Evaluation of JPMorgan Chase’s Summer Youth Employment Program

Topics

Young People

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?

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

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.

Supporters

Staff