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Summary

Resources to Initiate Successful Employment (RISE) offered enhanced services including comprehensive case management, extensive wraparound and support services, a mandatory life skills course called Strategies for Success, and work-based learning opportunities, targeting SNAP work registrants with multiple or critical barriers to employment.

Resources to Initiate Successful Employment (RISE) offered enhanced services including comprehensive case management, extensive wraparound and support services, a mandatory life skills course called Strategies for Success, and work-based learning opportunities, targeting SNAP work registrants with multiple or critical barriers to employment. Participants initially completed a barrier assessment and plan for being able to take part in RISE activities. The required SfS course consisted of six modules targeting work skills, health and well-being, communication, building personal strengths, and community engagement. Depending on goals, participants who completed SfS then participated in education and occupational skills training, work-based learning opportunities, or job search and placement assistance. RISE providers offered case management throughout the program focused on mentoring, career coaching, and reducing barriers to employment through support services.

The initial phase of barrier assessment and resolution ranged between a few weeks and several months. The SfS course lasted for six weeks. The work-based learning program lasted up to 240 hours. RISE case managers were required to make contact at least weekly.

The program targeted SNAP participants with multiple or critical barriers to employment in four counties in the state of Washington.

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Populations and employment barriers: Adults (age 25+), Public benefits recipients, Unemployed

Effectiveness rating and effect by outcome domain

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Outcome domain Term Effectiveness rating Effect in 2024 dollars and percentages Effect in standard deviations Sample size
Increase earnings Short-term Little evidence to assess support unfavorable $-73 per year -0.002 4466
Long-term Little evidence to assess support favorable $73 per year 0.002 4466
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Increase employment Short-term Little evidence to assess support favorable 1% (in percentage points) 0.020 4466
Long-term Little evidence to assess support favorable 0% (in percentage points) 0.004 4466
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Decrease benefit receipt Short-term Supported favorable $-69 per year -0.020 4466
Long-term Supported favorable $-110 per year -0.032 4466
Very long-term No evidence to assess support
Increase education and training All measurement periods No evidence to assess support
* This intervention was assessed as supported for this domain, meaning it achieved one or more statistically significant, favorable effects. However, the intervention has an average effect size that is unfavorable because the average includes all effects in this domain - both statistically significant and favorable effects and statistically insignificant but unfavorable effects.

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  • Well-supported Well-supported   
  • Supported  Supported   
  • Not supported  Not supported   
  • Mixed support  Mixed support   
  • Insufficient evidence  Insufficient evidence   
  • No evidence  No evidence
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Studies of this intervention

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
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Implementation details

Organizations implementing intervention

The program was administered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). DSHS contracted 22 community-based organizations and three community colleges to conduct intake and service delivery as well as with the Washington Employment Security Department, Washington Division of Child Support, the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, and local workforce development councils.

The information contained here reflects how the intervention was implemented at the time of the evaluation.

Local context

The providers and study site were located in four counties in the state of Washington.

Characteristics of research participants
Black or African American
25%
White, not Hispanic
44%
Asian
2%
Another race
7%
More than one race
8%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
14%

The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if the authors reported race and ethnicity separately; in these cases, we report the category White, rather than White, not Hispanic.

State(s) where implemented

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