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This brief by Abt Global discusses the application of digital tools to build capacity for training and technical assistance activities.

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.

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.

Co-loading Summer EBT benefits on the same card with Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefits results in high Summer EBT redemption rates.

The Patient Care Pathway Program had little impact on the two confirmatory outcomes: increasing receipt of a college credential and average quarterly earnings.

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement increased receipt of college certificates and degrees but did not lead to higher incomes.

Coaches implemented the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program as planned and helped participants build self-regulation skills to get and keep jobs.

Abt Global’s decade of evaluations of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children pilot can inform the national rollout of the pilot.