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Provides an overview of youth programs authorized under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), current funding priorities, as well as a general history of federal youth employment and job training programs.

Examines a demonstration project based on the core premise that helping formerly incarcerated individuals find and maintain stable and legal employment will reduce recidivism and increase public safety.

Examines transitional jobs programs that provide temporary subsidized jobs, support services, and job placement help via the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD).

Examines mentoring the formerly incarcerated within the context of a larger employment training program.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded two four-year grants to operate pilot projects to test the use of a Pay for Success (PFS) approach. Under PFS, financing for the initial costs of services comes from investors who are repaid—possibly with...

Examines the case management staffing structures of 20 grantees of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-release grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor; the grant sought to link justice-involved individuals to jail-based and...

This research brief reviews research on employment, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and case management models for justice-involved adults and young adults.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded two four-year grants to operate pilot projects to test the use of a Pay for Success (PFS) approach. Under PFS, financing for the initial costs of services comes from investors who are repaid—possibly with...

This Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) evaluation is an implementation study designed to provide a comprehensive picture of how the LEAP grantees created and implemented jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs) to help participants...

The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD) evaluation, using a random assignment research design, tested seven enhanced transitional jobs programs that targeted either people recently released from prison or unemployed non-custodial...