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Applied in 2008

Family Life Center

Atlantic City Rescue Mission

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 6.5
  • Program Participants Last Year: 216
  • Meets about 60 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 4 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 20

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
Participants are no longer homeless.

Measure
Participants are place in housing by the Mission's Housing Locator or participants report to us that they are living in a stable living situation outside the Mission.

Outcome 2
Participant children are educationally stable.

Measure
Participant children are enrolled in and attending school regularly.

Outcome 3
Participants increase their money management ability.

Measure
Participants are compliant with program savings requirement and demonstrate improvement in spending choices.

Outcome 4
Participants experience spiritual growth.

Measure
Participants join in spiritual activities on-site or attend community-based spiritual services at another location.

Outcome 5
Participants are employable.

Measure
Participants have secured employment or are actively seeking employment.

Change Process: (self-reported)

Change for the Mission's Family Life Center participants begins with the stability and structure of the program. The stability and structure enables us to establish good relationships where trust and understanding can be developed on the part of the participant. Participants are assisted in viewing the overall case plan that will enable them to return to the community, and they are assisted in becoming attentive to the causes and facets of homelessness.