Contact information:
P.O. Box 22009
Oakland, CA 94623
Website:
www.fvlc.org/rap.html
Mission/Goals: The R.A.P. project is a violence prevention program
that educates middle and high school youth as well as parents, educators,
adolescent health care providers and youth service workers about the
dynamics of domestic and dating violence. It explores the interrelated
nature of violence in the home, in schools, in society and in the media.
Youth are taught how to recognize the warning signs of an abusive
relationship, how racism and sexism are linked to violent behavior, and
how to resolve conflicts in a peaceful manner. Parents and educators learn
how to become allies to youth as they increase their understanding on this
issue. Health care providers learn ways to address this problem with their
adolescent clients and how to provide support and assistance.
Source(s):
www.ofcy.org;
www.fvlc.org/rap.html |
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Middle school and high school students |
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Type of Evaluation: Outcomes
Monitoring.
Objective: The Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY)
evaluation was designed to assess service provision and the effects of
services provided by organizations that received grants from OFCY. Please
note that the following summary focuses on evaluation findings regarding
the effects on children, rather than on service provision.
Impact/Outcomes: Youth-reported satisfaction with services
increased between fall 2003 and spring 2004 (86.6% versus 91.7%), and
virtually all parents were satisfied at both times (99.6% versus 100.0%).
The percentages of youth, parents, and staff reporting improvement across
the seven developmental assets all increased between the fall and spring
(53.4% and 71.9% in the fall versus spring for youth reports, 65.0% to
98.7% for parents, and 64.5% to 74.7% for program staff). Similarly, the
percentages of youth and staff reporting improvement across the five areas
of attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behaviors increased (81.5% to 91.6%
for youth reports and 93.8% to 98.2% for staff reports), and 100.0% of
parents reported improvement at both times. Staff ratings of youths'
expectations of themselves declined (76.0% to 69.3%), but their ratings of
youths' participation in home, school, and community increased slightly
(79.0% to 81.1%). At least 75% of youth were able to identify several
behaviors that can lead to abuse, and at least 75% became knowledgeable
about community resources.
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