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Three resources in Workforce System Strategies (WSS) highlight effective and promising initiatives designed to support individuals with specific challenges to employment. Learn more about individual placement and supports that help increase...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs operate in unprecedented ways. This brief has two purposes: 1) To capture some of the adaptations and innovations that programs designed to meet the...

This is a two-year evaluation of the Breaking Barriers program. The program used the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model and provided employment services to individuals with low incomes and disabilities who were looking for work. There is...

This study examined differences in housing and employment outcomes between homeless Justice Involved Veterans (JIVs) enrolled in two different vocational rehabilitation conditions.

Reviews the development of competency-based education, outlines current challenges and emerging models of competency-based education in higher education systems.

In-depth policy analysis that examines how lack of adequate child care is a major barrier that low-income parents face when accessing supportive services in the workforce system.

Second interim report of the Work Rewards demonstration project follows up initial two year findings with longer term results on the effectiveness of three different types of work incentives.

Summarizes research findings from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Transition Project, which aimed to build knowledge about ways to encourage work among TANF recipients with...

Evaluates the Newark Re-entry initiative, a program based on a specific model that utilizes faith-based and community organizations to reduce recidivism.

Provides guidance for workforce development professionals to understand the specialized needs of justice-involved youth between the ages 14-22.