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What Works to Improve Employment and Earnings for People with Low Incomes?

Event recording | June 2022

This webinar featured an expert panel describing how practitioners and policymakers can use the findings from a meta-analysis of interventions and studies reviewed by the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse to best meet the needs of populations with low income who are seeking gainful employment.

Subsidized Employment and Transitional Jobs

Evidence snapshot | June 2022

This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by the Pathways Clearinghouse as providing subsidized employment, defined as employment that is partially or fully paid for by an external funder, or transitional jobs, defined as jobs meant to integrate those who have been out of the workforce back into it.

Pathways Clearinghouse: Overview of the Research

Synthesis report | March 2022

This report summarizes the interventions and services examined by the Pathways Clearinghouse, and provides background information about how the Pathways Clearinghouse obtained those findings.

Financial Incentives

Evidence snapshot | March 2022

This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by the Pathways Clearinghouse as using financial incentives, defined as bonuses that clients receive for engaging in specific activities or achieving certain goals.

What Works to Improve Employment and Earnings for People with Low Incomes

Synthesis report | March 2022

This report synthesizes the information in the Pathways Clearinghouse database to provide evidence on the effectiveness of interventions and services that can help people with low incomes succeed in the labor market.

During Periods of Recession and Recovery — What Works to Improve Employment and Earnings for People with Low Incomes?

Event recording | January 2022

This webinar presented findings from the synthesis report on “What Works During Economic Recessions and Recoveries” and emphasized key takeaways for service providers about interventions that improve employment and earnings for people with low incomes.

Employment Coaching

Evidence snapshot | January 2022

This Evidence Snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by the Pathways Clearinghouse as providing employment coaching, defined as intensive, collaborative assistance with identifying and addressing employment barriers and goals.

The Pathways Clearinghouse Guide for Researchers

Standards report | January 2022

This guide is designed to help researchers and research funders better understand the Pathways Clearinghouse and its standards and processes for selecting studies for review, assigning study quality ratings, and assessing the evidence of effectiveness for an intervention.

Delivering Remote Services to Job Seekers with Low Incomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Event recording | December 2021

This webinar highlighted findings about common challenges that made it difficult for job seekers to engage in remote services and suggested opportunities for practitioners to deliver services remotely in response to COVID-19.

Illustrating the Value of Interventions Implemented During Periods of Recession and Recovery

Videos | November 2021

This video details the types of interventions and services that show the strongest evidence of success in improving employment, earnings, and related outcomes during periods of economic recession and recovery.