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Applied in 2005

City Life

Central Ohio Youth for Christ

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 2.5
  • Program Participants Last Year: 402
  • Meets about 9 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 48 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 15

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Has formally approved a conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors it to ensure adherence.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.
  • Convenes an audit committee.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Actual Results: Oct 1-December 31 2004: 95 percent of regular participants had no involvement with the courts.

Measure
Baseline: 15 percent of kids entering CL report past involvement with the courts. Measurable Objective: 90 percent of regular participants (attend two or more activities per month) report no involvement with the Juvenile Justice System in the previous quarter. Measure: Self reporting (our kids call us when they get in trouble), reporting from our staff at the detention center, reports from peers or family.

Outcome 2
Actual Results: Oct 1-December 31, 2004: 93 percent remained in school, graduated, or have full-time employment

Measure
Baseline: 43 percent of adults over 25 have their diploma. Measurable Objective: 80 percent of participants will report remaining in school, graduating, or having a full time job. Measure: Self Reporting, Reporting from the local schools, with which we have a strong collaboration, reporting from families and peers.

Outcome 3
Actual Results: Oct 1-Dec 31 2004: 83 percent did not use D/A during the past quarter.

Measure
Baseline: 40 percent of incoming teens report drug/alcohol use. Measurable Objective: 75 percent of regular program participants will report no D/A use in the past quarter. Measure: Self reporting, peers, parents, school, detention center.

Outcome 4
402 participants in City Life in 2004.

Measure
Baseline: 60 participants in 1999. Attendance is taken and recorded at all City Life activities.

Change Process: (self-reported)

The key to change is in forging a connection between teens and caring, committed mentors (many who live in the neighborhood). In this relational context, teens are offered services and activities that will propel them toward spiritual, physical, relational, economic, and civil literacy. We believe that youth who are empowered in these areas are poised to become competent and caring community leaders. City Life is not just keeping the same 100 kids in school and away from at-risk behaviors. New kids with substantial issues are entering all the time. Ideally, they progress through a continuum: 1) In Middle School, contact with a City Life teen participant; staff person, or volunteer; Attend a CL program 2) Become a regular attendee (at-risk behaviors begin to decrease), 3) Become a CL student leader for CL JV 4) Entry into High School Programs 4) Become a CL "Volunteer in Training" for CL JV (Middle School Program) 5) Become an adult community leader who is ready to "give back" to the community (hopefully through volunteering as an adult CL leader or City Life paid staff)