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Study of Jobs-First Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)—Single-parent households
Study quality: High
Study publications:
Freedman, Stephen, Jean Knab, Lisa Gennetian, and David Navarro (2000). The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN evaluation: Final report on a work first program in a major urban center, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/los-angeles-jobs-first-gain-evaluation-final-report-on-a-work-first-program.
Freedman, Stephen, Marisa Mitchell, and David Navarro (1999). The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN evaluation: First year findings on participation patterns and impacts, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/the-los-angeles-jobs-first-gain-evaluation-first-year-findings-on.
Study of Jobs-First Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)—Two-Parent Households
Study quality: High
Study publications:
Freedman, Stephen, Jean Knab, Lisa Gennetian, and David Navarro (2000). The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN evaluation: Final report on a work first program in a major urban center, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/full_568.pdf.
Freedman, Stephen, Marisa Mitchell, and David Navarro (1999). The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN evaluation: First year findings on participation patterns and impacts, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/full_569.pdf.