These four program impact briefs present short-term impact findings for each of the four employment coaching programs participating in an experimental study conducted as part of the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations.
This report presents short-term impact findings from an experimental study of four employment coaching programs conducted as part of the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Related Populations study.
This report describes MyGoals’s design and goals, the target population and program participants, the implementation of coaching, and other services available to program participants.
This brief highlights how four employment coaching programs for people with low incomes adapted services during the pandemic and identifies lessons learned from their experiences that can inform how other coaching programs offer services.
This brief evidence snapshot describes the effectiveness of programs that were identified by the Pathways Clearinghouse as using employment coaching.
This brief is intended to inform researchers about how video recordings can be used as a data collection strategy in implementation studies of employment programs and offers lessons for using video data collection in future studies.
This brief summarizes findings from interviews with 44 coaching participants as part of the Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations. The findings provide a detailed description of a select group of participants’ experiences with coaching.
This report summarizes the design and implementation of the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS) program.
This report describes the design of the Evaluation of Employment Coaching. It identifies the types of employment coaching interventions that are the focus of this evaluation and how coaching is expected to affect participants’ economic security.
This research brief is intended to inform program developers, providers, and policymakers about employment coaching and how it may improve employment outcomes.
MyGoals for Employment Success, designed by MDRC and partners, is an approach to employment coaching being piloted in Baltimore, MD and Houston, TX. The program assists clients with employment and career management; education and training; financial management; and personal and family well-being.
LIFT, a nonprofit organization, provides career and financial coaching to low-income parents and caregivers of young children. The coaches are student volunteers pursuing master’s degrees in social work. The program is being evaluated in New York, NY; Chicago, IL; and Los Angeles, CA.
Goal4 It!™, in Jefferson County, Colorado, is an employment coaching intervention designed by Mathematica and partners. The Colorado Works TANF program in Jefferson County is piloting Goal4 It!™ for work-eligible TANF recipients as an alternative to its current case management approach.
Iowa’s Family Development and Self-SufficiencyVisit disclaimer page (FaDSS) program provides TANF recipients coaching during home visits and is operated by local agencies throughout the state.
This document provides guidance on how human services programs can measure self-regulation and goal achievement and what is important to consider when selecting measures and deciding when and with whom they should be used.
This document presents a conceptual framework suggesting new approaches to improving economic self-sufficiency and well-being outcomes for low-income adults participating in employment programs. It is grounded in research on the importance of goals and the factors that contribute to attaining them.
This report provides foundational information for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in designing workforce development programs focused on self-regulation and goal attainment.