Friends of the Children - Portland

Research Questions: How are Friends of the Children (FOTC) youth doing in terms of service delivery, program milestones, and long-term outcomes? Are FOTC services related to more positive progress in program milestone areas (social/emotional development, making good choices, school success, health, and plans and skills for the future)? Are FOTC program milestones related to more positive long-term outcomes (avoiding juvenile justice system, avoiding teen parenting, and graduating from high school)?

Project Design: Each year youth, Friends, teachers, and parents/guardians complete a battery of instruments designed to measure the FOTC – Portland program’s theory of change and long-term outcomes. Data are analyzed both concurrently and longitudinally.

Funding Source: Friends of the Children – Portland

Start Date: 2000

Project Team

Principal Investigator

• Carrie J. Furrer, Ph.D.

Project Staff

• Katherine Kissick, B.A.

Reports and Publications

Rumptz, M. H., Lucas, L. M., & McEmrys, A. (March 2001).Teens in Transition: Best Practices in Mentoring Adolescents - A Report to the Friends of the Children Program. NPC Research: Portland, OR.

Report

Friends of the Children – Portland Annual Evaluation