IMPLEMENTING JOBS - FROM THE ROSE GARDEN TO REALITY

States have confronted both opportunities and challenges as they imple ment the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program, a federally mandated welfare employment program that provides education , training, and employment services to recipients of Aid to Families w ith Dependent Children. Drawing on findings from a 10-state, three-yea r study on JOBS implementation, this article highlights issues in fund ing, service availability, child cave services, and mandated participa tion. The authors suggest full implementation of the Family Support Ac t of 1988 and the expansion of other income supports for low-income fa milies rather than the development of time-limited welfare benefits an d mandated employment in the private sector or the government.