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Study Name
Study of Roca Pay for Success Pilot Program
Study Sharepoint ID
101015.01
Evaluation name
U.S. Department of Labor’s “Pay for Success” Pilots

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent Young Adults
100.00
Percent Justice involved
100.00
Percent Male
100.00
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The Roca PFS Pilot utilized a RCT research design to consider the impact of Roca services on recidivism and employment. Potential participants were referred to Roca by the Massachusetts Corrections System, and were then assesed for eligibility. Eligible participants were males age 17-24 living in Boston, Chelsea, and Springfield, MA aging out of Department of Youth services or on adult probation and with a high or medium risk assessment. In addition, participants could not have previously enrolled in the PFS pilot, previously enrolled in Roca services, have open felony charges, or have violent sexual offenses. Once individuals were screened for eligibility, participants were randomized individually for either the Roca services treatment or the business-as-usual control conditions. Analysis was also conducted at the individual level.
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The Roca PFS Pilot collected data between June 2014 - June 2016, with participants contibuitng between 6 months and 2.25 years of data.

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Roca, a non-profit organization, implemented the Roca PFS Pilot.

Treatment condition formatted

The Roca Pay for Success Pilot Program (Roca PFS Pilot) supported youth and young adult men ages 17-24 who were on adult probation and aging out of foster care. The Roca PFS pilot intervention was an adaptation of existing Roca programs to support disadvantaged youth with a history of involvement in the criminal justice system. The Roca program involves 2 years of intensive services and two years of follow-up services. The program works to support behavior change by connecting participants with engaged youth workers, individualized employment services, transitional employment, job placement, and post-employment follow up.

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The control group was not referred to Roca for services.

Mandatory services formatted

None

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The Roca PFS Pilot was implemented in Massachusetts in sites in and near Boston, Chelsea, and Springfield.

Delivered by public or private entity?
Public-private partnership
Secondary domains examined

Recidivism, defined as average number of days incarcerated over the four year period.

Earliest publication year
2020
Most recent publication year
2020
Manuscripts
101015_01_Kean
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Case management
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
Massachusetts