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Housing and Employment: Evaluation of the Lakefront SRO Transitional Service Center
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Roosevelt University |
| Investigator(s) |
Jim Lewis
(Roosevelt University)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Community/Neighborhood |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Apr 2000 - Jan 2003 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | Lakefront SRO is one of the leaders in the Midwest in providing housing services to low-income persons. Lakefront SRO opened its Near South Service Center in order to provide services to tenants of the Hilliard and Ickes CHA developments located in Chicago. Available services would include pre-employment training (skill building), employment opportunities, post-employment services, substance abuse counseling, and mental health counseling. Many of these services were provided on-site. The purpose of the evaluation was to study what sorts of adaptation were necessary to implement a service model designed for an SRO population in a neighborhood site-based setting. Additionally, it wanted to learn as much as possible about the challenges that would in here to serving residents of public housing and what the differences were between public housing residents and residents of their SROs. Among the key matters explored in the research include: 1. What sorts of interventions are most likely to lead to shorter and longer term employment outcomes. 2. How to use training and employment preparation resources most effectively. 3. The types of mental health issues faced by low income persons. 4. How gender affects social service delivery. 5. What motivates clients to persist in working with a social services provider as opposed to dropping our of a program. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 04/22/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Jim Lewis (jlewis@roosevelt.edu)
Roosevelt University 430 S. Michigan Ave (T) not reported (F) not reported |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Social/Community service agencies Neighborhood-based organizations |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Housing Assistance Recipients |
| Sample Size and Unit | Surveys: n=100 Near South clients; n=100 SRO clients. |
| Execution | not reported. |
Sites Studied
Chicago, IL.Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Educational activities
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
Housing
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Service utilization
Program implementation
Income security
Employment
Education
Adult outcomes
Caseload Dynamics
Community Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Field Research |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 12/01/02 | Housing and Employment: Evaluation of the Lakefront SRO Transitional Service Center: Final Report | Roosevelt |
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