Peter Baird - MDRC
Channel: Ramsey County
Date: 2014-03-25

Families Achieving Success Today (FAST) is a multi-disciplinary, co-located collaboration efforts service Ramsey County MFIP families in Family Stabilization Services. FAST is a Ramsey County Workforce Solutions  administered and funded initiative that includes 5 partners: Workforce Solutions as an administrator and funder, Goodwill/Easter Seal as a lead agency selected through the competitive RFP process, HIRED as an Employment Services Provider, Open Cities Health Clinic, People Incorporated. FAST was a part of a Federal project called the TANF/SSI Disability Transition Project (TSDTP). Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and the Social Security Administration, the TSDTP examine how TANF agencies and SSA can better serve TANF applicant and recipients with disabilities. Today the outcomes of FAST project which was based on the randomized control study will  unveil how Individual Placement Model  ( IPS) that support employment when person wants to be employed impacted one's ability to find a job and keep a job. The presenters will also explore what key aspects of FAST lead to its success and how this relates to the latest brain science research.