Earnings

Earnings

Center for Employment Training’s (CET’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) Program had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $0 per year). CET provided out-of-school youth with occupational skills training and job placement assistance to prepare participants for employment and help them secure jobs.

These are the five interventions with the largest effects. See Exhibit 1 for all interventions.
Employment

Employment

Wider Opportunities for Women’s (WOW’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) Program had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 4 percentage points). WOW provided general employability preparation and basic skills and technical training courses to help non-white single parents with low incomes find nontraditional, high-paying occupations.

These are the five interventions with the largest effects. See Exhibit 1 for all interventions.
Public benefit receipt

Public benefit receipt

Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $3,054 per year). Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses provided home visits intended to promote family economic self-sufficiency by improving maternal life-course outcomes. The program focused on increasing employment, decreasing public benefit usage, and improving family planning.

Effects on long-term benefit receipt

Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses
$3,054

Decrease long-term benefit receipt

Education and training

Education and training

Center for Employment Training’s (CET’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) Program had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 0 percentage points). CET provided out-of-school youth with occupational skills training and job placement assistance to prepare participants for employment and help them secure jobs.

These are the five interventions with the largest effects. See Exhibit 1 for all interventions.

Center for Employment Training’s (CET’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) Program

Intervention (standard name)
Center for Employment Training’s (CET’s) Minority Female Single Parent (MFSP) Program

CET’s MFSP program provided out-of-school youth with full-time basic education and skills training in a work-like setting to provide participants with hands-on training experience. The program worked with local employers to develop and teach training curriculum and focused on improving the participants’ practical skills to meet the employment demands of the local labor market. Individualized job placement services were also provided to assist participants in securing jobs after the training program.

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