Status Update to Ohio House of Representatives Committee Lisa Bottoms Program Director Human Services Child amp Youth Development August 12 2015 What is Youth Development ID: 177108
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Youth Development Status Update to Ohio House of Representatives Committee
Lisa Bottoms, Program Director
Human Services, Child & Youth
Development
August 12, 2015Slide2
What
is
Youth Development?Slide3
BackgroundIn 2007, the Board adopted new direction
Focused on systems change and quality programmingPartnered with the County, City and several fundersTCF, County and City have pledged approximately $4.5 million a year over 7 yearsSlide4
TCF’s Youth Development ApproachBuild public will
(new partnerships)Make data driven decisionsOptimize systems/Build infrastructure (connect, leverage, align existing components and resources and develop new components and resources)
Quality services and opportunities for youth kindergarten through graduation (incorporate best practices/increase opportunities)
EvaluationSlide5
Multiple actors, all working with same youth and not talking
No system to share information among the actors
No common or timely data to inform decisions
No accountability for what works, and what doesn’t
Young people not viewed as part of solution
Context: What was it like before MyCom?
Wide range of different and disconnected systems, processes and standardsSlide6
What is MyCom?
Network of stakeholders that provide youth access to caring adults and quality programs which build 21st century skills for young people.Slide7
Youth Development Theory of Change
Vision/Goal
Youth are successfully transitioning into early adulthood
Build Youth Skills
Connect
Navigate
Be Productive
Create a system
Public private partnerships
Common data
Access & Quality Programs
Best practices
Evaluation
Enhance/Create infrastructure
Thru MyCom Components
Core
Out of School Time /Transitions
Youth Employment
Youth Engagement
Neighborhood Engagement
Supportive
Advocacy
Communications
Community Mobilization
EvaluationSlide8
Foundation’s InvestmentsSlide9
MyCom 5-Year BudgetSlide10
Direct Impacts
Increase access, quality and accountability
Forge partnerships and coordinate systems
Increase youth engagement and youth voice
Mobilize neighborhoods and communitiesSlide11
MyCom: Moving from threads of support to a fabric of youth development supportSlide12
Since Slide13
Return on Investment
$2.55/hr per youth for 1,200/hrs
per year to develop youth into economically and socially viable adultsPathway to college and/or work
Creation of a network of caring adults in Cleveland
Producing human capital for workforceSlide14
Increase of 30,000 slots of Out of School Time activitiesOver 14,000 youth
and 5,000 adults have been engaged in their local communities1,200 college visits conducted6,700
tutoring activities6,500 youth leadership and engagement
11,500
youth have been employed via summer and year-around jobs with
577
employers
Five-year Outcomes:Slide15
Opportunities to Enhance MyCom 2.0Expansion Neighborhoods 8 to 22Funds for youth engagement in the neighborhoods
Funds for youth philanthropy in the neighborhoodsFunds for data collection and infrastructureEnhancement of Parent Engagement/Caring AdultsConnecting adult self-sufficiency services to youth servicesOutreach to parents of youth servedSlide16
Opportunities to Enhance MyCom 2.0Expansion of use for the YPQA (Youth Program Quality Assessment Tool)Expansion of use for the DAP
(Developmental Asset Profile) Slide17
“ I like that MyCom opens a lot of opportunities, and it teaches me that I have a lot of power and voice in my community. It teaches me how to use it in a powerful and positive way. I want to see change in my community. So when I make it in life, I can give back to my community.”
-- MyCom Youth
Questions?