The Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) project, formerly known as Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-sufficiency (ISIS), a ten-year effort funded by the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and led by Abt Associates Inc., is a rigorous evaluation of next-generation strategies for increasing the economic self-sufficiency of low-income individuals and families. Currently, the PACE team is working with 9 programs in 18 locations across the United States to test innovative career pathways programs. These programs include community colleges, community organizations, and state agencies. The programs chosen as PACE partners have a strong existing career pathways intervention or the elements in place to develop one quickly, the size and scale to meet the statistical requirements of the evaluation, and the capacity to implement a random assignment evaluation.
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- Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Workforce Training Academy Connect Program (WTA Connect)
- Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST)
- Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA)
- Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County: Health Careers for All Program
- Instituto del Progreso Latino: Carreras en la Salud Program
- Pima Community College Pathways to Healthcare HPOG Program
- San Diego Workforce Partnership’s Bridge to Employment in the Healthcare Industry Program
- Madison Area Technical College (MATC) Patient Care Pathway Program (PCPP)