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Applied in 2004

Community Renewal

Community New Start, Inc.

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 6
  • Program Participants Last Year: 300
  • Meets about 4 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 8 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 80

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Has formally approved a conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors it to ensure adherence.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Mutually Enhancing Relationships

Measure
Internal (staff - participant) Relationship scale & Neighborhood Cohesion Scale

Outcome 2
Safety & Environment

Measure
Crime statistics/police records & City housing records

Outcome 3
Education (after-school program)

Measure
School records/report cards

Outcome 4
Leadership development

Measure
staff records & Leadership dimensions of community capacity

Outcome 5
Employment

Measure
staff records & participating business records

Change Process: (self-reported)

The good thing is that God is the sole source of change. The foci of CNS’s activities are the development of “mutually enhancing relationships” and discipleship among community participants, staff, volunteers, public and private stakeholders, and other resource providers. Physical and spiritual needs are met and change occurs on either a micro, mezzo, and/or macro level are byproducts of this relational and discipleship focus and the social capital it produces.