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This report for the U.S. Department of Labor synthesizes findings from 46 impact evaluations of career pathways and related programs.

This brief, using data from three studies of programs with a career pathways framework, summarizes options for helping students balance school and work.

These briefs explore the policy implications of Abt’s evaluations of Compass Working Capital’s financial capability model of the Family Self-Sufficiency program.

Abt’s qualitative studies of Compass FSS programs shed light on the experiences of participants and why some households don’t enroll.

Early quasi-experimental evaluation of Compass FSS multifamily program in partnership with POAH shows promising results, including increases in participants’ income.

Quasi-experimental evaluations of Compass FSS programs show sustained positive impacts for participants and cost-effectiveness for the program.

This report from Abt provides qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.

This brief covers methods that TANF agencies can use to identify and provide housing services to families experiencing homelessness.

Family and medical leave experiences vary by gender.

Low-wage and non-low-wage workers take family and medical leave for similar reasons, but lower-paid workers face worse financial and job outcomes when they take leave.