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Contact information:
Friends of the Children: Cincinnati
3736 B Glenway Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45205
Website:
http://www.friendsofthechildren.com
/cincinnati/default.html
Mission/Goals: Friends of the Children is a prevention/early
intervention program whose mission is to help the nation's highest risk
children develop the relationships, goals, and skills necessary to break
the cycles of poverty, abuse and violence in order to become contributing
members of society.
Source(s):
www.guidestar.org;
www.friendsofthechildren.org |
80 children |
Program begins in the first grade and follows
students through their high school graduation |
Please click here for more information on this evaluation.
Type of Evaluation: Outcomes
Monitoring
Note: The Friends program is in the process of conducting a more
rigorous evaluation.
Objective: To examine the outcomes of children participating in the
Friends program in Cincinnati.
Impact/Outcome Findings: All parents surveyed reported that their
children and their Friend had a strong relationship, the Friend was a
positive role model, and that they were glad their children were in the
Friends program. 94% reported that their children's life had changed for
the better. Of the AYC assessment, 90% of the Friends indicated they had a
good to excellent relationship with their child. In 2001-2002, 79% of
children earned passing grades, 92% attended school at least 80% of the
time, 66% were involved in extracurriculars, and 82% felt good about
themselves. 98% passed their current grade, 75% received passing grades in
math, 70% received passing grades in reading, 89% received passing grades
in social studies, and 92% in science. Over one-third of participants
demonstrated difficulties in peer relationships, and half had been
involved in fights. Three-quarters of the children have high hopes for the
future, 34%
were almost always sad or down, 89% would know not to talk to strangers,
and 77% had seen a doctor in the last year. Concerning
strong moral character, friends reported that 86% of participants stood up
for what's right, 67% were honest, 43% broke rules, and 21% lied. |
No fee |
