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Examines employment strategies for ex-offenders as well as key takeaways for Second Chance grantees and other programs serving formally incarcerated individuals.

Presents first-year evaluation findings for the Career Transition Program (CTP) of Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD), a large-scale demonstration and evaluation sponsored by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve understanding of...

The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the efficacy of the grantee's business intermediary model and the impact of the services delivered on the employment, earnings and retention of youth ex-offenders and youth at-risk of court or gang...

Measures the impact of the Youth Opportunity (YO) Initiative in targeting distressed neighborhoods throughout the U.S., and highlights effective practices for serving youth.

Highlights roundtable participant discussions of workforce innovations and practices that hold the most promise and challenges for ensuring an effective U.S. workforce system and policy.

Profiles three work experience programs that engage work-ready TANF recipients in unpaid work activities designed to mirror regular employment in exchange for TANF grant and food stamp benefits.

Explores the characteristics of young people who are disproportionately affected by unemployment and the detrimental effects of unemployment on lifelong attainment; offers evidence and insight to help policymakers.

Presents data on the rate of attainment and perceived value of work experience programs and non-degree credentials, which include work credentials and post-secondary educational certificates, from a 2016 national survey of noninstitutionalized...

Presents findings from an evaluation of a Southern California workforce development program created to improve employment and educational services provided to disconnected young adults between 18 and 24; the evaluation includes an outcome study, a...

This report presents 30-month impact results from a random assignment evaluation of the Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP), a subsidized employment program for young people in New York City who have become disconnected from school and work....