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Program Evaluations. Is it Program or Project?. Program Evaluations. Where do we get information for Evaluations?. Both Members and the community Committee reports Recipient responses Program History Program Selection Reports. What is a Program Selection Report?.
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Is it Program or Project? Program Evaluations
Where do we get information for Evaluations? • Both Members and the community • Committee reports • Recipient responses • Program History • Program Selection Reports
What is a Program Selection Report? • Submitted to and approved by Assistance League National Philanthropic Program Consultant • Overview of Program including • Reason for Adoption • Financial Support • Budget Administration
Operation School BellPrograms • Backpacks • Clothing • Emergency Kits • Dictionaries • Literacy • Emergency Response Team
Backpacks • Distributed to elementary students K-5 • Includes necessary supplies • Program is completed in September
Began 1995-96 with 50 backpacks • Increased to 1800 backpacks in 2003-04 • Decreased 2006-07 to 1100 backpacks
Backpacks - Duplication • Other organizations supplying backpacks: • Costco • Boeing • School on Wheels • Many Mansions • Catholic Charities • St. Jude’s Church • Church of the Latter Day Saints • No other organization provides the number or the consistency of our program • All schools contacted want backpacks
Emergency Kits • Contains clothing/supplies for school nurse to distribute as needed • For children who fall or have an accident • Started 2000-01 fiscal year • Between 30-32 schools receive Kits • No duplication • Needed and appreciated
Clothing • Provide new clothing/shoes for children in need in elementary schools • No duplication • Changed to meet needs of children and fit with mission statement to increase self-esteem in those we serve
Clothing • Began 2000-01 with 167 packets • Yearly increase to 800–900 packets • Program can be increased to meet needs
Dictionaries Program • Started 2004-05 with 140 dictionaries • Serves 2 schools – Park Oaks & Conejo • Distributed to 3rd graders • Hardbound copies kept in classroom • Elks & Rotary provide some dictionaries but not the same quality
Literacy Program • Started 2004-05 with 75 students • Increased to 100 students for past two years • Volunteers read with children assigned by teacher • Recipient reported that progress was seen in children
Emergency Response Team • Set up to handle one-time emergencies in our communities • Used during the Moorpark fires
Other Philanthropic Programs • Assault Survivor Kits • What If I’m Home Alone? • Screening Eyes Early (SEE) • Share A Bear • Transitional Living Care (TLC)
Assault Survivor Kits • Started in2003-04 with 20 kits • Community requested program • Provide supplies requested by Safe Harbor • Support for those victims of crime
Share A Bear • Delivered 297 CASEY bears in 1997-1998 • Increased to 1000 bears the following year • Over 1500 bears now to hospitals, urgent care centers, fire and sheriff stations • Not duplicated • Good public relations within community • Can be increased to more facilities
What If I’m Home Alone? • Began 1996-97 • Objective: • 2400 children per year & 20 volunteer members • 750 3rd grade students served this year • Not duplicated
Screening Eyes Early • Screening preschoolers for eye problems (e.g., colorblindness and lazy eye) • Lazy eye early detection is crucial, but rarely found. • Some duplication, but not the same • Eyes screened in kindergarten
Screening Eyes Early • 295 preschool children 2001 • 832 screened 2002 • 181 this year • Objective: • 1500 children per year & 32 trained volunteers
Transitional Living Care (TLC) • Serves foster-care young adults ages 16-18 • Approximately 15 teens per year • Seminars to prepare for independent living • Provides household items
Transitional Living Care (TLC) • Program not duplicated • Appreciated by recipients • ALCV honored at event by Interface • Provides community recognition
Philanthropic ProgramsReserve • Funds set aside to increase current programs • Serve additional children • Special needs • Scholarships