Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (MIBEST) provided training with team teaching and support services that were designed to prepare students for high-demand occupations, enabling them to earn a high school credential while working toward certificates, degrees, and gainful employment. The team teaching approach means that participants concurrently receive both basic education and technical instruction and are not required to first have a high school credential.

The Baby’s First Years (BFY) Unconditional Cash Transfer provided monthly, predictable unconditional cash transfers to new mothers with low-income to increase household financial resources and encourage investments in child development during the first years of children’s lives. Mothers were given a debit card in the hospital, and a cash gift of $333 was loaded into the card monthly. Mothers also had access to a hotline number for assistance with the card use. There were no work-related requirements and no restrictions on how mothers could spend the cash gifts. 

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio (ASAP Ohio) provided community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success. Modeled on the ASAP program at the City University of New York (ASAP CUNY), academic supports included enhanced advising, career development services, and tutoring. Financial supports included a tuition waiver, assistance with textbook costs, and a monthly financial incentive.