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The brief draws on data collected from virtual site visits with 27 Reentry Project (RP) grantees to identify the industries grantees commonly focused on, describe industry-specific training they used, discuss the development of industry partnerships, and provide insights for connecting individuals with justice involvement to locally in-demand industries. Site visit data included interviews with 33 employers; together with grantee interviews, the visits highlighted successes and challenges grantees experienced when engaging and partnering with employers.
To assess the effectiveness of criminal justice policies, programs, or reforms, researchers frequently examine recidivism, defined as the return to criminal activity after a prior sanction (Council of State Governments Justice Center 2014; Deady 2014; National Institute of Justice 2022; Pratt and Eriksson 2013).
The brief draws on literature on risk/needs assessments in the criminal legal system and grantee survey data collected from 89 community-based organizations (CBOs) that were awarded U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Reentry Project (RP) grants from 2017 to 2019.
As part of its support of Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is committed to collecting and creating information in a way that supports data sharing and dissemination. Toward that end, DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) hosted a series of three seminars during August 2022 on topics directly relevant to sharing data, protecting confidentiality, and building a culture to support sharing and responsible use. The one pager provides a summary of the seminars.
The brief reports results of an exploration of survey non-bias using data collected for the evaluation of the Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership Grant program. Additional detail on the RTW program and its evaluation are also provided.
Building on an interim impact report at 18 months after program start, this final impact report describes each Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership Grant program’s impacts on participant earnings and employment through 3 years or more. For the report, the evaluation pre-specified average quarterly earnings for the period from 1 year to 2.5 years after random assignment as the evaluation’s main indicator of the extent to which a given RTW program had impact.
The technical appendices to The Ready to Work Partnership Grant Evaluation: Findings from the Final Impact Study of Four Employment Services Programs for the Long-Term Unemployed (Klerman, Herr, and Martinson 2022): Appendix A: Additional RTW Impact Study Technical Information, Appendix B: Demographic Comparison of RTW Samples to U.S.
The brief documents the impact of four Ready to Work (RTW) programs on participants’ service and credential receipt through 18 months after random assignment, and on participants' employment and earnings through three to four years after random assignment.
The brief explores the employment and earnings of applicants to the Ready to Work (RTW) Partnership Grant program before and during the COVID pandemic. When the RTW program began offering services in 2015, it targeted workers who had lost their job during or after the 2007-2009 recession and remained long-term unemployed or/and experience to become re-employed in higher-paying middle- or high-skill jobs.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) funded Evaluation of the Pathway Home Grant Program study was a result of the annual process to determine the Department’s research priorities for the upcoming year. It contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform Reentry and Employment and Training programs and policies and addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities. In particular, the brief focuses on the first 20 Pathway Home grants awarded in 2020 and their experiences implementing their programs during the COVID-19 pandemic between January and December 2021.