Contact information:
1515 Fruitville Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
Website:
www.laclinica.org
Mission/Goals: The Youth Brigade is a group of students who learn
leadership and community action skills and participate in various
community-based activities under the guidance of a Casa CHE mentor.
Notes: The program stemmed from the enthusiasm of some students
participating in the Casa en Las Escuelas program, who, when the school
year ended, wanted to continue their work with Casa CHE. This original
group decided to meet throughout the summer and enact a variety of
community health projects. The training received by the Youth Brigade is
modeled after the Escuela Para Promotores, but tailored for adolescents
12-19 years of age. Youth Brigade members assist in outreach at fairs and
La Clínica events, conduct peer education sessions on a variety of
subjects, conduct needs assessments, and conduct community actions. For
example, a few years ago they conducted a "tobacco sting" in the
neighborhood, raising awareness of the ease with which minors can obtain
tobacco products at local area merchants. The sting resulted in greater
community awareness of the easy access to tobacco, and a strong sense of
pride among the Youth Brigade in the work they have accomplished. The
Youth Brigade is now in its sixth generation.
Source(s):
www.ofcy.org;
www.laclinica.org |
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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 (81.3% versus 85.4%), while
parent satisfaction decreased slightly (85.4% versus 78.5%). The
percentages of youth, parents, and program staff reporting improvements
across the seven developmental assets all increased between the fall and
spring (62.1% and 73.2% for youth reports, 72.0% to 85.0% for parents, and
89.0% to 96.8% for program staff). Similarly, the percentages of all three
groups reporting improvement across the seven areas of attitudes, skills,
knowledge, and behaviors increased (62.9% to 68.6% for youth reports,
72.0% to 75.1% for parent reports, and 86.9% to 93.7% for staff reports).
Staff ratings of youths' expectations of themselves also increased (85.3%
to 100.0%), but ratings of youths' participation in home, school, and
community decreased (85.8% to 52.5%). 55% of youth improved their language
test scores by more than the average improvement of OUSD students.
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