Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE), a study of 13,444 randomly assigned youth and their families, includes six model demonstration projects and a technical assistance center funded through the U.S. Department of Education and a national evaluation of the model demonstration projects funded through the Social Security Administration. The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Executive Office of the President partnered with the Department of Education and Social Security Administration to develop and monitor the PROMISE initiative. This article provides an overview of PROMISE as the introduction to this special issue of Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

促进未成年人补充安全收入（PROMISE）的研究，对13444名随机分配的青年及其家庭进行了研究，其中包括六个示范示范项目和一个由美国教育部资助的技术援助中心，并对示范示范项目进行了全国评估由社会保障局资助。劳动和卫生与人类服务部以及总统执行办公室与教育和社会保障管理部合作制定并监督了PROMISE计划。本文概述了PROMISE，作为对特殊个人职业发展和过渡的特刊的介绍。