Program Outcome(s) Assessment

Family Subcommittee

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSESSMENT RATINGS

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

        PROGRAM OUTCOMES                    ALLOCATION %                     

               (In Rank Order)                                (Mean Scores)

 

  1. Parents able to find “gainful” employment in order to support financial needs of family

 

14.72

  1. Parents and family reference groups clearly communicate healthy values to children, and teach them the difference between right and wrong

 

 

13.50

  1. Embed families in rich network of supportive social relationships, informal and formal

 

12.39

  1.  Increased knowledge and access to information about community supports and services

 

12.00

  1. Absent parent(s) become fully involved in meeting emotional, financial and social needs of their children

 

11.00

  1. Increased opportunities for mothers to stay home to nurture, educate and care for young children

 

9.89

  1. Improved relationships (less stress, conflict) between husband/wife, mother/father.

 

9.33

  1. Increased level of parenting knowledge and skills

8.83

  1. Increased amount of positive family interaction

8.33

                                            100%

 

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

Program Outcome (1):

 

Parents able to find “gainful” employment in order to support financial needs of family

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Child care assistance

13.47

  1. Increase efforts to encourage and support post-secondary training and education

11.53

  1. Transportation assistance

11.47

  1. Establish baby-sitting co-ops for parents in need of child care

9.71

  1. Before and after-school child care

8.94

  1. Encourage employers to provide on-site child care

8.82

  1. Apprenticeship opportunities for families in need

7.82

  1. Career and educational guidance

6.24

  1. Assistance in finding employment paying a living wage

5.82

  1. Increase number of jobs paying a living wage

5.06

  1. Health care assistance

4.41

  1. Students encouraged to explore and pursue technical/vocational fields

4.18

  1. Work with affirmative action companies to encourage employment of minorities

2.53

TOTAL

100%

 


1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

 

Program Outcome (2):

 

Parents and family reference groups clearly communicate healthy values to children, and teach them the difference between right and wrong.

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Teach character education (honesty, hard work, responsibility, etc.) in schools and supported by community groups

 

27.19

  1. Broad-based community effort to support the values, attitudes and behaviors which produce healthy and successful children

 

22.69

  1. Bring all people into our ‘community of values’ by involving in number of community activities and responsibilities

 

18.88

  1. Encourage and assist leaders in youth sports to emphasize and model healthy values and moral among youth participants

 

17.19

  1. Involve more people in church and religious life

14.06

TOTAL

100%

 


 

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

Program Outcome (3):

 

Embed families in rich network of supportive social relationships, informal and formal

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Expand mentoring programs for youth in fatherless homes

24.00

  1. Establish support groups for parents/families throughout the community or in neighborhoods

 

16.76

  1. Employers encouraged to establish small-group support relationships within their workforce

 

13.82

  1. Churches encouraged to establish small-group support relationships within their congregations

 

12.71

  1. Families and persons with “problems” connected to voluntary and civic associations

 

12.12

  1. Foster the development of neighborhood events and relationships

11.24

  1. Foster the development of associations of people around specific issues

9.35

TOTAL

100%

 

 


 

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

Program Outcome (4):

 

Increased knowledge and access to information about community supports and services

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Better promotion and advertisement of available information networks

23.38

  1. Training for existing service providers about community services and existing information networks

 

19.69

  1. Establish a “family hotline” where parents can get information about programs and services

 

18.69

  1. Develop an array of specialized community service brochures regarding specific family issues (counseling, parenting, housing, health services, after-school activities, etc.)

 

 

16.00

  1. Neighborhood based efforts to disseminate and make available information about supports and services

 

12.50

  1. Develop web site of information about community supports and services

9.75

TOTAL

100%

 


1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

 

Program Outcome (5):

 

Absent parent(s) become fully involved in meeting emotional, financial and social needs of their children

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Improved enforcement of child custody arrangements, including child visitation rights and support payment obligations

 

19.93

  1. Programs to teach divorced parents how to co-parent in non-destructive ways

 

17.53

  1. Public awareness campaign focusing on the importance of fathers in child development and encouraging responsibility

 

15.20

  1. Unemployed lower-income fathers assisted in additional education, training, and job placement services

 

13.33

  1. Increased or improved understanding of the need and role of both the mother and father in all types of family arrangements

 

11.87

  1. Expand affordable counseling services to meet emotional and ‘family dynamic’ needs of split families

11.80

  1. Establish and expand parent self-help support groups

10.33

TOTAL

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

 

 

 

Program Outcome (6):

 

Increased opportunities for mothers to stay home to nurture, educate and care for young children

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Training and financial support for development of home-based, small-business, cottage industries

 

40.13

  1. Increase the number of jobs paying a living wage for one breadwinner

28.53

  1. Provide financial supports to mothers who stay at home to raise children

17.13

  1. Provide financial supports for all families with children under age 5

14.20

TOTAL

100%

 


1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

 

Program Outcome (7):

 

Improved relationships (less stress, conflict) between husband/wife, mother/father.

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Counseling services for troubled families

22.47

  1. Teach young people conflict resolution skills

20.53

  1. Involve family members in variety of supportive community or small group relationships

20.41

  1. Parenting and family workshops to promote communication and family unity

14.82

  1. Neighborhood support groups

12.00

  1. Educational materials teaching adults how to communicate

9.76

TOTAL

100%

 


1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

Program Outcome (8):

 

Increased level of parenting knowledge and skills

 

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Parenting classes offered in variety of settings, days and times

20.36

  1. Increased or improved understanding of the need and role of both the mother and father in all types of family arrangements

 

18.57

  1. Public education campaign regarding parenting and parenting issues

15.00

  1. Establish and expand parent self-help support groups

14.64

  1. Involve lower-income parents in community-values system by involving in community activities (churches, neighborhoods, schools, etc.)

 

13.21

  1. Schools become more involved in assisting parents to become better parents

10.00

  1. Parents model appropriate parenting behavior with their children

8.21

TOTAL

100%

 


 

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community Assessment

Family Subcommittee

 

Strategy Assessment Ratings (In Rank Order)

(18 Subcommittee Members Participating)

 

 

 

Program Outcome (9):

 

Increased amount of positive family interaction

 

Strategy Allocation

%

Strategies:

 

  1. Increase the number of community events which can be enjoyed by family members of different ages

 

20.18

  1. Schools and community agencies to sponsor family night activities and events

18.71

  1. Employers to recognize the importance of family and establish flexible policies giving workers time for family interaction

 

18.41

  1. Develop educational material with ideas for local family fun

15.59

  1. Encourage families to eat together as a family unit

15.47

  1. Teachers give study assignments which require some form of parent participation

 

11.65

TOTAL

100%


 

 

 

 

 

 

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