Appendix A - Study Flyer

Were You Working When the
COVID-19 Pandemic Hit?
If so, we want to hear about your experience.
We are seeking volunteers to participate in approximately 2-hour telephone conversations
for a federal government study on the effects of COVID-19. We want to speak with
workers who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to learn about their experiences.
This information will help employers and programs better support families like yours.

To be eligible, you must:

Participants will receive:

/ Be 18-59 years of age
/ Have been employed when the
pandemic hit in February or March
2020 and continued to work OR
were laid off, furloughed, or quit as
a result of COVID-19

A $60 gift card to Walmart,
Target, or Amazon.

Call toll free 1-844-944-0002 to schedule an interview
Mathematica, a research organization whose mission is to improve public
well-being, is conducting this research on behalf of the Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN
Through this information collection, ACF is gathering information to understand, from the perspective of participants, how programs designed to support low-wage
workers have responded to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) and whether and how they are meeting the needs of participants.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per respondent, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This is a voluntary collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB # is 0970-0356 and the expiration date is 6/30/2021. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please
contact Sheena McConnell; Mathematica, 1100 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4221.