Summary of evaluation or project
The goal of the Reentry Employment Opportunities grant program (REO) evaluation is to identify and evaluate promising practices used in reentry employment programs which are comprehensive strategies to address the range of challenges formerly incarcerated adults and young adults who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice system face in making a successful transitions back to the community. This evaluation will include an implementation and an impact study among select REO grantees to understand their effectiveness in achieving the goals of improving participant outcomes such as employment, earning, and recidivism.
Evaluation Funder
Chief Evaluation Office, Department of Labor
Evaluator
Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research
Evaluation Name
Study start date
2017
Estimated end date
2022
Setting
Services Provided
Populations targeted
Expected domains and outcome
TBD: likely to include outcomes related to credential attainment, employment, earning, and recidivism
Intervention name(s)
Reentry Employment Opportunities