program eval.

Project: Delta Care Hope Foundation After School Program

Goal: Delta Care Hope Foundation/ Empowerment works explicitly with less fortunate children and adults who struggle with poor academic performance. The agency is geared towards improving the quality of the student's educational outcomes, school attendance, social and emotional learning, and quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of services centered on the client's strengths and uniquely tailored to meet their needs. The agency serves male and female children and youth in the pre-K through grade 12 levels.

INPUTS

ACTIVITIES

OUTCOMES

What we invest

What we do

Who we reach

Why this project: short-term results

Why this project: intermediate results

Why this project: long-term results

· Staff

· Interns

· Funding

· Material

· Equipment

· Technology

· Training

· Space

· Meals

· Collaborations

· Mentees

· Advertise

· Programs/tools/resources

that promote the

development of social skills

· Staff with knowledge, skills,

and strategies to promote

social skills

· Trained adult and peer

mentors

· Partners to support service

learning

· Partners to support career

readiness and college

preparation

· 50 students who need services to enhance their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.

· 10 mentees

· Community development

• Students

recognize that

help and

resources are

available

• Increased

participation in

after-school

Improved time

management

and study skills

• Increased

engagement in

learning

• Higher school

attendance

rates

• Improved

homework

completion

rates

(quality &

quantity)

• Improved class

participation

• Improved

communication

skills (listening,

verbal, writing)

Improved

academic

performance

• Acquisition and use

of independence

learning skills

• Better attitudes

towards school

• Higher aspirations

for the future

• Improved ability to

work as a team

• Improved problem-solving skills

Assumptions:

· Students’ academic performance will improve

·  health and wellness and social-emotional development

· drug- and violence-prevention

· youth leadership activities

· volunteer and community

External Factors:

· Staff trained in tutoring techniques and homework support.

· Experiential and project-based learning.

· Enrichment activities linked to in-school activities.

· Active recruiting efforts for student participation