New Chance Demonstration: Program Components, Policies, and Activities

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Employment activities

  • Job skills training
  • Job readiness activities
  • Job search
  • Job placement
  • Job development

Educational activities

  • Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses
  • GED courses
  • High school completion

Social/Support services

  • Child care
  • Health benefits
  • Case management
  • Life Skills and Opportunities Classes (LSO)
  • Parenting classes/training
  • Family planning education and services

Administration/Implementation

  • Administration/Implementation - misc.
Variation in program components across sites? Yes
Notes on program components Educational activities: Adult basic education (ABE), GED preparation. Employment activities: Employability development, work internships, occupational skills training, job placement assistance. Program operations: Operational issues related to New Chance will be investigated. Social/Support services: Life Skills and Opportunities curriculum, health education and health services, family planning, adult survival skills training, parental education. Case manager acts as counselor and monitor.