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Organization: Exchange Club CASTLE Program Name : Safe Families Funder: Children ' s Services Advisory Committee RFP# 7052 F. PROGRAM EVALUATION (Entire Section F not to exceed two pages) 1 . DEMOGRAPHICS : What information (data elements) will you need to collect in order to accurately describe your target population including demographics (age, gender, and ethnic background) required by the funder in Section H ? What are the pieces of information that qualify them for your target population ? How do you document their need for services or their "unacceptable condition requiring change" from Section B19 Age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, and address are collected upon intake . Eligibility for the program requires that parents pose a risk to their children, because of an identifiable risk factor such as poverty, lack of parenting knowledge and skills, or a parent ' s own history of abuse, addiction or family violence . Families must exhibit at least one risk factor to be eligible for enrollment. Families must have children living in the home who are between the ages of 0- 18 . There is a three step process to documenting the need for service . First, a referral is reviewed by the program supervisor. This may include a discussion with the referral source to gather additional information. Second, if the client appears eligible from the first review, a home visit by a Safe Families counselor is scheduled. At this visit, an initial needs assessment (INA) is completed. Finally, the results of the INA are reviewed with the Program Supervisor, and eligibility is determined. 2 . MEASURES : What data elements will you need to collect to show that you have achieved (or made progress toward) your Measurable Outcomes in Section D ? What tools or items are you using as measures (grades, survey scores, attendance, absences, skill levels) for your program? Are you getting baseline information from a source on your Collaboration List in Section E ? Are there results from your Activities in Section D that need to be documented? How often do you need to collect or follow-up on this data? Outcome 1 (to reduce risk factors associated with abused is measured by a risk assessment tool that lists the risk factors identified at intake (see appendix) . Identified risk factors become the focus of intervention until they are resolved. Risk is assessed at least quarterly Outcome 2 (to maintain the reduction in risk factors This is a follow-up measure . The risk assessment tool is used again ninety days after program completion, to see if the reduction in risk factors shown at the end of service is being maintained. Outcome 3 (to increase protective factors associated with a lower risk of child abuse . is measured by a protective factor assessment tool that lists the protective factors identified at intake, and subsequently (see appendix) . Identified protective factors are a focus of intervention once risk factors have been reduced. Protective factors are assessed at least quarterly. Outcome 4 (to maintain the increase in protective factors) This is a follow-up measure. The protective factor assessment tool is used again ninety days after program completion, to see if the increase in protective factors shown at the end of service is being maintained . 11