This MDRC study examines the offerings of 39 adult basic skills programs and analyzes the need for these types of programs. The report identified 10 programs in high-need areas in California, where adult basic skills education is integrated with…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report is an implementation and impact study of two job search assistance programs in Sacramento County, California: Standard Job Club and Fast Track Job Club. The report assessed whether there are…

This Brookings Institution study takes a strategic view to analyze the challenges and tools needed to support job creation and workforce development within California’s Inland Empire region. To advance opportunity, the report finds that the Inland…

This Center for Law and Social Policy report identifies challenges that state level officials encounter in implementing the 2014 reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. State profiles from Alabama, California, and…

This report highlights a study that documented that almost two-thirds of young adults had encountered “some kind of dating violence” as teens in Orange County. These incidents include psychological and cyber abuse, stalking, and physical and sexual…

Based on a prior report on associations of time in extended foster care with youth outcomes, researchers at Chapin Hall examined data of more than 40,000 youth from California’s Child Welfare Services/Case Management System, including youth who had…

The collection of case studies and videos documents several HHS grantees as they provided supportive housing services for vulnerable families involved in the child welfare system. The goal of the grant program was to strengthen partnerships between…

This report from MDRC, funded through OPRE, is a case study of low-income job seekers in San Francisco. The report shares findings and results from an evaluation of the STEP Forward program, which offers interviews with private sector employers at…

This report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation details the implementation and early impacts of the Bridge to Employment in the Healthcare…

This brief from the Aspen Institute’s Expanding Prosperity Impact Collective examines how income volatility affects outcomes for hourly service sector employees. The researchers conducted quantitative analysis using the Retail Work and Family Life…