2017-2028
The purpose of the BEES project is to strengthen ACF’s understanding of effective interventions aimed at supporting individuals with low incomes find jobs, advance in the labor market, and improve their economic security.
Building on previous research on the effectiveness of various employment strategies, the BEES project is conducting rigorous evaluations of promising programs serving recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or other families with low-incomes. Programs in the BEES evaluation include those that serve adults whose employment prospects have been affected by opioid use disorder, other substance use disorders, or mental health conditions. The project also conducted descriptive research with additional sites providing employment services to people in those populations. The project has partnered with the Social Security Administration to evaluate employment-related interventions targeting individuals with current or foreseeable disabilities who have limited work history and are at risk of applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
MDRC is the lead contractor; their partners include Abt Global and MEF Associates.
Points of contact: Megan Reid and Clare DiSalvo.
BEES has registered the following impact evaluations on the American Economic Association’s Randomized Control Trials Registry:
- Breaking Barriers San Diego
- Central City Concern
- Individual Placement and Support in a Federally Qualified Health Center Setting
- Individual Placement and Support in a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Setting
- Individual Placement and Support in a TANF/SNAP Population
Information collections related to this project have been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under OMB #0970-0537. Related materials are available at the BEES Project page on RegInfo.gov.
Information collections related to this project have also been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs under ACF’s Generic Clearances. Related materials are available at the following pages on RegInfo.gov .