Evaluation of JPMorgan Chase’s Summer Youth Employment Program

Project

Overview

Project Overview

MDRC is leading an evaluation of JPMorgan Chase’s Summer Youth Employment Program, a national program that aims to help economically disadvantaged and out-of-school youth enter the labor market and pursue economic mobility. MDRC will conduct semi-structured interviews with program staff at 27 grantee sites and collect aggregate-level program data from each site.

Our early research focuses on the following questions:

What are similarities and variations across program sites?
What components define a high-quality summer youth employment program?
What are promising innovative approaches to summer youth employment programming?
How does summer youth employment programming affect outcomes for participating youth?

STATUS: Current

Basics

Issue: At-Risk Young People

Focus Area: Youth Employment

Population: Young Adults

Agenda, Scope, <br> & Goals

Agenda, Scope, and Goals

Phase I of this project, spanning 2022-2023, aims to accomplish the following goals:

Develop a theory of change/logic model for JPMorgan Chase’s Summer Youth Employment Program
Help develop a common measurement framework for grantees
Document high-performing models, variation in models, and best practices
Build a learning community among grantees

STATUS: Current

Basics

Issue: At-Risk Young People

Focus Area: Youth Employment

Population: Young Adults

Design, Sites, & <br> Data Sources

Design, Sites, and Data Sources

Data collected in the aggregate from 27 program sites will seek to capture:

Program youth demographics
Job placement and earnings by program youth
Program youth participation trainings
Employer engagement
Trainings and other support services offered by program sites

We will also conduct semi-structured interviews with program staff to capture their perceptions of program components, challenges of implementation, and youth experiences.

STATUS: Current

Basics

Issue: At-Risk Young People

Focus Area: Youth Employment

Population: Young Adults

Funders & <br />Partners

Funders

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

MDRC Staff

Ivonne Garcia
Research Associate, K-12 Education
Garcia currently serves as the project manager for the Higher Achievement Evaluation and for the implementation study of YouthForce NOLA.
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Dan Bloom
Senior Vice President
Bloom directs MDRC’s Policy, Research, and Evaluation Department, which houses the organization’s research and technical assistance activities.
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Alexandra Bernardi
Research Associate, Economic Mobility, Housing, and Communities
Since joining MDRC in 2008, Bernardi has worked on site development, research operations, and implementation data collection and analysis.
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Erika B. Lewy
Research Analyst, Postsecondary Education
Lewy, who came to MDRC in 2020, works primarily on projects related to higher education and the criminal justice system. In higher education, she evaluates green jobs training programs and programs meant to improve labor market outcomes for students with developmental education needs.
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