Which Way, L.A.?

Welfare

After three years of welfare reform, all eyes are on LA County. Can the biggest caseload provide the model for the rest of the nation? The welfare rolls may be declining, but poverty's on the rise. Will Welfare-to-Work prepare the poor to survive the next recession?

By Warren Olney • Aug 12, 1999 • 1 min read

After three years of welfare reform, all eyes are on LA County. Can the biggest caseload provide the model for the rest of the nation? The welfare rolls may be declining, but poverty's on the rise. Will Welfare-to-Work prepare the poor to survive the next recession?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author

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Which Way, L.A.?

Welfare

After three years of welfare reform, all eyes are on LA County. Can the biggest caseload provide the model for the rest of the nation? The welfare rolls may be declining, but poverty's on the rise. Will Welfare-to-Work prepare the poor to survive the next recession?

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Which Way, L.A.?

Welfare

After three years of welfare reform, all eyes are on LA County. Can the biggest caseload provide the model for the rest of the nation? The welfare rolls may be declining, but poverty's on the rise. Will Welfare-to-Work prepare the poor to survive the next recession?

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