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Applied in 2005

Polished Plus

A Cup of Joy Single Parent Family Resource Center

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 0
  • Program Participants Last Year: 0
  • Meets about 0 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 0 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 7

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Attract a large variety of participants from local communities within the city.

Measure
Collecting demographic information from program participants (via registration forms).

Outcome 2
Increase the number of people wanting to access the program.

Measure
Monitor the number of people that access services and the frequency with which they are accessed.

Outcome 3
Increase the knowledge and capabilities of the population that makes use of our services.

Measure
Tracking the types of employment that participants are able to secure after completing the program (via self-reporting).

Outcome 4
Create and maintain an atmosphere that promotes self-improvement and self-sufficiency through educational advancement.

Measure
Monitoring the numbers of people interested and actually signing up for Polished Plus.

Outcome 5
Network of support comprised of previous program participants that are able to assist new participants and encourage other community members through the demonstrated by the achievement of their goals.

Measure
Self-reporting surveys administered to participants that complete the program. Surveys will ask questions specifically concerning the progress made by individuals as a result of their completion of Polished Plus.

Change Process: (self-reported)

Participants in Polished Plus will experience change in several ways. These changes will be a result of individuals taking the initiative to become active in their self-improvement process. Changes experienced by Polished Plus participants include, but are not limited to: (1) understanding to a greater extent the importance of taking an active role in self-improvement; (2) gradually becoming more self-sufficient; (3) communities being direct beneficiaries of their increased self-sufficiency; (4) ability to better provide for themselves and their families; and (5) serving as local examples, to their children and community members, of the positive results of hard work and dedication to excellence.