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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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Background Information Program size

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Contact information:
Philadelphia Youth Network
John F. Kennedy Center, Room 580
734 Schuylkill Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19146

 

Website: www.pyninc.org

 

Mission/Goals: SCEP aims to prepare low-income youth for college and work by engaging them in a career-related summer job and providing them with a supportive adult monitor.

Source: Philadelphia Youth Network (www.pyninc.org/aboutpyn.html)

Notes: PYN operates SCEP with funding from 16 organizations by contracting with 22 youth-serving organizations that run the programs.

 1,300 Grades 10-12 Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

 

Type of Evaluation: Experimental.

Objective: To examine the benefits of summer jobs and support services for low-income youth participating in the Summer Career Exploration Program for the first time.

Impact/Outcome Findings: Of the original sample, 89 percent completed the one-year follow-up survey. Over the summer, participants were more likely than control group members to be employed and to believe that they received more personalized training, even though they had lower hourly wages than control group members. During the school year, participants were more likely than control group members to be enrolled in college-track curricula and to visit a College Access Center.

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