Transportation Needs and Welfare Reform in Rural Iowa: A Case Study

Fletcher, Cynthia Needles; Jensen, Helen H.

Consumer Interests Annual Vol. 46 (2000): 30-36.

Rural areas face many challenges in meeting the transportation needs of consumers who are making the transition from welfare to work. A convergent needs analysis of the transportation issues in one rural Iowa county illustrates the importance of including the consumer (welfare recipient) perspective in social welfare policy and program development.