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Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment
An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project

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Title Page

Overview

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

Why Focus on the Hard-to-Employ?
What Is Known About the Hard-to-Employ?
An Overview of the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project
The Focus of This Report

2. New York: Center for Employment Opportunities

Introduction
Background and Policy Relevance
Program Description
Research Design
Random Assignment and the Sample Intake Process
Baseline Data and Key Outcomes
Characteristics of the Sample
Early Findings from the Assessment
Conclusions

3. Kansas and Missouri: Early Head Start

Introduction
Background and Policy Relevance
Program Description
Programmatic Enhancements to Early Head Start Employment and Self-Sufficiency Services
Research Design, Sample Intake Process, and Random Assignment
Baseline Data and Key Outcomes
Characteristics of the Sample
Early Findings from the Assessment
Participation and Service Receipt
Enhancements to Employment and Self-Sufficiency Services
Challenges in Enhancing Employment and Self-Sufficiency Services
Recent Program Enhancements
Conclusions

4. Philadelphia: Two Service Models for Welfare Recipients

Introduction
Background and Policy Relevance
Program Description
Research Design
Random Assignment and the Sample Intake Process
Early Findings from the Assessment
Characteristics of the Sample
Program Enrollment and Participation
Conclusions

5. Rhode Island: Working toward Wellness

Introduction
Background and Policy Relevance
Program Description
Research Design
Random Assignment and the Sample Intake Process
Status of Random Assignment
Characteristics of the Sample
Follow-Up Data Sources and Key Outcomes
Early Findings from the Assessment
Conclusions

References

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Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project

Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment
An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project