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Longitudinal CATI & Field Surveys for a Microloan RCT – The Small Loan Study Participant Surveys
- January, 2019
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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No CommentsThe objective of the Grameen Small Loan Study is to measure the effect of a single micro-lending program on the success of women creating or expanding small businesses in the New Jersey area. The sample comprises loan applicants who were recruited in groups of five and randomly assigned into treatment (received the loan) and control... Read More -
Evaluation of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Behavior (MTSS-B)
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior (MTSS-B) program focuses on improving student behaviors in the classroom by observing schools, teachers, and staff to identify areas where support is needed for the overall improvement of learning. MTSS-B is being evaluated in 89 schools across 9 school districts from fall 2015 through spring 2018. DIR was... Read More -
In-person data collection for the Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) Baseline and Follow-up Surveys
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) grant program is a key element of the federal strategy to support teens and young adults who are having or raising a child. Administered by the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), this grant program funded a second cohort of 17 grantees to develop and implement programs focused on outcomes, including... Read More -
Longitudinal Data Collection for a Transitional Employment Intervention
- December, 2017
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The evaluation of the Subsidized Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) is a 60-month random assignment (RA) national study of 7 STED programs. The study seeks to determine the effect of different approaches to helping low-income participants obtain jobs and advance in their fields. The evaluation targets two distinct populations: noncustodial parents (NCPs) and recipients of Temporary... Read More -
Evaluation of the Impact of a College Preparatory Model on Youth Outcomes
- November, 2017
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The SEED Foundation provides innovative educational opportunities that prepare underserved students for success in college and beyond. SEED currently operates two college-preparatory boarding schools—one in Washington, D.C., and one in Maryland—that serve students in grades 6 through 12. The SEED evaluation, funded by the federal Social Innovation Fund (SIF), explored the impact of the SEED... Read More -
Multi-mode and longitudinal data collection of a teen pregnancy prevention study
- February, 2017
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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DIR partnered with Abt Associates to conduct surveys for the Study of Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP): Replication of Evidence-Based Programs, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Office of Adolescent Health (within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). To determine the effectiveness of each of three... Read More -
CATI & Field Surveys for the Expanded Earned Income Tax (EITC) Demonstration – Paycheck Plus
- December, 2016
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The evaluation of the Paycheck Plus Expanded Earned Income Tax Demonstration sought to determine the effect of a wage supplement to encourage work and increase earnings among low-income workers as young as 21 and without dependent children. During the 30-month period between random assignment and data collection, DIR contacted participants by mail, phone, and email.... Read More -
Survey data collection for a multi-state neighborhood initiative
- December, 2015
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) was designed to support the redevelopment of distressed, assisted housing projects and the transformation of the neighborhoods surrounding them into mixed-income, high-opportunity neighborhoods. The study of CNI was designed to include both target and wider neighborhood sample in five sites—Seattle, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco. Each target sample... Read More -
CATI and Field Data Collection for the WorkAdavance Sector-based Training Evaluation
- September, 2015
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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WorkAdvance (WA) is a sector-focused advancement initiative for low-wage working adults. The program sought to boost the earnings of unemployed and low-wage working adults by helping them prepare for and enter higher quality jobs in selected sectors with opportunities for career growth. Once participants were placed, they were provided with further assistance to guide them... Read More -
CATI and Field Surveys with a Low-income sample participating in Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention
- December, 2013
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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Opportunity NYC (ONYC) Work Rewards is one of three distinct programs in a $63 million pilot conditional cash-transfer initiative. ONYC Work Rewards is also known as the NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program. Work Rewards targets working-age adults who have a household income under 130 percent of the federal poverty line... Read More -
Household data collection for the National Meal Study
- June, 2013
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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In FY 2010, more than 31.7 million children each day received their lunches through the National School Lunch Program. Recognizing the national schools meal program as a cornerstone of the nation’s nutrition safety net for low-income children, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research and Decision... Read More
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