Center for Youth Issues Nashville: STARS

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Center for Youth Issues Nashville: STARS

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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Contact information:
Center for Youth Issues Nashville: STARS
2416 Hillsboro Rd.
Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37212

Website: www.studentstaking

arightstand.org

Mission/Goals: STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) helps students refrain from alcohol, other drugs and violence and strives to enhance their educational achievement and character development.

Notes: STARS uses the Student Assistance Program model and offers programs on substance abuse, anger management, parenting, community-based initiatives and character building. STARS partners with the Boys and Girls Clubs and the Scouts programs to offer after school programs. STARS also runs a Strengthening Families after school program for children 6-14 and their parents that emphasizes skill-building.

Source(s): www.guidestar.org; www.studentstakingarightstand.org

Serves over 35,000 children and 6,000 parents a year. STARS serves approximately 1,050 students through after school programs.

Grades K-12

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Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the STARS programs on youth outcomes.

Impact/Outcomes: The evaluation found that Big Brothers/Big Sisters participants were less likely to start using drugs and alcohol. Participants were less likely to hit someone, they had improved school attendance and performance, improved attitudes toward completing schoolwork, and improved relationships with family and friends. Participants were not more likely to have an improved sense of self-esteem or increased cultural awareness.

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