The JOBS Child Outcomes Study, part of the larger evaluation, has been designed to examine both the effects of JOBS on children and the mechanisms that explain any effects that are found.

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In Riverside, Detroit, and Portland, AFDC-UPs regardless of the age of the youngest child are included in the sample.

In Grand Rapids, Riverside, Detroit, and Oklahoma City, teen parents are included in the sample.

Samples of program and control group members differ among sites studied:

Detroit, Oklahoma City, and Portland:
Random sample of 9,261 program group (JOBS) and 9,316 control group (not eligible for JOBS services but able to partake in other employment and training services in the community) members across the three sites.

Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Riverside:
Random sample of 6,698 program group (JOBS focused on Human Capital Development -HCD), 8,775 program group (JOBS focused on Labor Force Attachment -LFA), and 8,992 control group (not eligible for JOBS services but able to partake in other employment and training services in the community) members across the three sites.

Columbus:
Random sample of 2,594 program group (traditional case management approach in JOBS), 2,533 program group (integrated case management approach in JOBS), and 2,170 control group (not eligible for JOBS services but able to partake in other employment and training services in the community) members.

Child Outcomes Study:

Approximately 3,000 mothers and children.
Most eligible families with a youngest child aged three to five who are enrolled in the JOBS evaluation in Georgia (Fulton County), California (Riverside County), and Michigan (Kent County) were included in the sample.