Power to Choose Residential Recovery Program

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

To provide a long-term residential recovery environment for men, women and families where the compassion and love of Christ can empower them to overcome and prevent lifeÕs adversities.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Excellent
Practice Principles:	Excellent
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Excellent
Change Process:	Excellent

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 7
• Program Participants Last Year: 71
• Meets about 30 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 10 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $1,516,633 Program Budget: $804,032
Foundation Grants	5%	7%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	58%	42%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	5%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	12%	8%
Dues/Fees/Income	1%	8%
Other	16%	30%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,820,907 Average Program Budget: $349,880
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	2%	8%
Individual Gifts	32%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	7%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	11%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	11%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Excellent
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Good
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Better
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Better
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Excellent
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Excellent
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Excellent
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Excellent
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Good
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Good
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Good
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

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Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: Program graduates will maintain long-term success as productive, contributing, self-supporting members of society.

Measure Used:
Personal achievements (marriage, children), Employment, independent living, long-term recovery from addiction, community involvement, volunteer work, client life-satisfaction

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Outcome 2: Clients will achieve economic self-sufficiency through meaningful employment.

Measure Used:
Full time hours, client income levels, benefits, advancement potential, client job satisfaction level

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Outcome 3: Children of clients will be educationally, socially, physically, spiritually and emotionally enriched through the child development aspect of the recovery program.

Measure Used:
Grade improvements, ability to make and keep friends, health and nutrition reports from doctors, understanding of Christian elements, client life satisfaction.

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Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

Students undergo a self-paced program with self-set goals, which are monitored by the ministry team. There are five distinct phases of the program. Phase I- Evaluation Determining the probability of successfully completing the program Phase II- Evangelism and Stabilization Knowing God, coming to genuine faith, repentance and forgiveness Preventing relapse into self-destructive behavior Finding hope in GodÕs promise for a new life Phase III- Education Determining what training will be needed to assist the transition to self-reliance Preparing for life after program completion with GED preparation, resource management, adult education, and other life skills Phase IV- Experience Engaging in part-time internship for job-readiness training Phase V- Employment and Entry to Crossroads Program Acquiring and maintaining full-time work Continuing discipleship through involvement in a local church and ministry support groups Moving to supportive transitional housing while making preparations for permanent housing Ongoing evaluation is crucial to determining whether there is growth. The ministry team will monitor change in students behavior in the following areas: Cooperation Work Ethic Interpersonal skills Attitude Choices

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.