2010-2011 Goals & Indicators
for Participant Outcomes

1.  GOAL: Obtain and Remain in Stable Housing

INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:
65% of participants will obtain stable housing at CLP program exit; with 100% of those completing the program being stably housed.

1. a. Upon exiting the CLP program, 65% of participants will obtain stable housing; with 100% of those completing the program being stably housed.
2. b. 75% of CLP graduates remain in stable housing for at least one year.
3. c. 80% of non-residential participants will obtain and/or remain in more stable housing.

2.  GOAL: Achieve Greater Self-Determination

INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

1. Before program exit, 85% of participants will meet at least one goal on their individual service plan.
2. After program involvement, 85% of participants will be less isolated, as measured by the number of community resources and services they are accessing.

3.  GOAL: Improve Teen Parent Health, Development & Well-Being

INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

1. During program involvement, subsequent pregnancy rates for participants will be lower than national rates for teens in comparable groups.
2. During program involvement, rates of abstinence and contraceptive use for our participants will be higher than national rates for teens in comparable groups.
3. Before program exit, 90% of participants will be enrolled and seeing a medical provider for preventative and tertiary health care.
4. 100% of participants who are assessed as needing mental health services will be referred and encouraged to participate in treatment before program exit.

4.  GOAL: Improve Child Health, Development & Well-Being 

INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

1. By age two, participants’ children will be up-to-date with immunizations at higher than the national rate for children from comparable groups.   
   1. Pregnant program participants will deliver fewer low birth weight babies than national rates for comparable groups.
   2. Before program exit, 90% of participants’ children will be enrolled and seeing a medical provider for well-child preventative and tertiary health care.
   3. 100% of participants’ children who are suspected of having developmental delays will be referred for diagnostic assessment and treatment.

   5.  GOAL:  Build Healthy Parent-Child Relationships
              
         INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

   1. In follow-up parent efficacy screenings, 80% of participants will show improved parent-child relationships in follow-up parent efficacy screenings.
   2. During program involvement, rates of indicated child abuse/neglect will be lower for our participants, after program involvement, than national rates of teens in comparable groups.

   6.  GOAL:  Build Basic Life Skills through Education & Training
   
   INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

   1. By program exit, 50% of participants will have increased their financial literacy.
   2. By program exit, 75% of participants assessed for computer skills and proficiency will possess 8 out of 10 basic skills before program departure.
   3. Before program exit, 90% of participants will receive instruction to develop public speaking and presentation skills.
   4. 90% of Finishing Academy graduates will be placed in employment internships within one week of Finishing Academy completion.

   7.  GOAL:  Achieve Enhanced Self-Sufficiency
   
   INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

   1. During program involvement, 50% of participants will be enrolled in programs or schools to obtain high school diplomas, GEDs, vocational certificates, or post-secondary education degrees.
   2. During program involvement, 0% of participants will obtain/retain employment.
   3. By program exit, 20% of participants will use less public assistance after program involvement.

   8.  GOAL:  Instill in Teen Parents an Attitude of Civic Mindedness
   
   INDICATORS OF OUTCOME ACHIEVEMENT:

   1. Each year, 12-20 current participants will serve a 3-month term on the participant Leadership Council each year.
   2. Each 3-month term, 75% of Leadership Council members will volunteer as mentors for current participants and/or participate in other community service activities.