Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized, Wraparound Services

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Evans, William N.; Kolka, Shawna; Sullivan, James X.; Turner, Patrick S.
• 署名单位: University of Notre Dame
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7731
• DOI: 10.1257/pol.20200716
• 发表日期: 2025
• 页码: 311-361
• 关键词: homeless persons; case-management; PROGRAMS; returns; IMPACT; TRIAL

摘要

Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing. This paper estimates experimental effects of a holistic, individualized wraparound service intervention for low-income individuals. The intervention includes a detailed assessment, an individualized service plan, intensive case management administered by a two-person team with small caseloads, and strategic financial assistance. The program improved employment and housing outcomes two years postenrollment. Given the customized nature of the analysis suggests that the program helped employ participants who lacked employment but had stable housing and that those without stable housing were helped in securing it. (JEL I32, I38, L31, R23)