Earnings

Earnings

Family Rewards had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $3,640 per year). The Family Rewards program provided cash incentives to families with low income for completing activities related to children’s education, family health, and parents’ work and education, with the goal of reducing immediate hardship and long-term poverty.

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

Employment

Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) Program had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 3 percentage points). Carreras provided courses and educational and employment assistance to Latino job seekers with low incomes to help them enroll in occupational training to gain the necessary skills and credentials for jobs as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

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

Public benefit receipt

Family Rewards had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $41 per year). The Family Rewards program provided cash incentives to families with low income for completing activities related to children’s education, family health, and parents’ work and education, with the goal of reducing immediate hardship and long-term poverty.

Effects on long-term benefit receipt

Family Rewards
$41

Decrease long-term benefit receipt

Education and training

Education and training

Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) Program had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 20 percentage points). Carreras provided courses and educational and employment assistance to Latino job seekers with low incomes to help them enroll in occupational training to gain the necessary skills and credentials for jobs as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

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

Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies Project

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To further build the evidence around effective strategies for helping individuals with low incomes find and sustain employment, OPRE contracted with Mathematica to conduct the Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project. This project will identify and test innovative, promising employment interventions designed to help individuals facing complex challenges secure a pathway toward economic independence. These challenges may be physical and mental health conditions, substance misuse, a criminal history, or limited work skills and experience.

Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) Program

Intervention (standard name)
Carreras en Salud (Careers in Health) Program

The program, operated by Instituto del Progreso Latino, offered tuition-free instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) with a focus on language skills for the health care industry and two 16-week courses designed to (1) improve reading and math skills to prepare participants for an LPN program and (2) develop basic vocational skills for the health care industry. The program also helped participants apply to CNA and LPN courses at local colleges, including assistance in applying for financial aid.

Family Rewards

Intervention (standard name)
Family Rewards

The Family Rewards program issued payments to participating families’ bank accounts for each activity that families completed or each condition that they met from an established list. The payments varied from $20 per month, per parent, for a parent maintaining public or private health insurance, to $600 when high school students accumulated 11 course credits or passed a statewide standardized exam. Payments were delivered every two months based on the activities or milestones recently completed.

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