Data and Code for: Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized, Wrap-Around Services

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) William Evans, University of Notre Dame; Shawna Kolka, University of Notre Dame; James Sullivan, University of Notre Dame; Patrick Turner, University of Notre Dame

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Project Citation:

Evans, William, Kolka, Shawna, Sullivan, James, and Turner, Patrick. Data and Code for: Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized, Wrap-Around Services. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-01-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E193743V1

Project Description

Summary: Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing. This paper examines the effect of a holistic, individualized wrap-around service intervention on outcomes 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 temporary financial assistance used to overcome obstacles to self-sufficiency and incentivize behavior. We evaluate the intervention through a randomized controlled trial among participants seeking assistance at a local social service provider. Results indicate that the program improved labor market and housing outcomes two years after enrollment. Given the customized nature of the services, overall program effects might mask important heterogeneity. Exploratory analysis suggests the program helped employ participants who lacked employment but had stable housing, and that those without stable housing were helped in securing it.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: randomized control trial; case management; labor market

JEL Classification:
I30 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
I39 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Other

Geographic Coverage: Fort Worth, TX

Time Period(s): 2/1/2015 – 1/31/2019

Collection Date(s): 2/2015 – 10/2018

Universe: Applicants to the Padua Pilot operated by Catholic Charities Fort Worth

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Data Source: University of Wisconsin Survey Center, 2015–2018

Collection Mode(s): computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI)

Unit(s) of Observation: individuals

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V1 [2025-01-07]

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