Welfare Reform & Microenterprise in Hawaii

[monitor at aloha.net (Ian]

Aloha from Hawaii,

As I am sure everyone is aware, the "Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193)" or Welfare Reform
Bill was signed in August by President Clinton. As of last week (according
to my information), 35 states have submitted plans to the U.S. Dept. of
Health & Human Services outlining their initial welfare reform plans.
Hawaii is one of 24 states whose plan is still under development and
review.

I am interested in finding out how many states have considered or are
considering including a microenterprise/self-employment component in their
"welfare reform" plans. There could be strong support for adding such a
component to our state's welfare reform efforts and I would like to know of
any models out there that we could examine and possibly emulate.

Mahalo (thanks),
--Ian


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Ian Chan Hodges
Pacific Knowledge
55A Mokuahi Street
Makawao, HI 96768
(808) 573-2743
(808) 573-2381 fax





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