Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) National Evaluation Data Collection Plan.

PROMISE—Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—is designed to address many of the barriers to economic independence SSI youth and their families face and, ultimately, to promote positive changes in educational and employment outcomes and reduce reliance on SSI benefits. Mathematica recently outlined its evaluation plans for conducting the nonsurvey data collection activities and sampling and surveying youth and their families 18 months after enrollment for this joint initiative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. SSA, the lead agency for the national evaluation, has contracted with Mathematica to conduct a nine-year evaluation of the six PROMISE programs, including implementation, impact, and cost-benefit analyses, to answer key policy questions.