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	GAPS Initiative: Program Components, Policies, and Activities

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Employment activities

Job search
Job placement

Social/Support services

Transitional child care
Transportation
Case management
Employment support for job retention
Multiple services in single location
Life Skills and Opportunities Classes (LSO)
Counseling
Community/social services
Home visits
Access to computer lab
Access to family service workers
Budgeting assistance
Emergency financial/material assistance
Expanded hours in community centers
Peer support sessions
Referrals to other service organizations

Administration/Implementation

Development of partnerships with private organizations
Development of new welfare policies
Development of partnerships with city, state, and local governments

Housing

Other housing assistance program (e.g. no-interest loans)
Housing - misc.

Variation in program components across sites?

Yes

Notes on program components

Employment Activities: Services include resume-writing and job search assistance (HHA, NCA, RCC, ULP)and job fairs (HHA, ULP).

Social/Support Services: Services offered include: case management and supportive counseling (HHA, NCA, RCC, ULP); help with budgeting (HHA, NCA); emergency financial assistance (HHA, NCA, RCC, ULP); access to computer lab (HHA); help with child care (RCC); access to family service workers (RCC); literacy tutoring (HHA); peer support sessions (HHA, RCC); referrals to other service providers (HHA, NCA, RCC, ULP); life skills coaching (NCA); nutrition counseling (NCA); home visits (NCA); access to housing program (ULP); and flexible office hours (HHA, RCC, ULP).

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