Job Development Job Placement – CalWORKs 2.0 | Next Generation https://calworksnextgen.org Supporting the next generation of human service professionals for the welfare of all Californians. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:59:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 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

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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.

]]> Reach for Success – Los Angeles https://calworksnextgen.org/reach-for-success-los-angeles/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:11:10 +0000 http://calworksnextgen.org/?p=548 The Employment Retention and Advancement Project Results from the Los Angeles Reach for Success Program

Jacquelyn Anderson Stephen Freedman Gayle Hamilton

November 2009

http://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/full_552.pdf

 

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