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Youth Advocacy – State and Local Grant Webinar. Welcome! We will begin our webinar at the top of the hour Please complete the polling question on the screen Please have your grant data collection and reporting forms available in this order

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  1. Youth Advocacy – State and Local Grant Webinar Welcome! We will begin our webinar at the top of the hour Please complete the polling question on the screen Please have your grant data collection and reporting forms available in this order Grantee Report Tracking Sheet – Evaluation ID Assignments Life Skills Assessment Instructions and Form Semiannual Grantee Report As you log on, do not be surprised if you don’t hear anyone else; participants are placed on mute in order to limit background noise

  2. State and Local Youth Advocacy Grant Data Collection and Reporting Requirements

  3. Your presenters Sally Erny Chief Program Officer National CASA Sarah Catherine Williams, Research Analyst Child Trends Having difficulty with the sound? Please send us a message in the chat box.

  4. Where are you calling from?

  5. Objectives By the end of the webinar, you will be able to: • Describe the requirements of the Youth Advocacy grant data collection and reporting • Access the Youth Advocacy grant data collection and reporting forms online • Be familiar with steps for completing the required forms

  6. State and Local Youth Advocacy Grant Purpose: To increase the number of children ages 7-17 served by volunteers in the court and community beyond prior year’s level and for youth served to improve work and study skills, self care and social support. Grant Period: June 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015 39 Youth Advocacy new grantees 53 Youth Advocacy renewal grantees

  7. Importance of Reporting To show outputs and outcomes in relation to:

  8. Data Collection and Reporting State and local program page Reporting tools Evidence Based Enhancements, Fostering Futures Training and Youth Advocacy Grants

  9. Questions so far?

  10. Evaluation ID Assignment Instructions To link pre and post assessments and surveys For volunteers: National CASA Program Number plus unique three digit identifier (example-12312-001) For youth: The ID# of the volunteer assigned plus a one digit identifier (example–12312-001-1)

  11. Grantee Report Tracking Sheet To track volunteer and youth evaluation ID numbers and other required grant related information Tracking sheet has five tabs – Notes, Volunteers, Youth and a tab for each of the reporting periods It is required that all grantees use the tracking sheet provided by National CASA

  12. Tracking Sheet – Volunteer Information Components: Volunteer name and evaluation ID# Dates related to volunteer recruitment, training, activation and retention

  13. Tracking Sheet – Youth Information Components: Youth name and evaluation ID# Volunteer name and evaluation ID# Dates YLSA taken Dates relating to arrest, sentencing and incarceration If child promoted to next grade level (May only)

  14. Youth Life Skills Assessment To measure changes in youth life skills over time 65 items categorized within three areas: • Work and study skills • Self care • Social support To be completed by youth and advocate

  15. Youth Life Skills Assessment (continued) To be completed for youth ages 14 and older Completed within two months of volunteer assignment to case and at one year or case closure – whichever comes first Takes 20-30 minutes to complete

  16. Youth Life Skills Assessment (continued) Online administration https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NCASA_LifeSkills Note – there is no way to save survey as you input data – all answers must be entered at one time Paper administration Form made available to volunteer and results entered into Survey Monkey online

  17. Grantee Reporting Monthly Expense Report Semiannual Grantee Report Grantee Narrative Report

  18. Monthly Expense Report Reporting period: Due date: Every month 15th of each month beginning in July Entered online at Grantee Budget Information System

  19. Semiannual Grantee Report Reporting period: Due date: 6/1/14 – 12/31/14 January 15, 2015 1/1/15 – 5/31/15 July 15, 2015 Entered online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NCASA_Semiannual_Grantee_Report

  20. Semiannual Grantee Report (continued) To report grantee related outputs and outcomes Report only on grant-related volunteers and youth served - volunteers recruited, trained and activated and youth served as a result of this grant All fields must be number/digit Semiannual Grantee Report Instructions provide detailed instructions on completing the form including definitions for information requested

  21. Semiannual Grantee Report (continued) Three Components: Program information Volunteer recruitment, training, activation and retention information Youth served information – assigned, offendingand grade promotion

  22. Grantee Narrative Report Reporting period: Due date: 6/1/14 – 11/30/14 December 31, 2014 12/1/14 – 5/31/15 June 30, 2015 Grantee narrative reports are in the same format as our traditional grantee narrative reports and will be emailed to you from our Grants Manager.

  23. Questions? Coral Edward corale@casaforchildren.org 800-628-3233, ext. 217 Sally Erny sallye@casaforchildren.org 800-628-3233, ext. 245 Sarah Catherine Williams swilliams@childtrends.org 240.223.9230

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