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The report is one in a series of implementation study papers of the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3) National Evaluation, which was contracted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) on behalf of the Federal partners supporting P3. It assesses P3 four years after its initial authorization, and is based on data collected from interviews with Federal agency staff and two rounds of site visits to the nine original (Cohort 1) pilots, conducted between 2016 and 2018.

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Research Questions

• How did the P3 pilots use Federal-, state-, and local-granted financial and programmatic flexibilities, including waivers and blended or braided funding, to implement interventions with the goal of improving the outcomes of disconnected youth?
• How and to what extent did the pilots leverage the P3 flexibilities, including waivers and blended or braided funding, to enhance their partnerships to provide effective and efficient services to disconnected youth?
• Who were the youth who participated and what services did they receive? What were their outcomes, especially in the education and employment domains?
• What systems and programmatic changes and improvements resulted from P3 at the Federal and pilot levels (as reported by respondents)?

Key Takeaways

• The Federal agencies created the interagency systems necessary to award and manage the pilots, but Federal respondents did not anticipate these efforts to last beyond P3.
• Cohort 1 pilots reported that there were benefits to the approved waivers, specifically in reducing administrative burden and expanding the youth eligibility for the services provided.
• The primary service strategy among the Cohort 1 pilots was case management, and youth participating in focus groups generally reported positive experiences.
• Two Cohort 1 pilots sought to change their systems serving youth, while other pilots built or enhanced partnerships.
• A lack of understanding about how to identify and use waivers appeared to limit Cohort 1 pilots’ use of P3 flexibilities.
• The provision of start-up funds led some pilots to view P3 as a typical grant program.

Citation

Hanno, E. S., Gionfriddo, B., Rosenberg, L. (2020). Mathematica. Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3): Four Years After Initial Authorization. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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