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Show Al6 TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD fri June25, 1999 Study ShowsBig Cities Embracing Welfare Reforms But caseworkers maybe neglecting to tell recipients of some benefits THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Welfare reform’s new work-first message has transformed even bigcity bureaucracies that are historically resistant to change, according to thefirst report from a large-scale study But big cities, in their push to move people off public aid, maybe failing to tell recipients “It's little bit like steering a ship — these big cities are hard to turn,” said Gordon Ber- lin, the project’s director. “They havein fact begunto turn.” Researchers also found positive attitudes amongwelfarerecipients, who seemedto welcome the new focus on work, saying the changeswerefair and overdue. “Many of them saw this as an opportunity where they werefinally going to get some help,” Berlin said. The five-year study involves four counties Research Corp Ultimately. welfare reform is likely to suc- — Cuyahoga County, Ohio, including Cleveland; Los Angeles; Miami-Dade, Fla., and Philadelphia. They wereselected to represent a geographic, ethnic and economic mix. Welfare rolls are dropping across the country, but they are falling much moreslowly in ceedor fail in the nation’s big cities, with their concentrations of poverty and dependence. Theyalso have entrenched bureaucracies that welfare recipients, most ofthe new jobs arein about child care, health insurance and other benefits available to them when they go to work, said the reportbeing released Friday by NewYork-based Manpower Demonstration have seen numerous “welfare reforms” come and go big cities compared with suburban andrural areas. While cities have the vast majority of the suburbs. This first report is based onin-depth inter- views with welfare worker's and recipients. Future reports will examine the effect on neighborhoods and indiviriuals, including crime rates, marriage and childbearing trends, homelessness and me ntal health. So far, the report confirms that welfare’s new focus on work has worl:ed its wayinto these communities. Israel Retaliates for Attacks by Hezbollah Forces LOS ANGELES TIMES Netanyahu. Netanyahu did not JERUSALEM — In sharp es- calationofits conflict in Lebanon, Israel's jets bombed power stations and bridges near Beirut on Thursday, plunging much of the city into darknessin attacks tar- geting Lebanon's civilian infrastructure for the first time in more than three years. Staff members aretelling re cipients welfare Thestrikes camein retaliation everyone. Participants are pu'shed to take a job as soon as possible and steered away from for heavy rocket fire by Hezbollah guerrillas earlier Thursday against towns and farms in north- is temporary andthe rules apply to virtually the remedial education that u sed to be routine. But there is work to be dorie. Many caseworkers still are spending much of their time calculating whois eligible for be nefits, leaving less time to help them find jot)s. Also, caseloads remain high. The project is funded by 11 of the nation’s largest charitable organizations, including the Charles Stewart Mott, W.K. Kelliogg, Ford and Robert Wood Johnson foundations. ern Israel. Two Israelis were reported killed and at least eight injured, an army spokeswoman said. In Beirut, Lebanesestate television said four people were dead and dozens were injured in at least five air raids. Israeli officials said the attacks were authorized by outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin consult his successor, Ehud Barak, who defeated him in last month’s elections. For morethan 20 years, Israel, with the help of its proxy force, the South Lebanon Army,has occupied a strip of southern Lebanon along the border to protect northern Israel. 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