Denver SCORES

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Denver SCORES

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
x		x

Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
x	x					x

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Contact information:

190 E 9th Ave
Suite 270
Denver, CO 80203

Website: www.denverscores.org

Mission/Goals: To strengthen urban public school communities through writing, literacy and community service.

Sources: www.guidestar.org; www.denverscores.org

256 in 2003

8-12

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Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring.

Objective: To examine whether participation in the program changed youth behaviors and attitudes.

Impact/Outcome Findings: Results indicated that 46% of youth showed improvement in at least one area of poetry writing. By the end of the spring season, 63% of the youth spent time outside of SCORES reading poems, 100% reported feeling "happy" or "very happy" while exercising, and 93% understood the importance of regular exercise (compared to 80% at the start of the program.

$15 per season (waived if youth cannot pay)

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