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Study Name
Study of YouthBuild Austin
Study Sharepoint ID
101010.05
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Travis County Investments in Workforce Development
Intervention (standard name)
YouthBuild
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
Basic skills/bridge programs
Pre-apprenticeship training
Populations targeted
Young adults (age 16-24)
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Urban only

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
35.80
Percent female
46.20
Percent Male
53.80
Percent No high school diploma or GED
76.00
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
24.00
Percent Asian
0.80
Percent Black or African American
16.80
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
51.30
Percent White not Hispanic
19.10
Percent More than one race
2.80
Percent unknown race
3.10
Percent another race
6.30
Mean age
20.00
Group formation formatted
The study uses a quasi-experimental design, in which eligible participants with a valid SSN who exited from the American Youthworks Youthbuild 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

Study funding formatted

[Identify the organization that funded this study and note if it was through a federal grant or contract, with grant or contract number if available.]

Implementing organization formatted

American YouthWorks YouthBuild

Treatment condition formatted

YouthBuild Austin is a pre-apprenticeship program that combines education with on-the-job career training in one of four occupational tracks--construction, information technology, healthcare, and manufacturing. Participants who need to complete their high school diploma or equivalency concurrently enroll in certification classes. Eligible participants are ages 16 to 24, have an income below 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines, and are disconnected from other training and education opportunities.

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 YouthBuild Austin

Mandatory services formatted

None

Setting details formatted

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

Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Earliest publication year
2024
Most recent publication year
2024
Manuscripts
101010_01_Juniper
101010_01_Juniper_Appendices
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Pre-apprenticeship 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"]
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
State & Region
Texas