College education program

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

To fund the education of Lost Boy refugees and they're siblings living both in America and Africa.

To fund and facilitate the building of schools in Southern Sudan and refugee camps located throughout Africa where Lost Boys and their siblings reside.

To supply needed educational tools such as pencils, paper, and any books or other supplies deemed necessary for the success of these schools.

To provide tutoring and guidance as volunteers are available.

To establish mentoring programs between members of the Jacksonville community and local Lost Boys.

To speak across the U.S. to business groups, civil and religious organizations, and schools and colleges in an effort to bring awareness to the plight of the Lost Boys and the less publicized Lost Girls, as well as the genocide of Southern Sudan.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 0
• Program Participants Last Year: 100
• Meets about 2 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 60 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $25,000 Program Budget: $0
Foundation Grants	80%	80%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	10%	10%
Business/Corporate Gifts	10%	10%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	0%	0%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%
	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: $480,643
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	3%	8%
Individual Gifts	36%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	9%	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.	Good
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?	Good
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Good
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.	Better
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Good
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Excellent
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Good
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Good
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Good
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.	Excellent
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: Through monies earned thus far, we have provided college textbooks/tuition for up to 27 US Lost Boys. In addition to scholarships received from our foundation, we have also obtained outside grants for 5 Lost Boys totaling $6000.00 per student to be paid over a two-year period. We were recently awarded $30,000. in scholarship grants by Florida Community College of Jacksonville and are currently seeking additional funding from other sources such as the Samaritan Award.

Measure Used:
We gage our success by the number of scholarship recipients and graduates, grades and achievements earned by participants, the success of our scholarship recipiants- not only in the class room, but also the work place.

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Outcome 2: In Africa- We contributed financially to the building of a hospital and a school in the Bor region of Southern Sudan. We helped to pay for a water pump for another village and sent backpacks filled with school supplies to additional villages in Southern Sudan. We provided survival packs capable of supporting 38 displaced families in the Bahr-El-Ghazel region of Southern Sudan. These kits included blankets, tarpaulins for cover, sickles for cultivating, fishing lures, mosquito netting, pots for cooking and expandable water jugs. We also provided text- books and school supplies to schools in the Daga Post region of South Sudan and most recently, we purchased 30 beds for an orphanage in the Equatorial region of South Sudan. We partner with various organizations on a regular basis to provide humanitarian relief in Southern Sudan.

For a complete list of recent projects visit our website at www.allianceforthelostboys.com and click on "Newsletters."

Measure Used:
We measure our outcomes by the thank you notes and reports we recieve from those we assist in S.Sudan.

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Outcome 3: Medical- Through our medical program, we provide medical and dental assistance to local Lost Boys and their families as funds allow. We obtained corrective cosmetic surgery for one of our local Lost Boys who was severely scarred after being tortured and left to die by Sudanese government soldiers. We procured and helped to defray the costs of cataract surgery for another Lost Boy who was partially blind in one eye. We provided surgery for another Lost Boy to remove a piece of a stick that became lodged in his toe as he walked across Southern Sudan over ten years ago. We provided minor surgery for another Lost Boy due to an undisclosed infection. We have also provided treatment, free of charge, to approximately 90 local Lost Boys and their families for the treatment of potentially fatal parasites such as, Schistosomiasis and Strongyloids.

Measure Used:
We measure the outcome of this program by the lives that have been changed through it.

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Outcome 4: We speak across the U.S. to business groups, civil and religious organizations, and schools and colleges in an effort to bring awareness to the plight of the Lost Boys and the less publicized Lost Girls, the needs of our foundation and the genocide that occured in Southern Sudan killing over 2.5 million people and displacing millions of people.

Measure Used:
We gage our outcome by the written comments we recieve. please click on:http://www.allianceforthelostboys.com/newsletters/survey_comments.pdf

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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.

We believe that these young men/women are the future of their country. Their lives and that of their people are filled with hope when receiving the education that they once only dreamed of. We believe that in helping them to achieve their goal of obtaining a college degree that we are helping them to become successful, independent and productive members of society.

In helping them to receive needed medical attention, we are providing them with a healthy start towards a new future.

Program Score - Historical Review

Note: Significant decreases in scores may be the result of incomplete data in a Samaritan Award application.

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.