Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Local Poverty Reduction Fund Program Evaluation
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has engaged SRDC to evaluate the impact of its Local Poverty Reduction Fund initiative. The Local Poverty Reduction Fund is a six-year initiative launched by the Ontario government in 2015 to support innovative, community-driven projects that measurably improve the lives of those most affected by poverty. TDSB has been granted funding through the initiative to introduce innovative process improvements at its Next-Steps Employment Centres, including a coaching-based case management framework and Motivational Interviewing. The changes are designed to improve outcomes for clients who are not in education, employment or training, and clients who are long-term unemployed. SRDC is serving as a third-party evaluator that is designing and conducting an evaluation of the implementation and impact of these process improvements on clients’ outcomes.
Project Details
Published: January 2017
Capability: Program Evaluation/ Performance Measurement
Policy Area: Community Capacity, Employment - Employment Supports and Services - Employment Programs
Population: Low-income Populations - Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients - EI Recipients
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