Rachel Nicolosi – CalWORKs 2.0 | Next Generation https://calworksnextgen.org Supporting the next generation of human service professionals for the welfare of all Californians. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:04:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 WEBINAR 4: Science to Practice: Building the Skills Adults Need for Life https://calworksnextgen.org/webinar-4-science-to-practice-building-the-skills-adults-need-for-life/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:18:44 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=744

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Webinar #4 on September 20 entitled Science to Practice: Building the Skills Adults Need for Life.  If you were not able to attend or would like to view the webinar or download the accompanying materials, please see below.

Watch the webinar below, or view it directly in YouTube here.

Webinar 4 slides (PDF)
Webinar 4 Participant Packet (doc)
Webinar 4 Questions and comments (doc)

The links our presenter referred to on the webinar:
Executive Function Activities Guide
Full Adult Capabilities Paper
4-page Adult Capabilities Guide for Practitioners

]]> WEBINAR 3: Executive Functioning: Critical Skills for Goal Achievement https://calworksnextgen.org/webinar-3-executive-functioning-critical-skills-for-goal-achievement/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:25:52 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=719 Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Webinar #3 on August 30 entitled Executive Functioning: Critical Skills for Goal Achievement.  If you were not able to attend or would like to view the webinar or download the accompanying materials, please see below.

Watch the webinar below, or view directly in YouTube here.

Webinar 3 Slides (PPT)
Webinar 3 Participant Packet (PDF)
CalWORKs 2.0 Q&A Webinar 3 (PDF)

]]> Kings County Video https://calworksnextgen.org/kings-county-video/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:01:22 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=707 This video features staff from Kings County CalWORKs talking about how the science behind the new approach has changed how they view working with customers.

As a road test site, Kings County has adapted the CalWORKs 2.0 tools to use with staff and customers. Watch below to see how this experience has shifted staff’s understanding of goal achievement.

 

]]> WEBINAR 2: Goal Achievement – A Deeper Dive https://calworksnextgen.org/view-webinar-2-here-goal-achievement-a-deeper-dive/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:32:58 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=699 Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Webinar #2 on August 9 entitled Goal Achievement – A Deeper Dive.  If you were not able to attend or would like to view the webinar or download the accompanying materials, please see below.

Watch the webinar below, or directly in YouTube  here.

Webinar slides: Webinar 2: Goal Achievement
Participant packet:  Webinar 2 Participant Packet
Questions and Answers from webinar participants:   Questions and comments Webinar 2

 

]]> Small Steps That Have a Big Impact on Achieving Goals video https://calworksnextgen.org/small-steps-that-have-a-big-impact-on-achieving-goals-video/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:55:19 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=639 Planning Prompts and Bundling are two researched strategies highlighted in this video from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

]]> Detroit Welfare-to-Work Program – 2 year impacts https://calworksnextgen.org/detroit-welfare-to-work-program-2-year-impacts/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:44:38 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=632  

National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies Implementation, Participation Patterns, Costs, and Two-Year Impacts of the Detroit Welfare-to-Work Program

Click to access full_399.pdf

August 2000 Prepared by: Mary Farrell with Gayle Hamilton Christine Schwartz Laura Storto Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

 

 

 

]]> Do Financial Incentives Encourage Welfare Recipients to Work? Initial 18-month Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project https://calworksnextgen.org/do-financial-incentives-encourage-welfare-recipients-to-work-initial-18-month-findings-from-the-self-sufficiency-project/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:28:32 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=630 This report presents an analysis of the early impacts of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) on employment, earnings, and welfare receipt.

 

http://www.srdc.org/media/8697/do_fin_inc_encourage.pdf

]]> The Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Final results from Hard-to-Employ 2012 https://calworksnextgen.org/the-employment-retention-and-advancement-project-final-results-from-hard-to-employ-2012/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:22:16 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=628 What Strategies Work for the Hard-to-Employ? Final Results of the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project and Selected Sites from the Employment Retention and Advancement Project

OPRE Report 2012-08

March 2012

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/strategies_work.pdf

The Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ (HtE) Demonstration and Evaluation Project seeks to answer a critical question about this population: how might we improve the prospects of the many Americans who grapple with serious barriers to finding and holding a steady job? The HtE evaluation was a 10-year study that used rigorous random assignment research designs to evaluate innovative strategies aimed at improving employment and other outcomes for groups who face serious barriers to employment. The strategies were tested in New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Kansas, and Missouri.

This report describes the HtE programs that were tested and summarizes the final results for each program. Similar information is presented for three of the programs in the ACF sponsored Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project — programs that also targeted hard-to-employ populations, operated around the same time, and were evaluated with an identical methodology.

The inclusion of these ERA results permits an analysis of a wider variety of programs targeting those with serious barriers to finding and holding a steady job. The HtE and ERA programs had a variety of goals, but they all aimed, directly or indirectly, to increase employment and earnings, and most aimed to reduce reliance on public assistance.

 

 

]]> Alternative Welfare-to-Work Strategies for the Hard-to-Employ, Philadelphia https://calworksnextgen.org/alternative-welfare-to-work-strategies-for-the-hard-to-employ-philadelphia/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:08:09 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=626 Alternative Welfare-to-Work Strategies for the Hard-to-Employ Testing Transitional Jobs and Pre-Employment Services in Philadelphia

October 2009

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/alternative_welfare.pdf

Dan Bloom, Sarah Rich, Cindy Redcross ,Erin Jacobs

Jennifer Yahner (Urban Institute) Nancy Pindus (Urban Institute)

]]> Employment Retention and Advancement Project Early Results: Chicago, South Carolina, Riverside CA, Texas https://calworksnextgen.org/employment-retention-and-advancement-project-early-results-chicago-south-carolina-riverside-ca-texas/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:58:53 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=623 Click to access early_results.pdf

2005

This report presents early evidence on the effectiveness of four diverse programs designed to help current or former welfare recipients work more steadily and increase their earnings. The programs are part of the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) project, which is testing 15 such programs nationwide.  At this point, MDRC has followed the groups for one year, and this report presents early results from four of the sites: • Chicago, Illinois. This program aims to help participants increase their earnings; it targets welfare recipients who are working steadily but earning too little to leave the rolls. • Riverside, California. This program is testing two strategies for encouraging employed welfare recipients to use education or training as a route to advancement. • Pee Dee Region, South Carolina. This program targets former welfare recipients in six rural counties and offers services to help participants work more steadily and move to higher-paying jobs. • Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas. This program targets welfare recipients who are seeking work; it uses financial incentives and other services to help participants find jobs, stay employed, and increase their earnings.

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