Research Brief
Wraparound Services Are Key to Helping Justice-Involved Los Angelenos Get and Keep Jobs
May 12, 2023
Project imPACT provides employment, behavioral health, legal, and housing services, with the goal of improving employment outcomes as a way to reduce future criminal justice system involvement. This report presents findings related to individuals served between June 2020 and September 2022, demonstrating that Fellows achieved several program goals, including improved employment outcomes and low rates of recidivism.
Cohort 2 Final Evaluation Report
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Project imPACT is a reentry program designed by the City of Los Angeles Mayor's Office and funded through Proposition 47 funds by the California Board of State and Community Corrections. The program initially received funds in 2018 and was awarded additional funds in 2020 to continue and expand the program through February 15, 2023. Project imPACT provides employment, behavioral health, and legal services to individuals in four regions across Los Angeles, with the goal of improving employment outcomes as a way to reduce future criminal justice system involvement. The additional funding allowed the program to add a transition-age youth pilot and housing services support.
The RAND Corporation and Harder+Company conducted a mixed methods process and outcome evaluation of Cohort 2. This report presents findings related to individuals served between June 2020 (when Cohort 2 began enrolling Fellows) through September 2022. The process evaluation focuses on the implementation of Project imPACT, and the outcome evaluation examines whether the program achieved expected short-term and intermediate outcomes.
Fellows achieved several of the program goals through their work with the Project imPACT providers: About 52 percent of Fellows obtained employment and 53 percent of employed Fellows remained employed one year after starting the program. Of the 87 individuals who were in unstable housing settings when they entered the program, 64 percent had moved into a more stable setting by the time they exited the program. Only 22 enrolled Fellows were convicted for a new arrest after their enrollment.
Chapter One
Project Description
Chapter Two
Research Design
Chapter Three
Program Description
Chapter Four
Project imPACT Service Utilization
Chapter Five
Provider Perspectives on Program Implementation
Chapter Six
Program Outcomes
Chapter Seven
Fellow Perspectives
Chapter Eight
Summary and Conclusion
The research described in this report was sponsored by the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Reentry and conducted by the Justice Policy Program within RAND Social and Economic Well-Being.
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