SIMBA__A_Program_Evaluation

SIMBA: A Program Evaluation Introduction In an effort to improve the quality of services for the Safe in My Brother’s Arms community outreach program, there will be an evaluation that measures the effectiveness of the programs in the agency. This evaluation will be used as an instrument to exhibit the necessity of the program to the community. The evaluation will also be utilized as a tool to attract and keep funders for the program. The evaluation will be outcomes-based and will examine the progress of potential, current, and past members of the program over a period of time. Outcomes The SIMBA assumptions about the program’s potential effectiveness rely on a combination of the experience and data gathered by the founders of the program. The founders researched the crime rate in the Orange County area and found that a large portion of our youth population has been, are, or will be involved in criminal activities during their teen years. An assumption is that teens that become criminals are more likely to become career criminals as opposed to teens that don’t commit crimes. It is also assumed that many criminals commit crimes in order to gain financial stability. The founders simba, program, data, teens, participants, activities, mentors, evaluation, community, should, crime, year, time, outcome, recreation, rate, indicator, high, decrease, collected, been, statistical, school, outcomes, intermediate, gathered, academic, survey, must, involved, immediate, effectiveness, criminals, criminal, crimes, convicted