Contact information:
408 - 13th Street, Box 263
Oakland, CA 94612-2606
Website:
members.aol.com/smaacyouth
Mission/Goals: SMAAC Youth Center provides a safe space for youth
who would otherwise have no such space in their lives. Lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth are often subject to
harassment, ridicule and even violence in their schools, their
neighborhoods and sometimes even in their homes. In addition to safe,
supervised recreational activities, the Center has been able to provide
one-on-one mentoring, health education, computer training and access,
employment assistance, leadership and facilitation training, counseling
and support to these often overlooked youth.
Notes: This program is a drop-in center for lesbian, gay,
transgendered, and questioning youth with supportive services including
support groups, a youth advisory council, leadership development training,
health education, GED education, and a computer lab.
Source(s):
www.ofcy.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 was
similar in fall 2003 and spring 2004 (73.7% versus 74.1%). The percentages
of youth and staff reporting youth improvement across the seven
developmental assets increased between the fall and spring (52.1% and
56.6% for youth
reports and 59.6% to 68.8% for program staff). Similarly, the percentage
of youth reporting improvement across the eight areas of attitudes,
skills, knowledge, and behaviors
increased (47.1% to 52.9%), but the percentage decreased according to
staff ratings (62.5% to 56.4%). Staff ratings of youth's expectations of
themselves declined (74.9% to 72.1%), but their ratings of youth's
participation in home, school, and community remained about the same
(64.2% to 64.5%). According to longitudinal comparisons of pre- and
post-test information, 59% of youth showed "improvement toward a healthy
and productive lifestyle," 15% consistently improved on "safer sex"
practices, 15% were spending more time in school or job training program,
19% had better living conditions, 23% were taking fewer drugs, and 8% were
using less alcohol.
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