Summary of evaluation or project
OPRE launched this project to evaluate interventions that apply coaching practices to promote job entry and retention among TANF populations and other low-income individuals. The project is conducting impact evaluations and complementary implementation assessments of the sites selected to participate in the evaluation. The evaluation is also examining the impact of coaching on self-regulation skills, and the role of these skills in generating any impacts on employment outcomes
The sites participating in the evaluation are:
- MyGoals for Employment Success in Baltimore, MD and Houston, TX (being evaluated as two distinct sites)
- LIFT in New York, NY; Chicago, IL; and Los Angeles, CA
- Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) program, operated by the Iowa Department of Human Rights
- Goal4 It!, administered by the Jefferson County Department of Human Services in Jefferson County, CO
Evaluation Funder
OPRE
Evaluator
Mathematica with Abt Associates and MDRC
Study start date
2016
Estimated end date
2022
Setting
Services Provided
Populations targeted
Expected domains and outcome
Self-regulation and goal-related skills
Employment
Earnings
Public assistance receipt
Intervention name(s)
MyGoals for Employment Success
LIFT
Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) program
Goal4 It!
Planned research design