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The brief describes the types of services Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) participants received at America's Job Centers and compares the service receipt of HVRP participants with other veterans experiencing homelessness who were not participating in HVRP. The data are from the Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) and include all HVRP participants and other veterans experiencing homelessness across the United States who enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service at AJCs during program year 2019 or 2020. While enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser Employment Services, these veterans might also enroll and receive services from other programs at the AJC, including from Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) and WIOA. To better understand the provision of services, the brief also describes whether the services HVRP participants received differed based on their demographic or background characteristics.

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Key Takeaways

Key takeaways from “Services Provided to Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Participants at American Job Centers” based on data stored in the Workforce Integrated Performance System:

• HVRP participants who co-enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service were observed to have longer enrollment spells at AJCs than other veterans experiencing homelessness who enrolled in the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service. These HVRP participants also received more of some types of AJC services, including individualized career services, staff-assisted career guidance services, individual employment plans, and services from a DVOP specialist.
• HVRP participants who had prior involvement with the justice system, had a disability, were receiving public benefits, or attained a higher education level had longer enrollment spells and received more of some types of services at AJCs than HVRP participants without those characteristics.

Citation

Johnson, M., Hartog, J., Espinoza, A., Taylor, V., Schochet, P., Rosenberg, L. (2022). Mathematica. Services Provided to Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Participants at American Job Centers. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.