Programs = 30
Program Services Provided Effectiveness rating
Michigan Goal Progress Success (MI-GPS) Action step development, Assessment, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Employment experiences, Goal setting, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance, Tuition assistance/financial aid Supported
The Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Supported
California Bridge Academy Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Paid work experience/internships, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs, Transportation assistance, Work supports Mixed support
Virginia Independence Program (VIP) with Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) Diversion payments, Earned income disregards, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Physical health services, Transportation assistance Mixed support
Chicago Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Employment coaching, Job development, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Transportation assistance Little evidence to assess support
Family Rewards Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Little evidence to assess support
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program Assessment, Case management, Earned income disregards, Goal setting, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Little evidence to assess support
Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 1.0—Noncash Incentives Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Little evidence to assess support
Jobs for Independence Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Employment coaching, Housing supports and subsidies, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Mental health services, On-the-job training, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Soft skills training, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs, Transportation assistance, Work supports Little evidence to assess support
JOBSTART Basic skills/bridge programs, Integrated education and training, Job placement, Occupational or sectoral training, Paid work experience/internships, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Stipends, Transportation assistance, Unpaid work experience/internships Little evidence to assess support
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Case management, Childcare and/or early education, Earned income disregards, Education and Training, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance, Work supports Little evidence to assess support
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) (as compared with MFIP Incentives Only) Childcare and/or early education, Earned income disregards, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance, Work supports Little evidence to assess support
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Incentives Only Childcare and/or early education, Earned income disregards, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance Little evidence to assess support
Moving Up—South Carolina Assessment, Career planning, Case management, Employment coaching, Goal setting, Job development, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up Little evidence to assess support
New Hope Benefit navigation/access, Case management, Childcare and/or early education, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Employment experiences, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Physical health services, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs Little evidence to assess support
Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program Assessment, Benefit navigation/access, Case management, Employment experiences, Employment skills development, Financial education, Job development, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Peer mentoring, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs Little evidence to assess support
Self-Sufficiency Project-Plus (SSP-Plus) Action step development, Career planning, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Financial education, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up Little evidence to assess support
Self-Sufficiency Project-Plus (SSP-Plus) (as compared with Self-Sufficiency Project) Action step development, Career planning, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Financial education, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up Little evidence to assess support
SNAP Works 2.0 Case management, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance Little evidence to assess support
Success Through Employment Preparation (STEP) Assessment, Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Soft skills training, Transportation assistance Little evidence to assess support
Success Through Employment Preparation (STEP) (as compared to Transitional Jobs Program at the Transitional Work Corporation (TWC)) Assessment, Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Soft skills training, Transportation assistance Little evidence to assess support
Transitional Jobs Program at the Transitional Work Corporation (TWC) Assessment, Basic skills/bridge programs, Benefit navigation/access, Case management, Employment experiences, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Soft skills training, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs Little evidence to assess support
Transitional Jobs Program at the Transitional Work Corporation (TWC) [as compared to Success Through Employment Preparation (STEP)] Basic skills/bridge programs, Case management, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Soft skills training, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs Little evidence to assess support
Bridges to Success Action step development, Assessment, Benefit navigation/access, Case management, Goal setting, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Not supported
Family Rewards 2.0 Case management, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Transportation assistance, Work supports Not supported
Texas Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Case management, Childcare and/or early education, Earned income disregards, Employer-focused retention strategies, Employment coaching, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Stipends, Transportation assistance Not supported
Virginia Independence Program (VIP) Diversion payments, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives Not supported
Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration Action step development, Assessment, Benefit navigation/access, Career planning, Childcare and/or early education, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Employment skills development, Goal setting, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Occupational or sectoral training, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Work supports Not supported
Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration with Incentive Payments Action step development, Assessment, Benefit navigation/access, Career planning, Childcare and/or early education, Counseling/emotional support and relationship building, Employment coaching, Goal setting, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Ongoing support, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Post-employment participant follow-up, Transportation assistance, Tuition assistance/financial aid, Work supports Not supported
Work Opportunity Networks to Develop Employment Readiness Case management, Childcare and/or early education, Financial education, Job placement, Job readiness, Job search assistance, Legal assistance, Occupational or sectoral training, Performance- or behavior-based financial incentives, Pre-apprenticeship training, Subsidized employment/transitional jobs, Work supports Not supported

Effectiveness rating

Effectiveness rating terms
  • Well- supported
  • Supported
  • Mixed support
  • Not supported
  • Insufficient evidence
  • Cannot assess support