Texas Conservation Corps provided training for youth age 17 to 28 in environmental management and safety through work experience in parks, nature trails, wildlife habitats, and disaster relief with on-site academic services and a variety of support services available. Support services included case management and counseling, re-entry services for justice-involved youth, transportation and child-care assistance, and stipends for program participation. 

The program was evaluated in Travis County, TX.

The Skillpoint Alliance Gateway program provided accelerated, short-term training in high-demand occupations through a combination of classroom training and hands-on skill development to adults with a high school diploma or equivalent and challenges to employment. The training program used a worksite style environment and convenes a “tailgate” each morning to discuss shop issues and enhance employment readiness schools.

The Workforce Education and Readiness Continuum - Travis County (WERC-TC) was a group of adult education, training, and employment services to help individuals improve occupational skills and obtain employment. Services included High School Equivalency, adult basic education, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes; case management; job readiness and occupation-specific training; and job search and job placement assistance. 

Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (LCCT) Career Development Services provided adult basic education, preparation for high school equivalency certification, and English as a second language instruction integrated with job readiness and vocational skills training to working-age adults with low skills.

Capital IDEA Workforce Development Programs and Services provided workforce development training for high-demand occupations such as healthcare, information technology, and professional trades targeted to adults who have a high School diploma or equivalent but do not have a college degree. Participants must be accepted into the workforce development program, with the application process including completing an online information session and assessment process, participating in an initial counselling session, creating an individual training plan, and receiving a final recommendati

The Padua Pilot aimed to promote self-sufficiency among families with low incomes who had an adult willing and able to work,  offering individualized and holistic case management services, which included job training, housing assistance, budgeting, financial literacy, and coaching for overall well-being.

OpenResearch Unconditional Income Pilot offered a $1,000 per month unconditional cash transfer for three years to participants between the ages of 21-40 years who had a household income less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. Transfers were considered gifts from non-profit organizations and not considered taxable income. Legislation was passed in participating study sites to protect against means-tested benefit loss.