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Download full textSkemer, Melanie; Valentine, Erin Jacobs – MDRC, 2016
Large numbers of young people in the United States were in foster care or in juvenile justice custody as teenagers, and many of them have a difficult time making a successful transition to independent adulthood as they leave these systems. Most of them faced a number of disadvantages during childhood and often have poor outcomes across several…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Caseworker Approach, Counseling Services, Program Effectiveness
Valentine, Erin Jacobs; Skemer, Melanie; Courtney, Mark E. – MDRC, 2015
The "Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation" is testing whether the "Transitional Living" program, operated by the social service organization Youth Villages, makes a difference in the lives of young people with histories of foster care or juvenile justice custody. The program, which was renamed "YVLifeSet" in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Program Evaluation, Young Adults
Wade, Julie; Maina, Nyambura – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2016
Students who received mental health services at a Linkages to Learning (LTL) site showed improvement on some measures of well-being and school engagement, including self-ratings of self-concept and attendance. Families who received case management services showed improvement on multiple areas of self-sufficiency, and large percentages of…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Caseworker Approach, School Health Services, Access to Health Care
Moehrlin, Cynthia D. – 1991
Established in 1981, the Alternatives Program at Elgin Community College (ECC) has provided services for displaced homemakers, single parents, welfare recipients, and homeless women, laying the groundwork for the 1988 formation of the Fox Valley Consortium for Job Training and Placement of the Homeless. Using federal funding, the Consortium offers…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills
