This MDRC report examines an array of welfare policies to help States determine which programs and policies best help single parents transition from welfare to work. The report examines the effects of over 25 welfare-to-work programs, including…

To improve the employment outcomes for ex-offenders, Baltimore Mayor's Office of Employment Development (MOED) facilitated the creation of the Baltimore's citywide Ex-offender Task Force (EOFT) in October 2002. EOTF membership includes more than…

This Urban Institute report draws from the insights and comments of the authors and participants in the Youth Reentry Roundtable entitled "The Youth Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry: Youth Development and the Impacts of Incarceration and Reentry,"…

Posted on the Department of Justice (DOJ) Web site, this report describes the Fortune Academy Residence and Service model for housing ex-offenders that could be implemented by the agency and replicated by other organizations across the…

Authored by David J. Fein. This paper has been produced as part of the Supporting Healthy Evaluation being conducted by Abt Associates.

This guide, through the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, provides information and a variety of resources for case managers for helping youth and young adults previously involved with the justice system gain employment…

To assist States in strategically and creatively utilizing their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) dollars, while yielding better outcomes for low-income families, Occupational Enterprises, Inc., (OEI) sought assistance from the…

Authored by Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University, The Urban Institute; Julia I. Lane, The Urban Institute, U.S. Census Bureau; and Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University. In this report, the authors analyze the extent to which escape from or entry…

Authored by Paul T. Decker and Irma L. Perez-Johnson. This Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. report discusses the effects and impacts of Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs). PRAs provide additional assistance and incentives to unemployed…

Authored by Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of…