This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief describes the effectiveness of programs identified by the Pathways Clearinghouse that use employment coaching. The brief summarizes these programs and their impacts on employment, earnings,…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief discusses the use of video recordings of interactions between program staff and participants as a data source for an implementation study of four employment coaching interventions for people…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief describes the evaluation of the implementation of four coaching interventions and their impacts on study participants’ self-regulation, employment, earnings, self-sufficiency, and other…

This blogpost profiles how Covenant House in New York City, the largest service provider for homeless youth, has used motivational interviewing techniques since 2018. These techniques have been shown to be particularly effective in helping this…

This brief reviews youthCONNECT, an initiative implemented in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The initiative integrates college and career preparation skills, life skills training, and connection with a caring adult to improve healthy behaviors…

This Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation research-to-practice brief identifies examples of self-regulation skills, based on personality factors, emotional skills and cognitive skills, how coaches collaborate with low-income persons to…

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Mentoring programs can often provide positive youth development similar to the support a youth receives from caregivers. This issue brief, from the National Human Service Assembly, offers information on how greater family engagement in youth…

Mentoring programs have a positive affect on improving outcomes for youth; however, there are few programs available for youth with disabilities. This article outlines the benefits of mentoring and reviews accommodations that can be made to…