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Connecting to Opportunity: Lessons on Adapting Interventions for Young People Experiencing Homelessness or Systems Involvement

Study type
Outcome studies
Qualitative or implementation studies
Cost studies
Study includes subgroup analysis
Location
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
New York
Population
Young people under 25
People who experience homelessness
People involved in the child welfare system
People involved in the justice system
Young people without a high school credential

Outcomes measured

Education

  • High school completion (diploma or equivalent) 
  • Postsecondary enrollment 
  • Postsecondary persistence 

Employment

  • Attainment of occupational skills/certificates 
  • Attainment of employability/work readiness skills 
  • Employment placement/attainment 
  • Earnings 
  • Job quality

Practices

Secondary Education

  • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma
  • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency
  • High school reengagement

Postsecondary Education

  • Pre-enrollment supports for transition to postsecondary
  • Postsecondary education advising and coaching after enrollment
  • Academic supports for postsecondary success
  • Supports to pay for postsecondary education

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Career exploration and career counseling
  • Work readiness training
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement
  • Supports to maintain employment

Support Services

  • Mental and behavioral health supports
  • Supports for basic needs
  • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports
  • Post-program supports
  • Life skills and financial literacy

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Youth leadership and civic engagement
  • Stipends and incentives
  • Connections to a caring adult  

Other Implementation Practices

  • Use of technology to deliver services or promote engagement
Publications
Treskon, Louisa, Kyla Wasserman, and Vicky Ho. 2019. Connecting to Opportunity: Lessons on Adapting Interventions for Young People Experiencing Homelessness or Systems Involvement. New York: MDRC. https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/LEAP_Final_Report_2019_3.0_FINAL.pdf
In Compendium
Yes
Programs in compendium
Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential

Linking Innovation, Knowledge, and Employment (LIKE) Program

Study type
Quasi-experimental studies
Outcome studies
Qualitative or implementation studies
Cost studies
Study includes subgroup analysis
Location
California
Population
Young people under 25

Outcomes measured

Education

  • Basic skills gains 
  • High school completion (diploma or equivalent) 
  • Postsecondary enrollment 

Employment

  • Attainment of occupational skills/certificates 
  • Attainment of employability/work readiness skills 
  • Employment placement/attainment 

Well-being

  • Social-emotional

Impacts measured

Education

  • High school completion (diploma or equivalent) 
  • Postsecondary enrollment 

Employment

  • Employment placement/attainment 

Practices

Secondary Education

  • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma
  • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency
  • High school reengagement
  • Basic education services

Postsecondary Education

  • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Career exploration and career counseling
  • Work readiness training
  • Entrepreneurial skills training
  • Pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training for a particular industry
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement

Support Services

  • Supports for basic needs
  • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Youth leadership and civic engagement
  • Cohort model
  • Connections to a caring adult  
Publications
Gupta, Sonam, Mithuna Srinivasan, Yang Chen, Luke Patterson, and Timothy Griffith. 2016. Evaluation of the Linking Innovation, Knowledge, and Employment Program: Final Evaluation Report. Riverside, CA: Riverside County Economic Development Agency. https://impaqint.com/sites/default/files/files/@LIKE%20Final%20Evaluation%20Report%20508-compliant.pdf
Saltz, Russell, Clancy Bertane, and David Thomas. 2013. Evaluation of the Linking Innovation, Knowledge, and Employment Program: Implementation Study Report. Columbia, MD: IMPAQ International. https://impaqint.com/sites/default/files/project-reports/WIFLIKEImplementationStudyIMPAQFINAL12122013.pdf
In Compendium
No

Los Angeles Reconnection Career Academy (LARCA)

Study type
Randomized controlled trials
Qualitative or implementation studies
Cost studies
Study includes subgroup analysis
Location
California
Population
Young people under 25
Young people without a high school credential

Outcomes measured

Employment

  • Attainment of occupational skills/certificates 
  • Attainment of employability/work readiness skills 

Impacts measured

Education

  • Engagement in secondary education
  • High school completion (diploma or equivalent) 
  • Postsecondary enrollment 
  • Postsecondary persistence 

Employment

  • Employment placement/attainment 
  • Employment retention  or advancement
  • Earnings 

Well-being

  • Justice system involvement

Practices

Secondary Education

  • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma
  • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency
  • High school reengagement
  • Basic education services

Postsecondary Education

  • Pre-enrollment supports for transition to postsecondary
  • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training
  • Supports to pay for postsecondary education

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Career exploration and career counseling
  • Work readiness training
  • Pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training for a particular industry
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement

Support Services

  • Mental and behavioral health supports
  • Supports for basic needs
  • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports
  • Life skills and financial literacy
  • Legal services

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Youth leadership and civic engagement
  • Connections to a caring adult  

Other Implementation Practices

  • Career pathways model
  • Career and technical education
  • Collective impact approaches
Publications
Geckeler, Christian, Hannah Betesh, Hannah Diaz, Lea Folsom, Hui Kim, and Anne Paprocki. 2017. Helping Dropout Youth Find Education and Employment: Final Impact Evaluation of the Los Angeles Reconnections Career Academy (LARCA) Program. Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates. https://www.spra.com/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LARCA-Final-Report-043017-508-compliant-protected.pdf
Geckeler, Christian, Hannah Betesh, Verenice Chavoya-Perez, David Mitnick, and Anne Paprocki. 2015. Reengaging Dropouts: Lessons from the Implementation of the Los Angeles Reconnections Career Academy (LARCA) Program. Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates. https://www.spra.com/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Los-Angeles-Reconnections-Career-Academy-LARCA-Interim-Implementation-Evaluation-Report.pdf
In Compendium
No

A Successful Prisoner Reentry Program Expands: Lessons from the Replication of the Center for Employment Opportunities

Study type
Outcome studies
Qualitative or implementation studies
Location
New York,
California,
Oklahoma
Population
People involved in the justice system

Outcomes measured

Employment

  • Attainment of employability/work readiness skills 
  • Employment placement/attainment 
  • Employment retention  or advancement
  • Earnings 
  • Job quality

Well-being

  • Social-emotional

Practices

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Career exploration and career counseling
  • Work readiness training
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement
  • Supports to maintain employment

Support Services

  • Mental and behavioral health supports
  • Supports for basic needs
  • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports
  • Life skills and financial literacy
  • Legal services

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Stipends and incentives
Publications
Broadus, Joseph, Sara Muller-Ravett, Arielle Sherman, and Cindy Redcross. 2016. A Successful Prisoner Reentry Program Expands: Lessons from the Replication of the Center for Employment Opportunities. New York: MDRC. https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/evidenceexchange/CEO_PrisonerReentryReport_508_1.pdf
In Compendium
No

Study type

  • Cost studies (3)
  • Outcome studies (3)
  • Qualitative or implementation studies (4)
  • Quasi-experimental studies (1)
  • Randomized controlled trials (1)
  • Study includes subgroup analysis (3)

Practices

  • Secondary Education (5)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma (3)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency (4)
    • High school reengagement (4)
    • Basic education services (3)
  • Postsecondary Education (7)
    • Pre-enrollment supports for transition to postsecondary (5)
    • Postsecondary education advising and coaching after enrollment (1)
    • Academic supports for postsecondary success (1)
    • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training (5)
    • Supports to pay for postsecondary education (2)
  • Job and Career Education and Training (8)
    • Career exploration and career counseling (7)
    • Work readiness training (8)
    • Entrepreneurial skills training (2)
    • Pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training for a particular industry (3)
    • Temporary and transitional work experiences (7)
  • Employment Placement and Supports (8)
    • Job placement (8)
    • Supports to maintain employment (3)
  • Support Services (8)
    • Mental and behavioral health supports (5)
    • Supports for basic needs (8)
    • (-) Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports (4)
    • Post-program supports (5)
    • Life skills and financial literacy (6)
    • Legal services (4)
  • Youth Development and Engagement Approaches (8)
    • Youth leadership and civic engagement (5)
    • Stipends and incentives (4)
    • Family engagement (1)
    • Cohort model (3)
    • Connections to a caring adult   (7)
  • Other Implementation Practices (3)
    • Career pathways model (1)
    • Career and technical education (1)
    • Collective impact approaches (2)
    • Use of technology to deliver services or promote engagement (1)

Impacts and Outcomes Measured

  • Education (15)
    • Basic skills gains  (3)
    • Engagement in secondary education (6)
    • High school completion (diploma or equivalent)  (13)
    • Postsecondary enrollment  (12)
    • Postsecondary persistence  (4)
    • Postsecondary degree attainment  (1)
  • Employment (13)
    • Attainment of occupational skills/certificates  (8)
    • (-) Attainment of employability/work readiness skills  (4)
    • Employment placement/attainment  (12)
    • Employment retention  or advancement (7)
    • Earnings  (8)
    • Job quality (3)
  • Well-being (12)
    • Health (3)
    • Social-emotional (6)
    • Housing status and stability (4)
    • Parenting (4)
    • Civic engagement (1)
    • Financial capability (5)
    • Connection to school/work (2)
    • Use of public benefits (4)
    • Justice system involvement (6)

Population

  • Young people under 25 (3)
  • Young people without a high school credential (2)
  • People involved in the justice system (2)
  • People who experience homelessness (1)
  • People involved in the child welfare system (1)

In compendium

  • Yes (1)
  • No (3)

Location

  • Alaska (1)
  • Arizona (1)
  • California (4)
  • Maine (1)
  • Michigan (1)
  • Minnesota (1)
  • Nebraska (1)
  • New York (2)
  • Oklahoma (1)

 

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