Earnings

Earnings

Broadened Horizons, Brighter Futures (BHBF) had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $3,900 per year). BHBF aimed to improve economic self-sufficiency among youth receiving disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) through person-centered planning (PCP), employment and education services, case management, financial work incentives, work-based experience, and job development.

Employment

Employment

Broadened Horizons, Brighter Futures (BHBF) had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 3 percentage points). BHBF aimed to improve economic self-sufficiency among youth receiving disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) through person-centered planning (PCP), employment and education services, case management, financial work incentives, work-based experience, and job development.

Public benefit receipt

Public benefit receipt

Transitional Employment Training had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $0 per year). Transitional Employment Training was a work training program for people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It aimed to help them participate in the labor market by providing job training and transition-to-work support services.

Effects on long-term benefit receipt

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Decrease long-term benefit receipt

Education and training

Education and training

Transition WORKS had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 28 percentage points). Transition WORKS aimed to empower youth receiving disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and improve their economic self-sufficiency through a series of workshops focused on self-determination, education and employment services, case management, financial incentives, work-based experience, and job development.

Los Angeles' Homeless Opportunity Providing Employment (HOPE)

LA’s HOPE participants received temporary housing and help securing rental assistance and more permanent housing. Mental health services were also available. Once housed, LA’s HOPE case managers connected participants to a workforce development center; the case manager, workforce development staff, and mental health agency staff helped the participant prepare for employment.