| Notes |
Building on lessons from Family Rewards, CEO and MDRC launched “Family Rewards 2.0,” a separate follow-up demonstration project in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Bronx, New York, in 2011. The new model targets low-income families with children in grades 9 and 10 only, rather than including children in elementary and middle school, as in the original program. It offers fewer rewards, disburses payments more frequently, and rewards report card grades in addition to attendance and test scores to provide a more immediate incentive for better school performance. It also adds a one-on-one family guidance component to help families achieve the rewards; the original program was “incentives-only,” with no services provided. Family Rewards 2.0 is an initiative of the federal Social Innovation Fund, sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Like the original model, Family Rewards 2.0 is being carefully tested using a randomized control trial. An initial report on the sites’ operational experiences and information on some early impact findings is planned for release in late 2014. |