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in_development
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completed
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Abstract
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MDRC, in partnership with MEF Associates and Abt Associates, is conducting an evaluation of Central City Concern (CCC), as part of broader study called Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES). BEES is funded by Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation within the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CCC is an organization in Portland, Oregon that primarily serves adults with substance abuse disorders and provides treatment, health care, housing services, and employment services. The evaluation will be focused on two specific housing programs that CCC operates for those exiting a CCC-operated detox center. Each program offers a suite of recovery, housing, and employment services. The evaluation is using a randomized controlled trial to understand how access to these two housing programs affects outcomes related to employment, earnings, recovery, and housing. Individuals eligible for and interested in enrolling in the housing programs are assigned at random to a treatment group, who is offered a housing program slot, or to a control group, who are referred to other services in the community. The goal is to enroll at least 900 individuals in the study. Outcomes will be measured over a 12-month follow-up period. The main outcomes to be measured are number of quarters employed during the follow-up period, employed in the last quarter of follow-up, relapse, and stability of housing at the end of the follow-up period.
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MDRC, in partnership with MEF Associates and Abt Associates, is conducting an evaluation of Central City Concern (CCC), as part of broader study called Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES). BEES is funded by Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation within the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CCC is an organization in Portland, Oregon that primarily serves adults with substance abuse disorders and provides treatment, health care, housing services, and employment services. The evaluation will be focused on two specific housing programs that CCC operates for those exiting a CCC-operated detox center. Each program offers a suite of recovery, housing, and employment services. The evaluation is using a randomized controlled trial to understand how access to these two housing programs affects outcomes related to employment, earnings, recovery, and housing. Individuals eligible for and interested in enrolling in the housing programs are assigned at random to a treatment group, who is offered a housing program slot, or to a control group, who are referred to other services in the community. The goal is to enroll at least 900 individuals in the study. Outcomes will be measured over a 12-month follow-up period. The main outcomes to be measured are number of quarters employed during the follow-up period, employed in the last quarter of follow-up, relapse, and stability of housing at the end of the follow-up period. This impact analysis is considered exploratory.
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Last Published
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December 02, 2020 11:24 AM
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October 14, 2025 04:45 PM
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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The confirmatory outcomes are number of quarters employed during the 12-month follow-up period, ever employed in the last quarter of the follow-up period, an indicator of relapse (recurrence of substance use) during the follow-up period, and stability of housing at the end of the follow-up period. Exploratory outcome variables include quarterly employment rates, quarterly earnings, total earnings, employment at the end of the follow-up period, and other outcomes related to employment, housing, criminal justice involvement, public benefit receipt, and use of health care services.
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The analysis is exploratory and therefore does not focus on primary outcomes.
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Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Employment outcomes will be constructed using administrative records from the National Directory of New Hires and data collected through a follow-up survey administered to study participants. Outcomes related to substance use recovery and housing will be based on data from the follow-up survey. Outcomes related to criminal justice involvement, receipt of disability benefits, and use of health care services will be constructed using data from administrative records.
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Keyword(s)
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Governance, Health, Labor
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Governance, Health, Labor
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Secondary Outcomes (End Points)
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Outcomes include: number of quarters employed during the 12-month follow-up period, an indicator of recovery during the follow-up period, housing stability at the end of the follow-up period, quarterly employment rates, quarterly earnings, total earnings, and other outcomes related to employment, housing, criminal justice involvement, and use of health care services.
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Secondary Outcomes (Explanation)
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Employment and earnings outcomes will be constructed using administrative records from the National Directory of New Hires. Other outcomes will be constructed using local administrative data sources.
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Building on Existing Work
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No
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