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The purpose of this study is to estimate the net impact of Michigan's JET (Jobs, Education, and Training) program. JET marks a change in the way the State of Michigan provides services to increase the economic opportunities of its low-income residents. In 2004, directors of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) created the Workforce Action Network (WAN), a group representing workforce development professionals, educators, advocacy organizations, human services agencies, and state and local government staff. The directors charged WAN with developing a set of comprehensive recommendations to strengthen the state's Work First Program, which for nearly a decade was the state's program to assist welfare recipients to find work. More specifically, they asked WAN to design a workforce development program that connects Michigan's families with the kinds of jobs, education and training opportunities that will help them obtain and retain employment to achieve self sufficiency.