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The Mental Health Association and Exchange Club of I.R.C.; Substance Awareness Council; the Boys and Girls Club; Counseling and Recovery Center; New Horizons of the Treasure Coast; Early Learning Coalition; Habitat for Humanity; United Against Poverty; Care Net Pregnancy Center; Gifford Youth Activities Center; Healthy Start Coalition/Healthy Families; Little Birthday Angels; Exchange Club CASTLE; Center for Emotional Behavioral Health; Suncoast Mental Health Association; Literary Services; and Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council. During the third quarter, Samaritan Center's successful partnerships with the Step -Up Program (United Against Poverty) and Habitat for Humanity resulted in the successful transition for one of our client's families to home ownership. The community organizational lifts provided included shelter, counseling, parenting skills, budgeting, credit counseling, and employability skills. In 18 months, our client family went from homeless and hopeless to happy and successful home owner. Goals and Outcomes: Goal 1: Resident children who are age 4 and over will increase their self-esteem by showing an average of 5-10% increase on the self-esteem pre & post-test given at the beginning and the end of the 8 week session. Result: Post-test results indicate an average of 9.70% increase in resident children's self-esteem. Goal 2: Resident children age 4 and over will demonstrate a 5-10% increase on their social behaviors and character values measurements form that will be administered at the beginning and the end of each 8 week session. Result: Post-test results indicate a 6.78% increase in resident children's social and character values. Additionally, behavior measurement observations results in 17 observations, children scored on average of 94% or higher in positive behavior choices. Goal 3: Adult Residents will increase their knowledge and skills in the areas of positive parenting by a minimum of 5-10% as evidenced through pre & post tests given at the beginning and end of the 8 week class. Result: The Samaritan Center adult resident clients completed the Love and Logic curriculum and showed an increase of 28.52% in parenting skills knowledge. Parents continue to show improved knowledge and skills as evidenced by their positive interactions with their children. Goal 4: Seventy-five percent of resident children will increase their knowledge. and skills in the area of academic performance as evidenced through progress reports and report cards. The children will be evaluated during the academic year. Result: In comparing academic school year performance for the 2016-2017 school year, 100% of the resident children have increased their knowledge and skills. It should be noted the Samaritan Center routinely enlists qualified tutors to assist children to increase skills, as needed. When staff notice resident parents need to strengthen parenting skills, these parents are required to attend tutoring sessions to empower themselves while learning to advocate for their child's education and future well-being. -43- 56