At the request of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, this Site Visit was initiated to visit a training center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in order for Maryland to begin developmental strategies for a program of similar services. The…

This report is from Mathematica Policy Research with funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. This report specifically outlines the…

This Research-to-Results issue brief is from Child Trends, and provides information on challenges faced by rural out-of-school programs and offers strategies to improve such programs. Rural youth are less likely to complete high school and more…

Over the past decade, state and federal welfare policies have increasingly emphasized moving welfare recipients into jobs, and over this time period large numbers of recipients have gone to work. As welfare recipients enter the labor market they…

This paper is from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and includes profiles of ten states that have recently invested in improving early care and education (ECE) programs. ECE programs can be crucial for child development in cognitive, social, and…

This is a series of reports from Chapin Hall, which provide evaluation information on the Prime Time Initiative. The Initiative is an effort to strengthen the quality of after-school programs in Palm Beach County, Florida through networks of…

Recent research shows that when work and education programs are combined, low-income families have improved outcomes. This research is from MDRC and provides evaluation information from programs that include education components to increase…

This paper is from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and provides a review of programs serving at-risk youth transitioning into adulthood. Youth that are disconnected from school and employment are more likely to take part in crime, use…