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Date Published:: 2014-10-01
Description:: Family Rewards 2.0 was launched in July 2011 in the Bronx, New York and Memphis, Tennessee. While still offering rewards in the areas of children's education, family health, and parents' work, Family Rewards 2.0 has fewer rewards in each domain, offers the education rewards only to high school students, makes the rewards more timely by paying them each month, and includes family guidance.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-08-29
Description:: The purpose of the evaluation was to examine the youth experience in the mentoring program and assess ways in which the program helps participating youth develop skills that will enhance their social-emotional wellbeing and educational and career outcomes.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-07-31
Description:: SaveUSA offers eligible participants a 50 percent match if they deposit a portion of their tax refund into a savings account and maintain the initial deposit for approximately one year.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-05-14
Description:: The study seeks to recruit a sample that reflects the diversity of low-wage workers, specifically targeting groups that face the most challenges, including noncustodial parents, formerly incarcerated people, and individuals with little or no earnings.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-02-11
Description:: This report presents very promising early findings from a random assignment study of ASAP that is taking place at three CUNY community colleges: Borough of Manhattan Com-munity College (BMCC), Kingsborough Community College (KCC), and LaGuardia Commu-nity College (LGCC).
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-01-29
Description:: The Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) focuses on young adults as a key target population, and offers a number of programs intended to either reinforce their educational goals and/or provide them with some work experience in order to increase their chances of obtaining permanent employment.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-01-21
Description:: The CEO programs studied for this report were part of the first wave of programs funded by CEO beginning in FY07. With the exception of the CCTC, which as a tax-credit is not part of the City's expense budget, the programs continued to be funded by CEO through FY10.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2014-01-06
Description:: This brief describes the ASAP program and the students in the study, presents the two-year effects of the program, offers some conclusions, and shares next steps for ASAP and the random assignment evaluation.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2013-11-14
Description:: Employment Works was launched in 2008 as a pilot initiative to help probationers secure employment, with the goal or promoting their self-sufficiency and reducing their rates of recidivism. The program promotes collaboration between two City agencies by coordinating workforce services between NYC's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and the Department of Probation (DOP).
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

Date Published:: 2013-06-06
Description:: This study evaluates CUNY's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) from a benefit-cost perspective. ASAP is designed to accelerate degree completion within three years at community colleges.
Agency:: Economic Opportunity, Mayor's Office for (Opportunity)
Subject(s):: Evaluation Report
Report Type:: Report

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