform?

• Who are the Families Affected by the Law?

• What Can Community Collaboratives Do?
  1. Taking stock of a collaborative's priorities

  2. Providing information about a community's strengths and needs

  3. Developing knowledge about "what works"

  4. Informing and engaging the community

  5. Mobilizing the business community

  6. Negotiating a formal role in welfare reform for the collaborative

  7. Monitoring the results

• In summary

• Resource Bibliography

• Resource Organizations