Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

OUTCOME AREA NOT PROVEN TO WORK MIXED FINDINGS FOUND TO WORKSchool EngagementCollege PreparednessCollege AttendanceCareerEmploymentThe Summer Career Exploration Program(SCEP) did not impact attitudes towardseducational achievement.- Job Corps did not improve collegeattendance rates among participants.- Control participants were more likely to beemployed than New Chance participants inthe six months following the intervention,and there were no differences across groupsin long-term employment rates or earnings.- At various follow-up assessment points,control participants were more likely to beemployed than JOBSTART participants.term follow-up but not at the short-termassessment.- Hispanic and white females participating inYouth Corps reported having highereducational aspirations than their controlcounterparts. Furthermore, black maleparticipants had changed their educationaloutlooks. However, these impacts were notseen among other demographic groups.Youth participating in the Summer CareerExploration Program (SCEP) were morelikely than controls to have visited a CollegeAccess Center and to be enrolled in a collegepreparatory program; however, there were nodifferences across groups regarding intentionsto attend college.- Hispanic youth and students with lowacademic expectations attending the UpwardBound program were more likely to enroll incollege and to earn more college credits thantheir control counterparts; however, otherparticipants did not experience these benefits.- The Summer Career Exploration Program(SCEP) led to higher rates of employment atthe short-term follow-up, but did not increaserates of employment during the school year.- Participants in Youth Corps were morelikely to work for pay and worked more hours.With the exception of white males,participants were more likely to be employedthan controls.- With the exception of 18 and 19 year-oldHispanic youth, the Job Corps program led toincreased likelihood of employment forparticipants.- Students in the Career Beginnings programhad fewer unexcused school absences thancontrol students.- The Ohio Learning, Earning, and ParentingProgram increased student retention in schoolsand led to higher attendance rates amongparticipants.- Youth participating in the Teenage ParentDemonstration (TPD) had higher rates ofschool attendance than controls at the long-termfollow-up.- Students participating in the CareerAcademies program reported a greatermotivation to attend school and a greaterappreciation for the connection betweeneducation and future success than students inthe control group.- Youth enrolled in the Upward Boundprogram reported significantly higher levels ofcollege engagement than controls.- Students in the Career Beginnings programwere more likely to attend college than controlstudents.- Students in the Career Academies programwere more likely to participate in jobshadowing activities and to be employed thancontrol group participants.- Participants in the Ohio Learning, Earning,and Parenting Program were more likely tobe employed at the long-term follow-up.- Youth participating in the Teenage ParentDemonstration (TPD) had higher rates ofemployment than controls at the long-termfollow-up.- Students in the Career Beginnings programwere more likely to be employed during college10