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Improving outcomes for job seekers with low incomes remains a critical task for U.S. social policy. Over the past three decades, significant strides have been made to build evidence on programs to improve the economic stability of those with low incomes…

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

Through the TACCCT program, community colleges delivered training programs that helped participants obtain credentials and employment and increase earnings. 

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.

The Primary Care Enhancement Program pilot improved the capability of general practitioners to care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

The Carreras en Salud program boosted Latino adult employment healthcare and increased receipt of healthcare credentials but had no detectable effect on earnings.

Citizen Schools is a non-profit organization that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income communities. The organization mobilizes a “second shift” of afternoon educators who provide academic support, leadership…