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Employment outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of two employment interventions with homeless youth

Study type
Randomized controlled trials
Location
California
Population
Young people under 25
People who experience homelessness

Impacts measured

Employment

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

Well-being

  • Social-emotional

Practices

Postsecondary Education

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

Job and Career Education and Training

  • Career exploration and career counseling
  • Entrepreneurial skills training
  • Temporary and transitional work experiences

Employment Placement and Supports

  • Job placement

Support Services

  • Mental and behavioral health supports
  • Supports for basic needs
  • Post-program supports

Youth Development and Engagement Approaches

  • Connections to a caring adult  
Publications
Ferguson, Kristin 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6135254/pdf/nihms946317.pdf
In Compendium
No

Study type

  • Randomized controlled trials (1)

Practices

  • Secondary Education (15)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school diploma (10)
    • Preparation or instruction for high school equivalency (13)
    • High school reengagement (3)
    • Dual enrollment in high school and college programs (3)
    • Basic education services (6)
  • Postsecondary Education (18)
    • Pre-enrollment supports for transition to postsecondary (12)
    • Postsecondary education advising and coaching after enrollment (4)
    • Academic supports for postsecondary success (2)
    • Occupational skills training, sectoral training, and industry-recognized credential training (13)
    • Supports to pay for postsecondary education (8)
  • Job and Career Education and Training (20)
    • Career exploration and career counseling (16)
    • Work readiness training (15)
    • (-) Entrepreneurial skills training (1)
    • Pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training for a particular industry (4)
    • Temporary and transitional work experiences (14)
  • Employment Placement and Supports (17)
    • Job placement (17)
    • Supports to maintain employment (6)
    • Supports for employers (1)
  • Support Services (23)
    • Mental and behavioral health supports (17)
    • Supports for basic needs (22)
    • Parenting, pregnancy and child care supports (8)
    • Post-program supports (13)
    • Life skills and financial literacy (19)
    • Legal services (5)
  • Youth Development and Engagement Approaches (23)
    • Youth leadership and civic engagement (13)
    • Stipends and incentives (13)
    • Family engagement (1)
    • Cohort model (8)
    • Connections to a caring adult   (20)
  • Other Implementation Practices (8)
    • Integrated education and training model (2)
    • Career pathways model (2)
    • Career and technical education (3)
    • Collective impact approaches (2)
    • Use of technology to deliver services or promote engagement (4)

Impacts and Outcomes Measured

  • Education (3)
    • Basic skills gains  (2)
    • Engagement in secondary education (1)
    • High school completion (diploma or equivalent)  (3)
    • Postsecondary enrollment  (2)
  • Employment (4)
    • Attainment of occupational skills/certificates  (2)
    • Attainment of employability/work readiness skills  (2)
    • Employment placement/attainment  (3)
    • Employment retention  or advancement (1)
    • (-) Earnings  (1)
  • Well-being (2)
    • Social-emotional (2)

Population

  • Young people under 25 (1)
  • People who experience homelessness (1)

In compendium

  • No (1)

Location

  • California (1)

 

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