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Website: www.nativehealth.org/

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Mission/Goals: Native American Health Center’s mission is to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives to improve and maintain their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being with respect for cultural traditions, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.

Source(s): www.ofcy.org; www.nativehealth.org/index.htm

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: Child-reported satisfaction with services increased between fall 2003 and spring 2004 (74.1% versus 76.3%), as did parent satisfaction (90.6% versus 97.8%). The percentage of children reporting improvement across the seven developmental assets declined slightly between the fall and spring (52.5% and
51.9%), while the percentages increased for
parent ratings (69.6% to 74.3%) and decreased for staff ratings (83.3% to 57.1%). Similarly, the percentages of youth reporting improvement across the five areas of attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behaviors decreased (51.3% to 48.1%), the percentage for parents increased (55.4% to 65.9%), and the percentage for staff decreased (64.5% to 31.4%). Staff ratings of children's expectations of themselves increased (75.6% to 80.0%), and their ratings of children's participation in home, school, and community remained constant (80.1% to 80.0%). 68% of children reported that their success at school got better, and 42% reported that they stayed out of trouble.