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These funds cover costs of the evaluation, by supporting the staffing team at Chapin Hall as well as funds for consultants and subcontractors. NYC Opportunity's funds are helping make the randomized control study feasible and can extend the cash payments to participants, increasing the chances that the project can demonstrate impact.
The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (“NYC Opportunity”) has funds for a procurement for research on unconditional cash transfers to homeless youth, that could immensely benefit New York City. As part of our work to find new ways to address homelessness and increase the social safety net for New Yorkers in need, NYC Opportunity specifically wants to study the impacts of an unconditional cash allowance on the housing stability and wellbeing of young adults who are homeless in NYC. This is in line with the Mayor’s priority of addressing the homeless crisis in NYC. The researchers are creating a randomized control study to offer youth cash transfers for 18-24 months. They will randomly assign 30 homeless youth into an experimental group that receives cash transfers, and 30 who do not. The primary research questions will address how the intervention results in outcomes related to housing stability (primary outcome); empowerment; education and employment; and social, emotional, and economic well-being.