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Study Name
Study of Padua Pilot
Study Sharepoint ID
101022
Evaluation name
Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized Wrap-Around Services
Intervention (standard name)
Outcome domains examined
Strength of Evidence Tag
Design
Services
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Subgroups
Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent homeless
5.80
Percent female
84.97
Percent Male
15.00
Percent No high school diploma or GED
29.52
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
24.57
Percent Single Parents
56.35
Percent Employed
40.45
Percent Black or African American
47.70
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
29.77
Percent White not Hispanic
15.04
Percent unknown race
7.54
Percent Cash Assistance
64.99
Percent Postsecondary credential
19.68
Mean age
37.20
Group formation formatted
Study participants were recruited from the pool of clients seeking emergency financial assistance from Catholic Charities Fort Worth. To qualify for the study, clients had to be adults between 18 and 55 years old who were willing and able to work and resided in Tarrant County, Texas and had low family incomes (below 185 percent of the federal poverty line). Eligible candidates interested in the study provided informed consent and completed a baseline survey. They were then randomly assigned to either the intervention or comparison group. A total of 427 participants were recruited and randomized across two cohorts, with 193 assigned to the intervention group and 234 to the comparison group.
Study timing formatted
The study collected follow-up data for at least 24 months after random assignment.
Study funding formatted
Not described
Sample Characteristics
Participants include individuals resident in Tarrant County, TX. A majority of participants were female (85 percent)and had an average age of 37 years. Slightly more than a half of the participants were single mothers (56 percent) and were recipients of public assistance (65 percent). Twenty-five percent had a high school diploma or GED. Less than half (40 percent) were employed at baseline.
Implementing organization formatted
Catholic Charities Fort Worth
Program history
Catholic Charities Fort Worth had been providing emergency financial assistance to clients prior to the start of Padua Pilot study.
Treatment condition formatted
The Padua Pilot offered individualized and holistic case management services, which included job training, housing assistance, immigration assistance, budgeting, financial literacy, and coaching for overall well-being. It also provided financial assistance to the intervention group.
Comparison condition formatted
The comparison group received standard services, consisting of a short-term, modest amount of assistance.
Mandatory services formatted
None
Timing of study formatted
16 months
Program funding formatted
Not described
Setting details formatted
Padua was implemented by Catholic Charities Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas.
Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Secondary domains examined
The study examined outcomes related to housing, spending, debt and savings, and health.
Earliest publication year
2023
Most recent publication year
2025
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Case management
Services Referred
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
March 2015 to October 2016
Intervention Duration
24.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
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