88 | Helping Job Seekers with Low Incomes During Recessions and Recoveries

The latest episode of Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast looks at proven ways to help job seekers with low incomes during economic recessions and recoveries. Guests Tyreese Nicolas, Kimberly Clum, and Alex Stanczyk share insights from the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse, a publicly available website about interventions designed to help job seekers with low incomes. They also discuss what the evidence says about the effectiveness of these interventions. Nicolas served as an assistant director of employment services at the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance for four years and recently became the Deputy Commissioner of Family Access and Engagement in the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. Clum is a senior social science research analyst with the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. Stanczyk is a researcher at Mathematica, where she focuses on public policies and programs that serve individuals and families that face social or economic disadvantage. A full transcript of the episode is available here: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/helping-job-seekers-with-low-incomes-during-economic-recessions-and-recoveries Explore the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse: https://pathwaystowork.acf.hhs.gov/ Read the evidence review from Mathematica and OPRE on what works during economic recessions and recoveries to help workers with low incomes: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/remediated-pathways_recession_brief_revised-jh.pdf