Pilot Year

• 63 Referrals

• 41 clients completed Intake process

• 25 clients completed Job Aptitude Assessment

• 20 clients actively engaged

• 11 clients engaged in GED classes

• 14 clients completed Job Skills Training

• 11 Job Skills Training Sessions held

• 9 clients obtained employment in the last 60 days

• 12 clients completed National Retail Certificate Program

• 11 Participated in Internship

• 3 Re-engaged with CCPS

• 2 Completed and passed GED Test

• Multiple students volunteered throughout the year with Voices of Hope Adopt a Highway and Paris foundation
• Launch Banquet in October with over 60 partners in attendance
• Awards Banquet in June with over 60 partners in attendance
• Mad City Money through APG Federal Credit Union
• CMUS Conflict Resolution Training
• Youth were recipients of Angel Tree for Christmas through McCool Insurance Agency

1. Intervene early - Prevention is far less costly than attempts to reverse bad outcomes.

2. Don’t give up on older youth - Youth CAN turn their lives around when offered the chance to learn, work and contribute to the community.

3. View youth as resources - Recognize their potential to be part of the solution to existing problems.

4. Create multiple pathways to success - There is no single program that is right for every youth.

5. Commit to comprehensive approaches - Recognize the need for other resources and connect youth to them (Mental health, housing, substance use disorder treatment)

6. Insist upon accountability - Just as we are held accountable for our outcomes, youth should be held accountable for their actions, whether positive or negative.

Clear Impact notes to program: I have the denominator for both better off measure being the how much measure (as noted in your NUM/DEN identification document- attached), but the numbers don’t match (HM= 22; Better off measures show 21/30 and 9/12) 

Program response: This is where it's difficult to use these reports for data.  There were a total of 37 youth ACTIVE in the program at year end. 22 in their first year, 15 were second year students.  Not all clients get all of the requirements fully completed by year end, depending on WHEN they entered the program.  We continue to add clients through-out the year.  Also, we have clients who lose engagement for multiple reasons through-out the year.  Therefore, we have clients in different cycles in the program.  This cannot be fully measured in a year end report.  So by June - year end -- 22 clients completed core requirements.  Some of these clients were part of the previous years cohort, so their LifeSkills numbers were included in last year's reporting.  That is why 21/30 (those were the clients eligible to attend ABE/GED classes based on age - we have 16/17 year olds in the program per grant requirements). 12 clients attended NRFCC which was 48 hours and 9 PASSED the final certification test.  Many clients were working or attending school during the 48 hours of NRFCC.

It has come to our attention that many of our youth are food insecure. We hope to continue addressing this by connecting them to resources within our community.  Unfortunately, food resources are limited in Cecil County.

Scheduling classes with Cecil College has presented some challenges. It is ourbelief that once we navigate year one, with such a complex program, this will be resolved.