As part of his welfare reform program, President Clinton has called upon all Federal Government agencies to join him and the Vice President in meeting the challenge of hiring welfare recipients. The President has stressed that all of us, in both the public and private sectors, have a responsibility and a moral obligation to make welfare reform work. The President has said, “Above all, we must harness the private sector to bring jobs and hope to our hardest-pressed neighborhoods.”

The Welfare to Work program requires Federal agencies to directly hire individuals off the welfare rolls. While the program does not require Federal contractors to do likewise, the Federal procurement community can certainly help with this initiative. To that end, you are urged to consider hiring current welfare recipients. (Please note that under certain contracts, Federal acquisition rules permit the Government to reimburse Federal contractors for costs incurred in training personnel, if those costs are related to the job for which the individual is hired. For more information on such costs, contact the contracting officer for your contract or your nearest HUD contracting office.)"

More information on Welfare to Work and related contracting programs may be found at the following Internet web sites:

• Acquisition Reform Network
  
  
• The National Performance Review
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor Office of Employment and Training

We invite you to share your Welfare to Work success stories with us. Significant achievements will be brought to the Secretary’s attention for possible recognition. Send your success stories by email to our Welfare to Work contracting contact Fred Graves

To learn more about HUD’s Welfare to Work direct hiring program email
Emmett Aldrich

To learn more about Federal Welfare to Work hiring opportunities, visit the U.S. Office of Personnel Management web site.

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