Klothes for Kids

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

To provide necessary school uniforms and supplies for the area's most needy families.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 10
• Program Participants Last Year: 1000
• Meets about 1 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 1 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $1,516,633 Program Budget: $65,000
Foundation Grants	15%	7%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	50%	42%
Business/Corporate Gifts	30%	5%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	5%	8%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	8%
Other	0%	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: $417,789
Foundation Grants	19%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	6%	8%
Individual Gifts	37%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	8%	9%
Other	9%	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.	Good
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.	Good
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Excellent
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?	Better
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.	Good
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Good
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Good
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Better
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Good
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.	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: Children will be equipped to start the school year.

Measure Used:
Compare the number of school uniforms and supplies received compared to the number of items needed, but not received.

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Outcome 2: Children's self-esteem will be improved, encouraging them to stay in school.

Measure Used:
Exit interviews regarding how the children were treated during the program and how well prepared and excited they are to start another school year.

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Outcome 3: Children's behavior and grades will improve.

Measure Used:
Upon subsequent years of program participation, interviews will include grade improvements and instances of poor behavior choices.

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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.

Panama City Rescue Mission starts in May as children are getting out of school for the summer. Collection points are set up at partner businesses and public service announcements are made. This generates public participation. The clothing drive begins. The community pulls together to give away their used clothes and shop for new items to donate. Trucks are sent all over the county to receive donations.

The Mission utilizes an empty store at the local mall for distribution. Volunteers are scheduled to sort through the clothes. Used clothing is only counted if in very good quality. Once the clothes are collected and sorted, a store atmosphere is set up, complete with clothing racks, signs and dressing rooms.

Needy families are informed through the schools and other area agencies. They begin to call and register for the program. Using set criteria, volunteers accept only those families that qualify. Each family shares their children's size, school and color information with volunteers, who record the needs. "Shopping" appointments are set.

Inventory of the donated clothing takes place and is compared to the number of needed items indicated on the registration forms. The purchasing of new clothes in bulk makes up the difference. They are added to the clothes collected in the drive.

When distribution day arrives, dozens of volunteers are on hand to help parents "shop" in the free store and receive the needed school uniforms. Volunteers encourage the children to stay in school and offer to pray with the families before they leave.

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.