The Anne E. Casey Foundation (AECF) funded replications of effective jobs projects to achieve better job placement and retention for low-income, young adults. The six projects funded, collectively called the Jobs Initiative (JI), in Denver, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Seattle, and St. Louis, used an outcomes framework developed by The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), and produced the following results over a 5-year period: 4,500 job placements through 33 different jobs projects, including short-term job readiness and long-term skill training; 6-month retention rates in the labor market of 70 percent, and 1-year retention rates approaching the same percentage; starting wages between $7 and $11 per hour, with many including health benefits. The TRI outcome-based framework induced the following changes in AECF management of JI: shift toward thinking in terms of "investment" with a rate of return in terms of human gain; reduced focus on process and inputs; use of a "milestone funnel"; small-scale and rapid prototyping; project leaders who project energy, enthusiasm and entrepreneurship; and seeing success in terms of "results and learning" rather than in performance alone. During the course of the JI, the projects included creating clear statements of program goals and strategies, identification of partners and funding sources, projection of milestones, creation of budgets and financial plans, and revisions of targets and plans as the projects progressed. Although long-term evaluation results are not yet available, evidence to date suggests that the TRI outcomes framework significantly aided the six JI local investors in developing and implementing jobs projects and achieving encouraging employment results. (KC)