Youth Opportunities United

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Youth Opportunities United

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Youth Opportunities United

2181 Victory Parkway, lower level
Cincinnati, OH 45206

Website: http://www.youcincinnati.org/

Mission/Goals: Youth Opportunities United aims to support young people in setting goals and reaching those goals, and to instill the value of education. The program aims to decrease participants' contact with the juvenile justice system, increase achievement in school, and strengthen their ability to succeed in life by furnishing them with the tools they will need later in life.

Notes: Youth Opportunities United runs two programs: the Youth Empowerment & Support Program (YES) and the YOU After-School Program. The YES program is modeled after the Youth-At-Risk program started by the Breakthrough Foundation in 1982.

Sources: www.guidestar.org; www.youcincinnati.org

72 children and youth

ages 8 to 19

Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring

Objective: To assess if the following project goals are being met: to increase reading and math performance by one letter grade each semester; to ensure that at least 60% of the youth in the program do not have contact with the juvenile justice system; to help at least 50% of youth who are of employment age find employment.

Impact/Outcome Findings: Detailed evaluation information is not currently available. A report will be available in Spring 2005.

Study: For further information on the evaluation, contact Youth Opportunities United.

No fee

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