Can Subsidized Employment Programs Help Disadvantaged Job Seekers?

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This report summarizes findings from random assignment studies of 13 subsidized employment programs funded under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) and the U.S. Department of Labor Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (EJTD). The report presents the impacts on the employment and earnings for participants in each of the 13 programs and also examines nonemployment outcomes for participants such as reducing recidivism and increased child support payments.
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2020-02-17T19:00:00
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2020-02-18
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FY 2020 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for technical assistance and training providers for Second Chance Act (SCA) grantees to improve reentry and reduce recidivism. Providers are sought to support site-based SCA grantees in one of the following three categories of technical assistance: Corrections and Community Engagement; Education, Employment, and Community Engagement; and Behavioral Health, Housing, and Family Support. Submissions are due by April 28, 2020.
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2020-04-27T20:00:00
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2020-04-28
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FY 2020 Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Reduction Strategies (CAREERRS) Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance has announced a grant funding opportunity under the Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Strategies (CAREERRS) Program under the Second Chance Act. Applications are sought to implement or expand education and employment programs that build partnerships with corrections, parole, probation, education, workforce development, and reentry service providers to enhance employment prospects for incarcerated youth and adults reentering the workforce. Grants applications are due by April 27, 2020.
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2020-04-26T20:00:00
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2020-04-27
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5 Levels of Employer Engagement

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This tip sheet identifies a continuum of activities that engage employers in workforce activities, beginning with how to start a new relationship toward a strategic partnership. Levels of engagement include advising, capacity-building, co-designing, convening, and leading.
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2019-12-11T19:00:00
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2019-12-12
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Effective Programs and Policies for Promoting Economic Well-Being

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This research to practice brief identifies a set of established, promising, and developing practices that serve to improve low-income families’ economic well-being comprehensively. The practices cover financial security, workforce development, housing, and case management and highlight research on each area’s benchmarks and measures of success and the organizations that are engaged in these programmatic areas.
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2020-02-18T19:00:00
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2020-02-19
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Moving People Forward on Their Path to Self-Sufficiency

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The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) will host a webinar on March 11, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET to cover how Sonoma County, California changed its service delivery model to improve client outcomes. Discussion from Sonoma County Department of Health Services, IBM, and APHSA representatives will cover changes in information sharing across departments, collaboration in multi-discipline teams, client consent for data sharing, and creation of an integrated data hub to track results.
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2020-03-11T09:00:00
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2020-03-11
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Empowering Career Seekers Through Coaching

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The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP), in conjunction with Dynamic Works, is hosting a five-part series of fee-based workshops to support career coaches’ professional development. Workshops start on April 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. ET and will be held on successive Wednesdays throughout April. NAWDP members and non-members may register for one or more of the workshops.
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2020-03-31T20:00:00
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2020-04-01
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Policy Brief on Integrating SNAP E&T Into Career Pathway Systems

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This U.S. Department of Labor policy brief reviews approaches to incorporate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) services into career pathway programs at the state level. These approaches include selecting SNAP E&T partners already offering career pathway services to SNAP participants and helping the partners expand their reach, and collaborating with SNAP E&T partners in filling service delivery gaps. Integrating SNAP E&T services and participants into career pathways may strengthen SNAP E & T’s alignment with the workforce system, which is a priority under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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2020-02-13T19:00:00
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2020-02-14
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Workforce Atlas

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This free online career pathways platform includes a user-friendly assessment to measure literacy, numeracy, and workplace skills. The platform offers an assessment-based set of career pathways; recommendations on occupations, online tools, and local training providers; and resources on popular jobs, advice on interviewing, and personal goal setting. The career recommendations that the platform supports are drawn from O*NET data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
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2020-02-06T19:00:00
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2020-02-07
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Benefits Cliffs and the Financial Incentives for Career Advancement: A Case Study of a Health Care Career Pathway

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This discussion paper on a case study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta studies the concept of benefits cliffs, which happen when earnings are offset by the loss of public benefits, resulting in a financial disadvantage to working. The study highlights a fictional young mother of two and suggests that career advancement can result in financial gain over a lifetime. Two policy interventions are discussed: a gradual child care subsidy phaseout, and transitional public benefits with asset mapping. The paper concludes that it is important for those helping low-income individuals to recognize not only their short-term barriers, but also the return to investment that career advancement can create.
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2020-01-30T19:00:00
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2020-01-31
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