Earnings

Earnings

Year Up had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $12,466 per year). Year Up offered training and work experience in the information technology and investment operations fields to young adults to help them access careers with good pay and advancement opportunities.

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

Employment

Project Quality Employment Through Skills Training (QUEST) had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 8 percentage points). Project QUEST provides financial resources and supportive services to people with low income to help them complete occupational training programs, pass certification exams and obtain credentials, and access well-paying jobs in the health care industry.

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

Public benefit receipt

Good Transitions had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $433 per year). Good Transitions served noncustodial parents with low income by providing subsidized employment combined with case management and training to help them connect to stable employment.

Effects on long-term benefit receipt

Good Transitions
$433

Decrease long-term benefit receipt

Education and training

Education and training

Towards Employment WorkAdvance Program had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 27 percentage points). The WorkAdvance model aims to meet the needs of less-skilled workers and local employers by providing training and employment services in fields with high local demand.

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

EMPLOY

Intervention (standard name)
EMPLOY

Before release, participants who were incarcerated received 16 hours of job search training and additional job search assistance from job training and job development specialists. In the week before release, participants were assigned a retention specialist and received a portfolio with a resume, an EMPLOY program certification, job leads, and additional supports such as bus fare and clothing for interviews. Retention specialists conducted 4 follow-up meetings with participants over the 12-month period after their release.

Patient Care Pathway Program (PCPP)

Intervention (standard name)
Patient Care Pathway Program (PCPP)

Individuals who enrolled in PCPP received accelerated instruction and academic advising by participating in one or more of three health care skills academies. The academies provided basic skills remediation and occupational training along with academic advising, instructional supports, access to emergency funds for one-time expenses, such as car repairs, and continued support after program completion. Each skills academy lasted for one semester, although students were able to enroll in up to three academies for a possible total duration of 1.5 academic years.

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