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The Youth Employment and Training Initiative (YETI) focused on inner city youth in welfare families and provided counseling and classes designed to: (1) help participants to stay in high school and graduate; (2) increase life skills and self-esteem and reduce the incidence of pregnancies and substance abuse; (3) increase job-readiness and vocational skills; and (4) facilitate the transition from school to work. The overall objective was to reduce the likelihood of welfare dependency among inner city youth.
The impact evaluation centers on whether or not the intervention helps participants to complete high school, obtain and hold regular jobs, avoid the pitfalls of substance abuse or early parenthood, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The process study centers on whether such a program can be effectively implemented and operated in
inner city schools. The cost/benefit analysis determines the cost effectiveness of the program for
government, participants and the general public.
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