YMCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

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YMCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

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:
YMCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
900 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203

Website: www.ymcamidtn.org

Mission/Goals: YMCAs help people develop values and behavior that are consistent with Christian principles. They are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes.

Notes: The YMCA programs develop the spirit, mind, and body. They provide traditional daycare, an after school enrichment program, and day camp activities. The YMCA runs 148 before and after school care sites.

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

30,000 people in Middle Tennessee

YMCAs have programs that serve young children all the way to adults.

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Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring.

Objective: To assess the effect of the YMCA programs on youth participating in the teen programs.

Impact/Outcomes: In each of the outcome categories examined, 70-80% of teens consistently reported strongly agreeing/agreeing that the YMCA enhanced their relationships with others, their sense of empowerment, their commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, and positive identity.

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