Rachel's House

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

Rachel's House exists for previously incarcerated women to experience the love of God in a physically and emotionally safe environment empowering them to establish healthy relationships with God, family and community.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 1
• Program Participants Last Year: 12
• Meets about 60 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 7 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $191,640 Program Budget: $0
Foundation Grants	4%	41%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	12%
Individual Gifts	25%	16%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	6%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	18%	13%
Dues/Fees/Income	45%	9%
Other	0%	3%
	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: $313,091
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	4%	8%
Individual Gifts	33%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	11%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	10%	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.	Excellent
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Good
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?	Good
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Good
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.	Better
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?	Excellent
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Good
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Excellent
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: Reduce drug addiction among ex-offenders.

Measure Used:

1. Provide weekly 12-step support group.
2. Monitor sobriety through random testing

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Outcome 2: Increase ex-offenders positive connection with community to reduce odds of recidivating

Measure Used:

1. Provide intermediary to facilitate reconciliation with family members.
2. Involve resident in faith community of their choice
3. Provide long-term personal mentor for each resident
4. Involve residents in established recovery meetings.

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Outcome 3: Increase ex-offender's ability to live independently as productive members of society

Measure Used:

1. Provide job coach to assess skills and approve resume.
2. Provide transportation to job interviews
3. Enroll in job-readiness school

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Outcome 4: Reduce recidivism by strengthening life skills and citizenship of ex-offenders

Measure Used:

1. Provide list of measurable life skills to be completed in each phase.
2. Provide mentoring team to assess, encourage and correct resident as they master life skills.

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Outcome 5: Empower ex-offenders to achieve fiscal responsibility

Measure Used:

1. Provide four weekly classes on financial stewardship.
2. Provide financial mentor to establish and maintain budget.
3. Required registering of paycheck before cashing.

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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.

Transformation begins within the prison, as each inmate is willing to look authentically at the lives they have led and the consequences of their actions/addictions upon themselves and their loved ones. The discipleship group forms as a community that embraces each member and points her focus toward Jesus and healing. It is then her choice to choose a new lifestyle. She can choose to re-learn life skills and live in a home where she is cared for by a community of support and guidance. Transformation is hard journey from facing the past, living in the present, and seeing what the future can hold. In essence, as they heal from years of self-destruction, family dysfunction, and poverty, they become new creations.

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.