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Amplifying EPA’s Heat Island Reduction Program

Amplifying EPA’s Heat Island Reduction Program

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Structures such as buildings and roads, absorb and re-emit much more of the sun’s heat than do natural landscapes such as forests and bodies of water. Urban areas with highly concentrated structures become “islands” of higher temperatures compared to…
Estimated impacts and net benefits of Family Self Sufficiency programs administered by Compass Working Capital in partnership with local housing agencies (2021)

Estimated impacts and net benefits of Family Self Sufficiency programs administered by Compass Working Capital in partnership with local housing agencies (2021)

Publication
Quasi-experimental evaluations of Compass FSS programs show sustained positive impacts for participants and cost-effectiveness for the program.
London Climate Action Week 2024

London Climate Action Week 2024

Event
Join Abt for an engaging learning and networking event during London Climate Action Week 2024. 
Leadership Development & Systems Thinking in the Charter School Sector

Leadership Development & Systems Thinking in the Charter School Sector

Blog
Public charter schools may operate independently of local district requirements, but a systems-thinking approach to leadership development still makes sense.
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Roca Inc.

Project
Roca, Inc., a non-profit organization, aims to foster behavior change and improve outcomes for high-risk young adults. Recently, Roca has expanded its program throughout Massachusetts and to Baltimore, MD, and introduced a behavior change curriculum to…
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Online Tool for Systematic Evidence Review

Impact Brief
Abt developed an Online Review Tool to help screen studies, conduct systematic evidence reviews, and provide a public website to disseminate review findings.
Improvement Testing in the Year Up Professional Training Corps Program: Final Grant Report

Improvement Testing in the Year Up Professional Training Corps Program: Final Grant Report

Publication
Two small tests of a college-based version of the Year Up program found a general need for improvements and identified a strategy that may address this need.
Qualitative Research on the Compass FSS Program

Qualitative Research on the Compass FSS Program

Publication
Abt’s qualitative studies of Compass FSS programs shed light on the experiences of participants and why some households don’t enroll.
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Maternal Health in Rural America: Innovative Solutions

Blog
States and communities are developing and implementing innovative approaches to reduce the alarmingly high rate of preventable maternal deaths in the rural U.S.