Strategies Policies and programs that work SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 8 Strategies 1 6701 Family and Social Support Income Sexual Activity 6706 37279 Increase or supplement income Increase worker employability Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Air and Water Quality Employment Clear all Save this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Mixed Evidence Employment Save this strategy GED certificate programs Implement programs that help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a General Education Development (GED) certificate Some Evidence Education Employment Save this strategy Living wage laws Establish locally mandated wages that are higher than state or federal minimum wage levels Some Evidence Income Save this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Mixed Evidence Income Save this strategy New Hope Project Provided work supports for low income individuals and families (e.g., job search assistance, transitional jobs, subsidized child care, health insurance, etc.); participants worked at least 30 hours/week Some Evidence Income Save this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Some Evidence Employment Save this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Some Evidence Community Safety Employment Save this strategy Unemployment insurance (UI) Extend or raise the compensation provided to eligible, unemployed workers looking for jobs Some Evidence Income
Save this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Mixed Evidence Employment
Save this strategy GED certificate programs Implement programs that help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a General Education Development (GED) certificate Some Evidence Education Employment
Save this strategy Living wage laws Establish locally mandated wages that are higher than state or federal minimum wage levels Some Evidence Income
Save this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Mixed Evidence Income
Save this strategy New Hope Project Provided work supports for low income individuals and families (e.g., job search assistance, transitional jobs, subsidized child care, health insurance, etc.); participants worked at least 30 hours/week Some Evidence Income
Save this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Some Evidence Employment
Save this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Some Evidence Community Safety Employment
Save this strategy Unemployment insurance (UI) Extend or raise the compensation provided to eligible, unemployed workers looking for jobs Some Evidence Income
