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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.

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...

Presents lessons on promoting employment stability and earnings growth among current or former welfare recipients and other low-income individuals, from the 12 programs in the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA).

Presents interim results from an evaluation in Los Angeles County, CA. that is comparing two different strategies for placing such individuals into jobs.

Jobs-Plus, an ambitious employment program inside some of the nation’s poorest inner-city public housing developments, markedly increased the earnings of residents in the sites where it was implemented well.

Summarizes the effectiveness of California's Greater Avenues for Independence Program, a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

This resource provides an overview of the practices of the Individual Placement and Support model developed by the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, which are aimed at promoting veteran employment.

Systematically describes the key characteristics of job clubs sponsored by faith-based and community-based organizations (FBOs/CBOs), documents the similarities and differences of job clubs operated by publicly funded workforce agencies, and...

Explores implementation of the Aging Worker Initiative (AWI) demonstration and outlines major lessons learned as well as policy recommendations.

Summarizes the impacts of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) program on offender outcomes in four areas: service receipt, labor marker success, recidivism, and other outcomes.