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Our Approach and Results

We partner with federal agencies to systematically review existing evidence and share findings through multiple research clearinghouses on family support and labor. Our multi-site longitudinal evaluation will determine if two drug-recovery coaching interventions can improve recovery and child welfare outcomes for families.

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Large-scale evaluation of career pathways and sectoral training programs for low-income workers to prepare for good jobs

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Laid groundwork for new national nutrition program by evaluating summer nutrition assistance pilots for children and families

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Examined effectiveness of integrating employment services and treatment and recovery services for people with substance use disorders

Featured In Social & Economic Policy

Spotlight On: Early Childhood Care and Education

The first five years of a child’s life comprise the most dynamic period for their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Children who experience developmentally, culturally, and linguistically responsive early childhood education programs are more likely to build a strong foundation for success in school and life.

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Evaluating Child Welfare Community Collaborations

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is transforming the field of child welfare by supporting communities’ efforts to prevent child maltreatment, rather than only respond once it occurs. ACF funded two cohorts of grantees under the Child…

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Spotlight On: Evaluation Technical Assistance Services

Abt’s Evaluation Technical Assistance team has helped hundreds of evaluators provide real-world, rigorous evidence of program effectiveness.

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Spotlight On: Food and Nutrition

Abt Global supports work in child nutrition to improve the availability of, access to, and consumption of nutritious food in children worldwide.

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Spotlight On: Disability Policy & Research

Abt helps clients improve their policies and programs with objective research and implementation support in the areas of employment, income supports, education, housing and health.

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3 Questions To Promote Head Start Attendance

This blog asks how we can promote attendance in Head Start, which expands access to early care and education for children from low-income households.

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When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers

"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.

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From Pilot to Policy: Five Things to Know about Summer EBT

States can roll out summer grocery programs in 2024 for students eligible for subsidized school lunches, and here are five things states need to know.

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The Social Determinants of Justice: Disability, Employment, and the Justice System Connection

This podcast discusses how supports from elementary school through the hiring process can mitigate links between disability, employment, and the justice system. 

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Abt Conversations: Implementing Summer EBT—Tips from the Chickasaw Nation

Abt’s René Nutter talks with Tyra Shackleford, Chickasaw Nation’s Summer EBT Manager, about what it takes for a successful Summer EBT implementation.

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Abt Team Chosen to Identify and Disseminate Effective Interventions for Low-Income Job Seekers

Abt will operate HHS’s Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse, which is designed to help job seekers with low incomes succeed in the labor market.

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Building More Evidence in Reemployment Services for Unemployment Claimants

In 2018, Congress permanently authorized the RESEA program, which aims to help Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants return to work more quickly. As a result, RESEA now requires that states use evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of their programs.

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Uncovering Barriers in Employment to Expand Workforce Access

Racial bias can be present in any step of the employment process. That includes how jobs are advertised, applications are screened, tasks and work hours are assigned, mentoring is offered, compensation is set, and retention and promotion decisions are…

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Assessing the Family and Medical Leave Act

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible U.S. employees of covered employers job-protected unpaid leave to attend to their or their family’s eligible medical issues. Employees may have access to pay while on leave through other means…

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Latest in Social & Economic Policy

TSPi Improves Conservation Services Through Agile Digital Transformation

TSPi is using agile teams to modernize the financial management portion of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s information technology portfolio.

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Understanding Homeless Encampments in Long Beach, L.A. River Basin, and San Fernando Valley

A Conrad N. Hilton Foundation-funded, Abt-led evaluation studied three encampments in Los Angeles.

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Bridging the Data Gap: Uncovering Long-Term Outcomes of Workforce Development Programs

Abt’s long-term studies of career pathways and apprenticeship programs will provide critical new information on sustainability of participants’ earnings gains.

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Our Experts: Social & Economic Policy

Molly Irwin
Molly Irwin

Principal Solutions Architect, Workforce, Children, & Families

United States

rene nutter
René Nutter

U.S. Food Security & Agriculture Account Lead

United States

Michelle Wood
Michelle Wood

Principal Associate, Social & Economic Policy

United States

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Our work for public, private and non-profit organizations reflect our shared values and steadfast commitment to quality standards, best price, and lasting impact.

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