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Study Name
Study of Texas Conservation Corps
Study Sharepoint ID
101010.06
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development
Intervention (standard name)
Texas Conservation Corps
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

Design
Quasi-experimental design
Services
Stipends
Case management
Childcare and/or early education
Transportation assistance
Basic skills/bridge programs
On-the-job training
Populations targeted
At least a high school diploma or equivalent
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Tested in multiple settings

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent Justice involved
12.40
Percent veterans
4.70
Percent female
45.70
Percent Male
54.30
Percent No high school diploma or GED
4.20
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
92.60
Percent Asian
2.70
Percent Black or African American
1.90
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
11.90
Percent White not Hispanic
60.30
Percent More than one race
2.40
Percent unknown race
17.50
Percent another race
3.20
Mean age
23.00
Group formation formatted
The study uses a quasi-experimental design, in which eligible participants with a valid SSN who exited from the American Youthworks Texas Conservation Corps program between 2016 to 2023 were matched to a comparison group of Travis County residents who received standard workforce services.
Study timing formatted

2016-2024

Implementing organization formatted

American YouthWorks Texas Conservation Corps

Treatment condition formatted

Texas Conservation Corps provided training for youth age 17 to 28 in environmental management and safety through work experience in parks, nature trails, wildlife habitats, and disaster relief. For participants who need to complete their high school diploma or equivalency, the program provides on-site academic services. The program provides a variety of support services, including case management and counseling, re-entry services for justice-involved youth, transportation and child-care assistance, and stipends for program participation.

Comparison condition formatted

Comparison group members received limited employment services from a Workforce Solutions Career Center in Travis County, but did not receive the additional services provided by Texas Conservation Corps.

Mandatory services formatted

None

Setting details formatted

Services are provided by American YouthWorks Texas Conservatoin Corps, a community-based organization in Travis County, Texas

Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Earliest publication year
2024
Most recent publication year
2024
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
On-the-job training
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
[Enter the full name of the month and the 4-digit year when study enrollment started and ended. For example, "September 1997 to October 2001" or "March 2005 to May 2006"]
Intervention Duration
0.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
State & Region
Texas