Community Youth program

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

To reach children and youth at high risk of gang and other illegal activity, drug use, abuse, unwed teen pregnancy and help them change their lives to become productive members of the community.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 2
• Program Participants Last Year: 73
• Meets about 9 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 14 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $181,500 Program Budget: $27,000
Foundation Grants	36%	51%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	21%	14%
Business/Corporate Gifts	23%	7%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	20%	16%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	12%
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: $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.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Good
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Good
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Better
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?	Excellent
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.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Better
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Better
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.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Good
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Better
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: 70% or more of participants will end involvement with gangs

Measure Used:
measured by displaying or not displaying gang colors, and other gang markings, by school reports, and by juvenile court reports and participant self reporting

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Outcome 2: 2. 70% or more of participants will not have any arrests or delinquency reports for new offenses 2. 70% or more of participants will not have any arrests or delinquency reports for new offenses

Measure Used:
measured by police and Juvenile Court reports

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Outcome 3: 70% or more of participants will be enrolled in school or GED and achieving at least a C average and/or in training or working dependng on what is appropriate for their age and whether or not they are expelled from school

Measure Used:
measured by seeing the report cards and by feedback from schools and trainig programs.

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Outcome 4: 70% or more of participants will not become parents outside marriage.

Measure Used:
measured by observation, feedback from DFACS and other agencies including health agencies and participant self reporting

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Outcome 5: 70% or more of participants will come to demonstrate attitudes of caring about other people and about the community demonstrated by daily courtesies as well as by volunteering to help others

Measure Used:
measured by staff observation, participant self reporting, and feedback from schools and community agencies

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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.

When participants come they are often hostile and feel alienated from the community as a whole. Many are involved with gangs, substance, and premarital sex. Participation in program activities including recreation (sports, music, meals, field trips to community events, opportunities to volunteer and interact with young people from other parts of the community , tutoring, GED preparation, job training, individual and family counseling opportunities to earn part of the funds for special events by making and selling crafts, tacos, etc work together to help participants experience success and find they can move from being part of the problem to creating solutions and making a positive contribution to the community. Program graduates who volunteer with the program show by their lives as well as their words that change is possible and desirable. For many of the young people bonding with L.A.M.P. staff, volunteers, and other participants comes to replace the gang affiliations.

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.