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Abt’s implementation study of the Ready to Work Partnership Grant program found that grantees used the program’s flexibility to address varying local needs.

VIDA had a positive effect on educational outcomes but had no detectable effect on earnings and few effects on employment or other economic outcomes.

I-BEST didn’t impact receipt of credentials requiring a year or more of college study or on quarterly earnings, but did improve obtaining some college credit.

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

The three-year impact study of Carreras en Salud found positive impacts on educational attainment but no detectable impacts on employment or earnings.

The study of WTA Connect found an impact on exam-based credentials and confidence in career knowledge, but no detectable impacts on employment, earnings,  or family economic well-being.

Abt evaluated LISC’s BCO program and found participants were 19 percentage points more likely to have a “job improvement.”

Abt’s evaluation of Year Up found that the training program for young adults increased earnings and generated benefits that exceeded costs.

This paper argues for scaling Year Up’s program for young adults, which Abt’s independent evaluation found effective, replicable, and financially beneficial to society.