Optimal Examines the Impact of Baltimore's Youth Opportunity Program

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For Immediate Release

Baltimore, MD - March 2005 - Baltimore City's Mayor's Office of Employment Development (MOED) awarded Optimal Solutions Group (Optimal) a contract to analyze the outcomes and impacts of the City's Youth Opportunity program. Optimal will calculate the return-on-investment based on four indacators: teen births, education, employment & earnings, and involvement in the criminal justice system.

This contract adds to Optimal's expertise in workforce and economic development in the local area. It also adds to Optimal's vast experience in program evaluation and return on investment analysis.

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Our primary capabilities include:

  • Program Evaluation
  • Survey Design & Research
  • Software Services
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Expert Witness Reports & Testimony
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Disparity Studies
  • GIS Mapping Services

Our policy areas of expertise include:

  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Housing
  • Social Services
  • Transportation
  • Workforce Development

OPTIMAL has served the needs of numerous governmental and commercial clients, including federal and state agencies, community-based organizations, business associations, and law firms.

For more information, contact Mark Turner, 443.451.7060 or mturner@optimalsolutionsgroup.com.