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Applied in 2007

A Hand Up For Women

Knox County Christian Women's Job Corps

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 1
  • Program Participants Last Year: 37
  • Meets about 13 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 24 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 35

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
Completion of program requirements.

Measure
Attendance and participation records, instructor and mentor reports- written and verbal, direct observation.

Outcome 2
Achievement of goals outlined by the participant.

Measure
Written covenants formulated upon entering the program, and reviewed and adjusted regularly.

Outcome 3
Obtaining employment or better employment.

Measure
Decreased dependence on public assistance or community helps, better equipped to provide for themselves and their family.

Outcome 4
Improved self-concept.

Measure
Wiser relationship choices, decreased substance use/abuse, better attention to emotional and physical health.

Outcome 5
Spiritual development.

Measure
Stated intention to live life based on Christian principles, participation in a church family, change in attitude from helplessness to hope.

Change Process: (self-reported)

The transformation that we see in our graduates are changes that effect every aspect of who they are. Many come off the public assistance rolls for the first time in their family's history, breaking the pattern of generational poverty. Crippling depression and anxiety give way to a new sense of hope and confidence as they discover, in the words of one graduate, "God is crazy about me!" This new sense of personal strength and independence enables them to leave abusive relationships that they thought they had to depend on for their livelihood. Graduates have remained clean and sober, regained custody of their children, started their own businesses, graduated from college, mended broken family relationships and formed lifelong friendships. A graduate now serving on our Board of Directors says, "There is no way I could have come this far and become self-sufficient without A Hand Up For Women!"