A Friendly Place

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

A Friendly Place offers homeless women a safe refuge during the day where they are welcomed with genuine hospitality, are treated with dignity and respect, and where they can take care of their basic needs.

Score Summary

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

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 3.4
• Program Participants Last Year: 70
• Meets about 5 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 0 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $315,000 Program Budget: $0
Foundation Grants	0%	11%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	0%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	0%	12%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	0%	14%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	24%
Other	0%	6%
	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: $340,761
Foundation Grants	23%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	3%	8%
Individual Gifts	32%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	8%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	8%	9%
Other	13%	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.	Good
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Good
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.	Good
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.	Good
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.	Good
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: Feel a sense of communtiy with other women

Measure Used:
Participation in the events such as parties, picnics, and weekly Bingo

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Outcome 2: Feel safe and cared for

Measure Used:
Number of women who sign in each day

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Outcome 3: Care for yourself

Measure Used:
Number of women who use the showers and the washing machines.

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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.

Our goal is to assist women in taking the next step, however small, toward bettering their lives. We measure not so much in what has been accomplished as in what has been overcome. Although changes are often perceived, they are very difficult to measure.

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.