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HomeStart is a Boston-based nonprofit organization with a goal of eliminating homelessness due to eviction for non-payment, notably for families with subsidies and the working poor in Massachusetts. Eviction is costly not only for tenants but for…

Section 502 of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-315) requires a “study of job counseling, training, and placement services” for veterans. Through a 15-month contract with the U.S…

Abt Global generates evidence to help clients address tough challenges—in education, housing, child welfare, employment, and health. Our researchers implement effective and efficient processes to collect and analyze vast amounts of data, producing frequently cited studies. Does a program reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition? Does a vaccine wane in effectiveness against a new virus variant? Our global interdisciplinary teams—research methodologists, statisticians, ethnographers, economists, epidemiologists, data scientists, and implementation research scientists— help policymakers answer such questions. They assess whether programs work to improve people’s lives, and if not, how to best resolve them.

Around the world, countries increasingly recognize the critical role affordable, reliable and sustainable energy plays in achieving low-carbon emissions targets and long-term economic growth goals.

Abt helped the EPA develop data-driven regulations, treatment tools, and exposure models that strengthen protections against contaminants such as PFAS and lead, improving drinking water safety for millions of Americans.

Abt’s multidisciplinary teams and mixed methods approach can help federal, state, and local agencies address overlapping health and housing challenges.

For years, collecting prisoner data was treated as little more than an accounting exercise: PIPO (prisoner in, prisoner out). The National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program counts male and female prisoners each year plus confirmed HIV and AIDS cases.