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Download full textMacFarlane, Jaclyn R.; Turner, Tandra T.; Russell, Christina A. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2018
Funded through the New York City Young Men's Initiative (YMI), the Cornerstone Mentoring Program is designed to support youth in key life and educational transitions as they progress into middle and high school, through the development of relationships with positive and caring adults. Launched in 2012, the mentoring program is implemented in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Community Development, Community Programs, Youth
Direct linkFullen, Matthew C.; Gorby, Sean R. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Resilience has been described as a paradigm for aging that is more inclusive than models that focus on physiological and functional abilities. We evaluated a novel program, Resilient Aging, designed to influence marginalized older adults' perceptions of their resilience, self-efficacy, and wellness. The multiweek group program incorporated an…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Resilience (Psychology), Disadvantaged, Program Evaluation
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; White, Larry J. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2015
This evaluation study provides descriptive information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2013 through May 2014. The report draws on information from online surveys of directors of 27 CCLC programs and from school teachers for 2,117 of the 11,432…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Student Behavior, Enrichment Activities, After School Programs
Russell, Christina A.; Francis, Yavette – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2018
The New York City Young Men's Initiative (YMI) is a cross-agency initiative that aims to address the disparities in socioeconomic outcomes between young Black and Latino men and their peers. In support of this vision, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched a mentoring program in its Cornerstone Community…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Youth, Learner Engagement, Peer Relationship
Hall, James; Eisenstadt, Naomi; Sylva, Kathy; Smith, Teresa; Sammons, Pamela; Smith, George; Evangelou, Maria; Goff, Jenny; Tanner, Emily; Agur, Maya; Hussey, David – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
This paper presents a review of the family services that were offered by a sample of 121 English Sure Start Children's Centres in 2011 and 2012. Children's Centres are community based facilities that aim to improve outcomes for at-risk families and children through the delivery of a range of services largely aimed at families with young children.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Community Services, Community Centers
Krukowski, Rebecca A.; Lensing, Shelly; Love, ShaRhonda; Prewitt, T. Elaine; Adams, Becky; Cornell, Carol E.; Felix, Holly C.; West, Delia – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose of the Study: Lay health educators (LHEs) offer great promise for facilitating the translation of evidence-based health promotion programs to underserved areas; yet, there is little guidance on how to train LHEs to implement these programs, particularly in the crucial area of empirically validated obesity interventions. Design and Methods:…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Prevention, Evidence, Intervention
Naik, Reetu – Online Submission, 2010
This report summarizes program evaluation results for AISD's 2009-2010 21st Century Community Learning Center program.
Descriptors: Community Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Student Participation
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; White, Larry J. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2012
This evaluation study provides descriptive information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2011 through May 2012. The report draws on information from online surveys of directors of 24 CCLC programs and from school teachers of nearly 4,000…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Program Evaluation, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education
West Virginia Department of Education, 2011
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has implemented a program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), to help establish local community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children to: (1) meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects; (2) offer students a broad array of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation
West Virginia Department of Education, 2010
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has implemented a program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), to help establish local community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children to: (1) meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects; (2) offer students a broad array of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedNance, Everette E.; Moore, Debra H.; Lewis, Cornelius – Community Education Journal, 2000
The effectiveness of 21st Century Community Learning Centers, an after school program in St. Louis, Missouri, public schools, compared 61 participants (not randomly selected) with 217 nonparticipants. Program participants performed better in math. (JOW)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Centers, Community Education, Elementary Education
Childers, Thomas – 1975
The 1972-1975 Neighborhood Information Center (NIC) Project was undertaken in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough to demonstrate the feasibility of using existing library branches as neighborhood information centers. This summary evaluation utilized data from site visits, interviews with staff and clients, a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Information Services, Information Centers, Library Administration
PDF pending restorationFranklin, Hardy R.; Summers, F. William – 1974
The 1972-1974 Neighborhood Information Center (NIC) Project was undertaken in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough to demonstrate that urban public libraries could be a vital force in daily living by providing free information and referrals to low income communities, and by adapting in non-traditional ways to meet neighborhood…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Information Services, Information Centers, Library Administration
Torres, Celina; Marquez, Amalia – Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, 2005
In this follow-up study to "College Knowledge: What Latino Parents Need to Know and Why They Don't Know It," [see ED469295], the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute examines how postsecondary institutions are mobilizing to address the need for college information among Latino parents. The primary objective of "Reaching Higher Ground" is to profile in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Outreach Programs, Followup Studies, Hispanic Americans
Powers, Donald E. – 1973
The New Approach Method (NAM) is an innovative reading program relying heavily on a phonics approach. The mode of presentation is a cassette tape recorder, which the child is taught to operate at the beginning of the program. The NAM lessons were administered to children at four NAM mini centers; a group of parents administered the NAM lessons to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Community Centers, Day Care, Magnetic Tape Cassettes
