Lessons Learned Delivering Remote Services to Job Seekers with Low Incomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations that serve job seekers who have low incomes were forced to adapt to new forms of service delivery. Many organizations delivered services remotely, some for the first time. This brief describes lessons learned from three organizations that adapted existing interventions to remotely provide work readiness activities or education and training services to job seekers with low incomes. Lessons learned from these service adaptations can help other organizations offering similar employment services remotely.
Updates from the Pathways Clearinghouse: Using Implementation Details
This webinar highlights ways TANF administrators and other service providers can use information on the Pathways Clearinghouse website to find evidence-based interventions and their implementation details. The webinar is designed to help TANF administrators and service providers:
- Identify why and how the Pathways Clearinghouse website is relevant and useful to their needs
- Understand new website features; and
- Explore the website’s rich information on the implementation of evidence-based interventions.
How can I find information about interventions that have been implemented in rural settings?
Begin by going to Find Interventions that Work, and use the "Select the settings" filter on the left under the heading "Limit results to interventions implemented: In urban or rural settings."
If you select "Rural only", the search will return interventions that have only been tested in rural settings plus those that have been tested in multiple studies and at least one of those studies occurred in an exclusively rural setting.
Using Intervention Details from the Pathways Clearinghouse to Make Decisions
This video is designed for service providers, program managers, policy experts, and others who want to navigate the Pathways Clearinghouse to find details about interventions. It describes how to use information about intervention content, effectiveness, and implementation to make decisions. The video highlights two interventions, demonstrating:
Linking Evidence to Practice: OPRE's New Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse
On October 22, 2020, the Pathways Clearinghouse and stakeholder experts participated in a plenary session at the 20th Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS). Dana Rotz, Pathways Clearinghouse principal investigator, led the plenary with an overview of the goals of the review and the scope of the research examined. Clare DiSalvo, Pathways Clearinghouse project officer, provided a website demonstration to show how users can navigate the Find Interventions That Work search feature.
Using Evidence to Make Decisions about Employment Programs
On October 26, 2020, the Pathways Clearinghouse hosted a webinar for policy experts and stakeholders who provide guidance on research evidence to state, local, and federal officials. The presentation for the webinar provided an overview of key features of the website through a demonstration. During the event, panelists shared ways that they use the website and discussed how they are actively using evidence to make decisions about employment programs.