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New York’s “Work-Not-Welfare” Program  

Theresa Funiciello ▪ Fall 1987

Governor Cuomo caught the attention of the social welfare world last year with the announcement of a jobs program he called “Work-not-Welfare.” (Welfare here refers to Aid to Families With Dependent Children, AFDC, 94 percent of whose recipients in New …



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