Thank you for
your interest in today’s discussion. This interview is being
conducted for the Integrating Financial Capability and Employment
Services project sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, an
agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. MEF
Associates is conducting the study for them, with Urban Institute as
partners. MEF Associates and Urban Institute are social policy
research organizations located in the Washington, DC area. This
project seeks to better understand financial capability interventions
delivered in the context of employment and training programs serving
adults with lower or modest incomes. As part of the project, we are
interviewing staff and managers of programs that deliver employment
and training programs and financial capabilities interventions that
are in some way coordinated or integrated.
The intervention
questions will focus on details about your organization, the
employment and training and/or financial capability services it
offers, the ways the two types of services work together,
partnerships and staffing involved in delivering these services,
promising practices and challenges in delivering these services, and
any relevant outcome measurements and evaluations. The interview will
take about 90 minutes.
Your
participation is voluntary. You do not have to answer any question
you do not want to, and you may end the interview at any time. You
are not required to meet with us or answer our questions, and you may
stop participating in the discussion at any time without any
consequences. Everything you say during our conversation today will
be kept private, meaning that your name will not be included in any
report or publication associated with this study or its results. We
keep your information private and will aggregate your thoughts with
others participating in calls, so we believe there is minimal risk to
you in participating in this conversation. This information will
contribute to the evidence policymakers and practitioners have about
financial capability interventions delivered in Employment and
Training program contexts, and how they may be helpful for adults
with low incomes, but you may not experience any direct benefits from
participating in the study. [IF SMALL GROUP: However, we cannot
ensure confidentiality with respect to other participants in the
conversation today – this means we can’t guarantee that
other participants won’t share what they hear or think they
hear today with people outside this group. Additionally, we cannot
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room. We ask that participants agree not to take screenshots of the
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divulge the contents of this discussion.] If you have any questions,
please let me know.
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XX/XX/XXXX.
I would like to
record our conversation so I don’t miss any details. No one
will hear the recording except for the study team. If you prefer that
we do not record today’s conversation, we will take notes
instead. Is it okay if I record this conversation? [IF SMALL GROUP:
Please send me a private message if you are not comfortable with
recording]. If you would like me to turn the recording off at any
time, please let me know.
Virtual
Site Visit Interviews
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Notes on this guide
This
guide is meant as a master guide that has questions for a number
of different interviews. It is not necessary to ask all questions
of all audiences; the interviewer should tailor the questions
based on a) a review of what information has already been
collected in earlier data collection modes; b) an understanding of
the program model based on the earlier data collection and of
which details will be most relevant given the model; and c) which
questions are most appropriate for the staff roles and
organizational roles of the various interviewees. Notes in many of
the sections below provide more guidance, and the right-hand
column provides suggestions of which staff roles may be most
appropriate for each interviewee.
The
legend for those recommended staff roles is as follows:
E&T
Program Manager = ETM
E&T
Program Staff = ETS
Financial
Capability Program Staff Who Are Part of E&T Agency = ETFCS
Program
Manager at Partner Organization = PPM
Program
Staff at Partner Organization = PPS
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Respondent Information
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Question
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Respondent
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What is your official job
title?
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ALL
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Please briefly
describe your current position and primary job responsibilities.
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ALL
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What was your
professional background before beginning this position?
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ALL
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Did you have any
education or training before beginning this position relevant to
delivering employment or financial capability services?
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ALL
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Organization
Information and Characteristics of Participants
Notes
to interviewer: Review responses from earlier data collection
modes (survey, phone interview). Where possible, acknowledge and
confirm information already provided.
Throughout
interview, use “agency” instead of organization if
that is more appropriate.
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Question
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Respondent
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Where
is your organization located? What areas does
the organization serve?
What
are some key characteristics of the service area?
Probe on demographics
(e.g., race, ethnicity) and economic environment (e.g.,
availability of jobs, types of employers who hire program
participants)
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ALL
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What are the
primary programs your organization operates?
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ETM; PPM
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How
large is the organization?
About
how many individuals does your organization serve in a
typical year?
What
was the organization’s budget in the previous year (or
program year)?
If easily
available, request a copy of any organizational charts and the
most recent annual report. (Check before interview if these are
already available on the organization’s website.)
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ETM; PPM
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What
are the organization’s major sources of funding (e.g.,
WIOA, funding from federal/state/city agencies, foundations,
private contributions, fee for service, etc.)
What
are the main sources of funding for your employment &
training services?
What are the main sources of
funding for your financial capability services?
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ETM; PPM
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How
would you describe the overall mission of your organization?
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ETM; PPM
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How do you see
financial capability services as aligning with the overall
mission of your organization? How do you see employment &
training services as aligning with the overall mission of your
organization?
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ALL
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Overview
of Employment & Training Services Offered
Note to
interviewer: Review responses from earlier data collection modes
(survey, phone interview). Where possible, acknowledge and confirm
information already provided. The purpose of this section is to
obtain more detail on the main employment & training services
that
provide a context for delivery of the financial capability
services.
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Question
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Respondent
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Does your organization offer
any employment & training services? If
so, ask this set of questions about the partner organization; if
not, skip ahead to just ask about financial capability
services (Section D).
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PPM
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We
would like to learn a bit more about your employment &
training services.
For
each type of service, confirm understanding of delivery based on
earlier data collection and confirm or ask more detailed questions
as appropriate. If there was not information from previous data
collection (e.g., if interviewing a partner not previously
surveyed or interviewed) ask about whether each type of service
was offered, and then ask the detailed questions that follow.
Employment
counseling or coaching
Job
search assistance
Soft
skills training
Job
development
Occupational
or sectoral training
Work-based
training
Employment
retention services
Case
management
Other
types of services you consider part of your employment &
training services
For
each, ask the following as needed; some questions may not be
needed for all services based on earlier information collected:
Does
your organization offer this service?
As
part of what program(s)
Are
they delivered onsite or at another location?
Are
they delivered by your organization only or through partnership
with another organization?
What
staff deliver these services? (Probe
on title and where the staff fit within the organization.)
What
is the target population for these services (e.g., TANF
recipients, dislocated workers, refugees, veterans, formerly
incarcerated)?
Are
these services delivered one-on-one, in a group, workshop,
etc.?
For
how long do clients participate in these services (e.g., how
many weeks)? For how many hours a week?
What
do these services consist of? (Please describe the model or
specific types of services delivered)?
Are
these services tied to your financial capability services?
If
so, how? (Probe on how
many clients who receive these services also receive financial
capability services; whether there is any direct integration
in service delivery)
(If
not, probe on how clients end up receiving both (e.g.,
referral from one to the other, referral from a case manager
to both); whether there is any coordination in service
delivery)
Specific
service questions:
For
occupational or sectoral training
What
are the main occupations or sectors your training covers?
What
certificates or degrees are available through the training?
For
work-based training
What type of work-based
training (e.g., subsidized jobs, apprenticeships, internships)
do you offer?
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ETM; ETS; PPM
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To
what extent do employers who hire your program participants
conduct credit report screening as part of their hiring process?
How
well would you say you understand how employers use this kind of
screening? Is there more that you or others at your organization
would benefit from knowing about this process?
To
what extent do your employment & training services share
information with clients about this process?
Do your employment &
training services include any services to help individuals
improve their credit reports?
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ETM; ETS; ETFCS
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Financial
Capability Services – Program Design & Degree
of Integration
Note to
interviewer: Review responses from earlier data collection modes
(survey, phone interview). Where possible, acknowledge and confirm
information already provided. The purpose of this section is to
obtain more specific detail on the financial capability services
provided.
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Question
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Respondent
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D1) Identifying Services
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We
would now like to learn more about your financial capability
services.
For
each type of service, confirm understanding of delivery based on
earlier data collection and confirm or ask more detailed questions
as appropriate.
Note to
interviewer: For each, ask the following sets of questions. If the
organization offers multiple types of financial capability
services and thinks of them as one program, ask the questions
about the program as a whole and differentiate between its
components only as needed. If the program offers multiple types of
financial capability services and thinks of them as separate, you
may need to run through the questions for each. Review earlier
data collection in advance; many of these questions are the same
as from the phone interview and you may not need to ask them of
interviewees who were involved in earlier stages of data
collection. However, the purpose of this section is to get more
detail from more perspectives than earlier stages were able to
supply.
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ALL
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D2) Background
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What program(s) includes
these services? Please describe what other services this program
includes, and how the financial capability service(s) fit within
the program’s other services.
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ALL
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When did your
organization start offering these services?
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ETM; PPM
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Why did your
organization decide to start offering these services?
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ETM; PPM
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Were you involved
in the launch of these services? If so, say a little bit about
what was involved in starting to offer the services?
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ETM; PPM
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Did
you base these services on an existing model or curriculum, or
did you (or a partner organization) develop a new model or
curriculum for your program?
If
used an existing curriculum or model: What
model or curriculum?
If
used an existing curriculum or model:
How did you choose the model or curriculum?
If
used an existing curriculum or model: Did
you customize or make any changes to the model or curriculum?
What kind of changes, and why?
If
developed a new curriculum or model:
Why did you choose to develop a new curriculum or model?
If developed a new
curriculum or model: Please
tell us about the process for developing the curriculum or
model? How did you decide what to include?
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ETM; PPM
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Do you see the
goals of the financial capability services and E&T services
as supporting each other? If so, in what ways?
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ALL
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Where
are the financial capability services delivered (e.g., where
employment & services are delivered, at another office or
location, at a partner’s location)?
If a different location than
the E&T services: Where
are they offered in relation to the employment & training
services? How accessible are the locations to each other?
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ALL
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For programs
with partnerships involved in the delivery of the financial
capability service: What is
the division of responsibility for administering and delivering
these services among your organization and your partners?
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ALL
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D3) Population served
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What do you consider the
target population for the financial capability services? That is,
who do you hope will choose to participate in the services?
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ALL
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How
would you describe the clients who do participate in the
services?
Probe
on economic situation or other circumstances (e.g., low-income
individuals, domestic violence survivors, individuals coming off
income assistance, immigration status including whether any are
undocumented), demographic characteristics, where they live.
In
what other programs are they participating?
What
types of financial needs do clients typically have?
What
types of employment & training services needs do they
typically have?
Do you deliver these services
in languages other than English? If so, what are the languages
in which you deliver the services? What proportion of your
clients receive services in other languages?
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ALL
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How
many clients have participated in the financial capability
services?
How
many participate each year?
How many have completed the
services? How many complete each year?
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ETM; PPM
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D4) Outreach/Recruitment
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How do clients learn about
the financial capability services?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Why do clients
choose to participate in financial capability services?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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In your opinion,
why do you think clients who may benefit from your financial
capability services might decline to participate?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What
outreach and recruitment activities do you conduct to enroll
clients in the financial capability services?
For
programs where the delivery of employment and financial
capability services are integrated:
In what ways do your outreach and recruitment efforts emphasize
the employment components of your program? In what ways do they
emphasize the financial capability components?
For programs where delivery
of the services are distinct: What
recruitment strategies do you use to recruit individuals
participating in employment & training services to take up
financial capability services?
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ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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What outreach and
recruitment strategies or messages do you find most successful?
Are the most successful strategies different for individuals
focused on employment than for other individuals?
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ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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Among your
employment & training clients, who do you recommend to
participate in financial capability services?
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ETS; ETFCS
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What strategies or
messages do you find are most successful in convincing an
employment & training services client to participate in
financial capability services?
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ETS; ETFCS
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Is there a formal
referral process? If so, what is involved?
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ETS; ETFCS
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Are
any clients required to participate in the financial capability
services?
If
so, which clients?
If so, what program requires
them to participate?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Do participants
receive any incentives for being part of the program? If so,
please describe what they are.
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What are the main
challenges related to recruiting individuals to take up financial
capability services? How have you addressed those challenges?
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ALL
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Have asset limits
for public assistance programs, such as Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Supplemental Security
Income (SSI), affected your ability to
engage or retain participants in financial capability services?
In employment & training services? If so, can you elaborate?
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ALL
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D5) Intake and Assessment
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Are there eligibility
criteria for receiving the financial capability services? If so,
what?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What
are the main steps involved in the intake and enrollment process?
Probe on whether there is an
orientation session, screening, and formal referral from the
employment & training services (and what they involve), and
the nature of eligibility determination
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Are services free
for participants? Are there any costs to the participant for any
component of the program?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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D6) Program Services
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Note to interviewers: This section
covers similar material as the phone interview guide, and you
should review earlier data collected in advance, particularly in
preparing to interview anyone involved in responding to the
earlier data collection. However, in contrast to the phone
interview guide, we recommend having the interviewee walk through
the different stages of program participation to understand the
services as they are implemented. While you will still need to
gather information on the different program features, this guide
treats them as probes. While the focus is on understanding the
operation of the financial capability services in the context of
employment programs, with this approach you should also gather
information on the nature of the employment & training
services to the extent the delivery is integrated.
Please
walk us through
the typical path that participants take through each stage of the
program after enrollment.
Probe
to ensure that you get complete details on the services
delivered at each stage. Items to be sure to cover will differ
based on the different program models, but as appropriate, probe
on the following:
Length
of participation in services
Time
commitment of services at each stage (hours per day, days per
week)
Mode
of delivery (in person, virtual/remote, self-paced,
experiential)
Model
or curriculum used
Extent
to which services are tailored to the population being served
and/or the individual being served
Whether
the services include helping clients navigate benefit cliffs and
asset limits, and if so, how
What
staff, at which organization, deliver the services
Workshop
or group activities and what they cover (ask for schedule or
syllabus, if shareable)
One-on-one
activities and what is covered during them
Integration
of topics related to employment into the financial capability
services
Topics/services
most requested by participants
Tools
used (including screening tools, assessments, planning tools,
online platforms, etc.; ask for specific names if possible)
Ways
in which financial capability services and employment &
training services are coordinated or integrated
Wraparound,
supportive services, and other related services provided
Requirements
for continuation in services
What
“completion” of the services would consist of
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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D7) Service Specific Questions
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For programs offering financial
education
In what ways, if at all, does
the financial education incorporate issues related to finding or
advancing in a job?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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In what ways, if at
all, does the financial education incorporate issues related to a
household’s changing financial situation when an individual
finds a job?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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In what ways, if at
all, does the financial education incorporate issues related to
the use of credit report employment screens during hiring?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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For programs offering financial
coaching
What methods, techniques, or practices do coaches use to
help clients understand their financial behaviors? (e.g.,
motivational interviewing, behavioral economics, strengths-based
client centered approach)
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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Who defines what is
covered in the one-on-one sessions?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Can you describe
the typical financial goals listed by the clients?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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To what extent do
coaches work with clients on employment goals? To what
extent do they work with clients on financial goals that are
related to finding or advancing in a job? In
what ways do coaches support clients in working towards those
goals?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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How do coaches
follow up with clients? (e.g., email, phone, text)
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What are some
strengths that participants
have? How do coaches leverage them?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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For programs offering financial
counseling
Who defines what is covered in
the one-on-one sessions?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Does the counselor
work with clients on any issues related to employment (e.g.,
issues related to finding or advancing in a job, issues related
to changing financial situations when an individual finds a job)?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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For programs offering credit
counseling
What tools (e.g., budget sheets,
tools for understanding credit reports and scores, debt
management plan) do counselors use to help clients understand and
evaluate their financial status?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What options are
available for clients to help them improve their credit or
financial status (e.g., debt, bankruptcy counseling,
budgeting, etc.)?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Is delivery of
credit counseling integrated with the
delivery of any employment & training services? If so, how?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Does the credit
counselor work with clients on any issues related to employment
(e.g., issues related to finding or advancing in a job, issues
related to changing financial situations when an individual finds
a job)?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Do either
employment & training services or credit counseling discuss
with clients how employers use credit scores in the hiring
process?
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PPM; PPS
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For programs offering financial
access services
If
program offers access to bank accounts
What type of accounts (e.g.,
checking, savings)?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What are the features of the accounts (e.g.,
fees, overdraft protection, minimum balance requirements,
required savings/deposit amounts, rates)?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What
support do you provide clients in opening, maintaining, and
managing the bank accounts?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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If program offers access to
low-cost loans
What are the terms of the loan,
such as the size, repayment period, fees, and interest rate?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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For
what purposes can clients obtain a loan?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What support do
you provide clients in managing the debt after they have obtained
the loan?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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If program offers matched savings
accounts, child savings accounts, or individual development
accounts
Who is eligible for a matched
savings account?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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What is the match
rate of the account? How much can be matched?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Is
there a minimum period they must save for?
|
ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Are there other
conditions clients must meet to receive the match?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Are there any
restrictions on what clients can use the match for?
|
ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Can clients
participate in other aspects of the program without opening an
account?
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If program offers tax preparation
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Please describe
the types of tax preparation your company supports.
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Is your
organization a VITA site?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Other financial capability services
Does your organization offer
any financial capability services beyond those we have already
discussed? If so, please describe them.
Note to interviewer: Probe on
particular other possibilities as appropriate; examples may
include public benefits applications, student loan repayment
services, debt counseling, housing and mortgage counseling, help
with 529 accounts, lending circles, pre-paid credit cards. Ask
follow up questions as needed to be able to describe the nature of
these services, and also about if the interviewees see a
particular connection between these services and employment.
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ETS; ETFCS; PPM; PPS
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Partnerships
and Staffing
Note to
interviewer: If the organization works with a partner who
delivers financial capability services, please ask the following
questions to get more detail about the partner and partnership. If
the organization works with multiple partners, you may need to
prioritize asking about one or two organizations most central to
delivering financial capability services. As with other sections,
many questions overlap with the earlier data collection modes, and
you should review earlier responses. However, this is a section
where getting multiple perspectives is particularly important.
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Question
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Respondent
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Why did you choose to partner
with [partner organization]?
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ETM; PPM
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How
did this partnership form?
Have
you worked with this organization in the past? What was the
nature of the earlier partnership(s)?
Please
describe the process of arranging, executing, and implementing
the current partnership.
Has the partnership been
officially established through a contract, MOU, or other type of
agreement? If so, which kind?
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ETM; PPM
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What
are the respective roles of each partner in delivering financial
capability services?
What
were the roles of each partner in designing the financial
capability services?
What
services do each partner have responsibility to deliver?
Which
organization leads the delivery of the services?
Do you offer services jointly
or through referral?
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ALL
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How
often do staff between the two organizations interact?
What
is the nature of the interaction (e.g., email, phone calls,
meetings, in-person)?
Who coordinates the
interaction?
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ALL
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What is the process
for enrolling clients in E&T services in the partner’s
financial capability services?
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ALL
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What
information is shared between the two organizations?
How
do you track client participation in the partner’s
services?
What sharing of data on
participants do you do? What limits on data sharing are there?
What kinds of data sharing agreements did you implement?
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ALL
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How do you see this
partnership as contributing to the goals of your organization?
What features of the partnership have been most important to your
organization’s work?
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ALL
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What have been the
challenges of the partnership? Can you tell me about how you’ve
worked to overcome those challenges?
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ALL
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Which
staff are responsible for delivering the financial capability
services?
Which
organization are these staff a part of?
What
programs do they work on?
What role do these staff in
delivering employment & training services? To what extent do
the same staff provide both employment & training services
and financial capability services?
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ALL
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Ask
as appropriate given earlier responses. How
were these staff selected to deliver these services?
Were
these staff existing staff at the organization or were they
hired specifically to deliver the financial capability services?
If
they were existing staff, what role did they previously play?
What characteristics or
experience did you look for in selecting/hiring these staff to
deliver financial capability services?
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ETM; PPM
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What is the
professional background of staff who deliver financial capability
services? What is their educational background?
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ETM; PPM
|
The next questions are worded
differently for managers and staff.
What
type of training did the staff receive to deliver the financial
capability services?
How
did you select this training?
Who
provided the training?
How
are the training needs of staff identified?
How
successful did you find the training?
How have you felt about the
trainings? Are they sufficient for what is needed to deliver
financial capability services?
If relevant, ask if trainings were sufficient for delivering
employment & training services, too.
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ETM; PPM
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What
type of training did you receive to deliver the financial
capability services?
Who
provided the training?
How
successful did you find the training?
Are they sufficient for what
you need to deliver financial capability services?
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ETFCS; PPS
|
The next questions are worded
differently for managers and staff.
If the interview is with a
manager, ask: How capable
and prepared do you find your staff to provide financial
capability services to low-income clients with employment service
needs? Are there any gaps in their capability or preparation? If
so, what?
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ETM; PPM
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If the
interview is with staff, ask: How
capable and prepared do you think you are to provide financial
capability services to low-income clients with employment service
needs? Are there any gaps in your capability or preparation? If
so, what?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Ask the following if different staff
provide employment & training services and financial
capability services (either within the same organization or at
separate organizations). Note that similar questions are asked
earlier in this section, and if the relevant information was
already collected, you may not need to ask again.
How
often do staff providing employment & training services and
those providing financial capability services communicate with
each other?
What
form does this communication take (email, phone calls, meetings,
in-person)?
What is covered in these
communications?
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ALL
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Do supervisors
provide support to staff delivering financial capability
services? If so, what kinds of support do they provide?
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ALL
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The next questions are worded
differently for managers and staff.
If
the interview is with a manager, ask: Do
you think staff see both employment & training services and
financial capability services as contributing to the goals of
your program?
To
what degree do staff providing employment & training
services see helping their clients improve their financial
capability as a high priority?
To
what degree do staff providing financial capability services see
helping their clients improve their employment situations as a
high priority?
Have there been challenges in
having staff see the value of both the employment & training
services and financial capability services?
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ETM; PPM
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If
the interview is with staff, ask:
Do you see employment & training services and financial
capability services as both contributing to the goals of your
program?
In
conducting your job, how high a priority do you see helping your
clients improve their financial capability?
In conducting your job, how
high a priority do you see helping your clients improve their
employment situations?
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ETS; ETFCS; PPS
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Goals
and Outcomes
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Question
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Respondent
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What
are the intended employment and financial outcomes that your
organization aims to help clients participating in your services
achieve?
What
data do you track to measure whether clients are achieving these
outcomes? Probe for detail
on the nature and completeness of this data, as useful for
understanding the potential uses of the data for future studies.
To what extent do clients meet
these outcomes?
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ALL
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What
are the intended outcomes that your organization aims to help
clients achieve through participation in financial capability
interventions, specifically?
What
data do you track to measure whether clients are achieving these
outcomes? Probe for detail
on the nature and completeness of this data, as useful for
understanding the potential uses of the data for future studies
To what extent do clients meet
these outcomes?
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ALL
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What
performance measures or other outputs does your
agency/organization monitor (such measures of how many clients
are participating in work-related activities) when administering
E&T and financial capability services?
Are
these measures tracked for all the clients you serve, or just a
subset? If so, what subset?
Do
the performance measures apply only to your organization, or to
partners you work with as well?
In
what ways do the financial capability services help your
organization improve performance measures? In what ways do they
make it more challenging to improve these measures?
How does attention to
performance measures affect the way you/your staff administer
financial capability services for low-income individuals
participating in employment & training services?
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ALL
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Promising
Practices and Challenges
Note
to interviewer: Review responses from earlier data collection
modes (survey, phone interview). It may not be necessary to ask
all questions of individuals who participated in that earlier data
collection.
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Question
|
Respondent
|
Based on your experiences,
what do you think are your organization’s main promising
practices in operating a program that integrates E&T services
with financial capability services?
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ALL
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What
are some of the challenges your agency/organization has faced in
incorporating and implementing financial capability services?
What strategies have your
organization used to overcome these challenges?
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ALL
|
How
have particular state policies affected the integration of
financial capability services in employment & training
services—policies like Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF), State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), or WIOA?
Are these state policies
supportive or restrictive of what your program is trying to do,
or the innovations you are trying to make?
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ALL
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Did any other
federal, state, or local policies affect your organization’s
delivery of financial capabilities services for low-income
individuals participating in employment & training services?
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ALL
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What barriers have
you observed that have made it difficult for clients to begin or
continue participating in financial capability services? What
steps do you think programs can take to facilitate their
participation?
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ALL
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To what extent do
financial capability services help with continued client
engagement in other program services after they have obtained
employment?
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ALL
|
Are there any ways
you would improve the integration of E&T and financial
capability services you provide to clients?
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ALL
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Do you believe
there is still an unmet need for a financial capability service
that you and your partners do not offer?
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ALL
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Evaluation
|
Question
|
Respondent
|
Are you aware of any past,
current, or planned efforts at your organization to evaluate the
delivery of financial capability and employment & training
services? If yes, what kind of efforts and when?
|
ETM; PPM
|
Are you aware of
any other efforts
to evaluate interventions or programs that deliver financial
capability services and employment & training services
together? If yes, which efforts
and by whom?
|
ETM; PPM
|