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Evaluating Minnesota's Teen Outreach Program
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In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded 16 grantees, including Hennepin County, Minn., to replicate and evaluate evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. Abt Global conducted a rigorous evaluation of Hennepin County’s…
BOND: Benefit Offset National Demonstration
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Would national policy that pays partial disability benefits when earnings exceed the substantial gainful activity level encourage beneficiaries to work? Abt Global answered this question for the Social Security Administration (SSA) through our…
Portrait of WIC Participants and Programs: Capturing Data through the Abt-Designed Automated Reporting System
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health-care referrals, and nutrition education. The beneficiaries: nearly 8 million low-income pregnant,…
Helping Promise Neighborhoods Institute Fulfill Its Promise
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The Promise Neighborhood program is a place-based initiative designed to improve the educational outcomes of children through linked, holistic and evidence-based cradle-to-career interventions. The program’s grantees provide a menu of services to the…
SNAP to Skills (S2S) Technical Assistance Initiative
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For the SNAP to Skills (S2S) technical assistance initiative of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, Abt is partnering with the project lead, the Seattle Jobs Initiative, to create tools and resources for states to develop demand-driven Supplemental…
Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) to expand registered apprenticeships in the U.S. into sectors with few apprenticeships, such as healthcare and information technology (IT).
Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs typically provide job search assistance (JSA) in addition to their income-support role. JSA strategies can include group, one-on-one, or self-directed activities. While there is evidence JSA…
Deeper Insights on Americans’ Financial Well-Being
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) works to help consumers enhance their financial well-being, a holistic metric that goes beyond income and credit score to capture individuals’ perceptions of their financial security and ability to make…
Examining Effects of Small Area Fair Market Rent on the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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Housing Choice Vouchers let residents choose housing units that meet rent and quality guidelines. Using a single metropolitan-wide standard to set the maximum subsidy for voucher holders can limit recipients’ access to neighborhoods with high-performing…
Studying National Trends in Homelessness
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To successfully address homelessness in the U.S., we need to understand the extent of the challenge at local, state levels.