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Synthesis Report: Research Synthesis: Opportunities for Youth
Topic Area: Opportunities for Youth
Findings:
Successful programs often involved a substantial time commitment from participating youth.
Many successful programs involved a job placement component or job search assistance.
Positive impacts tended to be realized in the short term and fade over time.
More information is needed on the replicability of some programs.
The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs
Dula, C. (2021). The 2021 net impact and cost-benefit evaluation of Washington state’s workforce development programs. Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. [Worker Retraining Program]Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Courtney, M., Valentine, E., & Skemer, M. (2019). Experimental evaluation of transitional living services for system-involved youth: Implications for policy and practice. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 396-408.
Topic Area: Justice-Involved Youth
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: - Wasserman, K., Walter, J., Luczywek, B., Wagner, H., & Redcross, C. (2019). Engaging young men involved in Chicago's justice system: A feasibility study of the Bridges to Pathways Program (Report No. 2019-79). Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Topic Area: Justice-Involved Youth, Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: - Mukherjee Das, A. (2019). Three essays on immigration policy and labor market outcomes in the U.S. (Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (2292188664).
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: - Miller, C., Cummings, D., Millenky, M., Wiegand, A., & Long, D. (2018). Laying a Foundation: Four-Year Results from the National YouthBuild Evaluation. New York, NY: MDRC.
Topic Area: Low-Income Adults, Opportunities for Youth
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: - Maynard, R., Baelen, R., Shivji, A., & Souvanna, P. (2018). Final Evaluation Report of Year Up's Professional Training Corps in Philadelphia. Abt Associates.
Topic Area: Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Implementation Analysis
- Ferguson, K. M. (2018). Employment outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of two employment interventions with homeless youth. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1086/696372
Topic Area: Disability Employment Policy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness: - Fein, D. & Hamadyk, J. (2018). Bridging the opportunity divide for low-income youth: Implementation and early impacts of the Year Up program (Report No. 2018-65). Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Topic Area: Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Study Type: Implementation Analysis
- Geckeler, C., Betesh, H., Diaz, H., Folsom, L., Kim, H., & Paprocki, A. (2017). Helping dropout youth find education and employment: Final impact report for the evaluation of the Los Angeles Reconnections Career Academy (LARCA) program. Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates.
Topic Area: Low-Income Adults
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:
