{"product_id":"9781934583371","title":"Why Don't They Just Get a Job?: One Couple's Mission to End Poverty in Their Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eRetired corporate suburbanites Liane and Dave Phillips didn't set out to create the most succesful—and award-winning—poverty to economic self-sufficiency program in the nation. They weren't trying to save the government hundreds of millions of dollars in welfare and other assistance. They simply chose to put their prodigious energies and talents to the task of helping the poor of Cincinnati find economically self-sustaining jobs—and keep them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose efforts became Cincinnati Works, a nonprofit, member-based organization hailed by businesses, agencies, communities, funders, and other nonprofits as the most revolutionary and repeatable program anywhere. The model is now being considered by many communities across the country as the best-of-the-best-practices for creating win-win solutions for people in poverty and for businesses that need qualified entry-level workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few highlights of the program:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 80+% job retention rate versus 20-25% for government funded programs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePer person costs a fraction of other programs that don't provide retention follow-up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusinesses save thousands of dollars in retention costs by hiring members\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThousands of individuals moved from poverty to self-sufficiency through work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of tax dollars saved in public assistance and welfare programs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecipient of numerous awards and recognition by The Harvard Business Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"aha! Process, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057693933808,"sku":"9781934583371","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934583371_p0.jpg?v=1763784153","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934583371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}