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Applied in 2008

HUGS Duffle Bag Program

American Heritage Girls

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 0.5
  • Program Participants Last Year: 1246
  • Meets about 1 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 12 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 150

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
Children who are displaced from their homes as a result of neglect, abuse or tragedy receive a HUGS bag, full of personal care and comfort items.

Measure
The number of bags stuffed and distributed each year measures our success in reaching this at-risk population.

Outcome 2
Helping to meet the needs of community agencies who offer support to children who are removed from their homes.

Measure
The number of agencies who request HUGS bags each year measures our success in partnering with community agencies.

Change Process: (self-reported)

American Heritage Girls assists community agencies in offerring a small glimpse of hope to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or tragedy. AHG collects personal care and comfort items,specific to a child's age, and provides HUGS bags to community agencies, who in turn provide these bags to children in need. Often when children are removed from their homes, they are unable to take any personal items. A HUGS bag gives children a homemade blanket, stuffed animal, toys, activities and toiletry items in an effort to give these children a small sense of normalcy during a difficult time. AHG often hears stories of foster families who have taken in a child who recieved a HUGS bag. These families talk about how important these few items became to a child as they transitioned into a new living arrangement.