New Blog Posts from ORE

The Office of Research & Evaluation (ORE) recently completed a study of opportunity youth who were engaged in service as AmeriCorps members. Independent evaluator JBS International conducted an impact evaluation of the bundled programs with a goal of assessing whether participants showed greater improvements in education, employment, and civic engagement outcomes than comparison youth. Learn more in our blog post, Measuring Opportunity Youth Programs through Bundling Research & Evaluation.

We are continuing to shine a light on how our grantees develop their own national service programs with a focus on evidence and evaluation by following them on their journey from start to finish. The second blog post in the series, Building Service: A Look into CNCS Research Program Grants, focuses on each organization’s initial program development experiences, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced through the grants. 

Check back for more developments in the blog series, and if you missed the first blog, catch up here. 

What’s New on the Evidence Exchange?

Check out some of the new resources added to the Evidence Exchange:

• Cincinnati Museum Center: Final Evaluation Report
• Every Child Succeeds: Transition to PreSchool and Kindergarten Readiness
• Evaluation of the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Social Innovation Fund Initiative
• A Successful Prisoner Reentry Program Expands: Lessons from the Replication of the Center for Employment Opportunities
• Evaluating and Improving the WINGS for Kids After-School Social and Emotional Learning Program
• AmeriCorps Opportunity Youth Evaluation Bundling Project
• Interim Report on the Implementation of AARP Foundation’s Back to Work 50+: Women’s Economic Stability Initiative
• The Guidance Center’s Social Innovation Fund Evaluation Report
• Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Evaluation
• Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy (JSEL) Report
• Children's Institute, Inc. (CII) Evaluation Report

Top Downloads:

• AmeriCorps Alumni Outcomes Study
• Corporation for National and Community Service 2017 State of the Evidence Annual Report
• The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research
• AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey
• AmeriCorps Opportunity Youth Evaluation Bundling Project

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• 30 Years of Research: Learn How VISTA Strengthens Communities
• New Blog Posts from ORE
• What’s New on the Evidence Exchange?
• Stay in Touch With ORE
• 2018 National Senior Corps Convening
• The Latest from the Research & Evidence Webinar Series

2018 National Senior Corps Convening

ORE is excited to support Senior Corps’ annual national convening this July 16-18. Be sure to stop by the “Data Dig” presented by ORE and Senior Corps during the event to discuss and provide feedback on the latest research from Senior Corps. Then get ready for interactive sessions, creative problem solving, and peer-to-peer learning. The convening will energize and inspire you as Senior Corps continues to foster innovation and create greater impact within communities nationwide.

The event will be live webcasted on the 2018 National Senior Corps Convening website.

Lastly, be sure to check back in Fall 2018 to see the full Senior Corps report. 

The Latest from the Research & Evidence Webinar Series

The ORE Research & Evidence webinar series is in full swing. On May 23, speakers from Adler University, National Louis University, and Urban Institute discussed the capacity building of AmeriCorps and the financial effects on non-profits, including Habitat for Humanity. If you weren’t able to join, watch a recording of the webinar on our website.

On June 13, speakers from Mathematica Policy Research joined ORE to discuss research on the scaling of interventions that use national service programs, such as AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers, to bring effective solutions to communities in need. Check out the recording of the webinar, available now on our website.