Example 1: "Caring Pairs" Components and Elements Background Table
| Problem/Issue to be Addressed | Pairing local children with adults in mutually helpful volunteer opportunities |
| Risk/Protective Factors | Opportunities to serve Stronger adult-youth relationships Stronger peer relationships Supervised alternative activities Stronger community support Social skills Improved academic performance Increased life options |
| Targets of Change | Corporations, faith institutions, schools, service organizations, adults, program staff, students, teachers, Federal and State agencies |
| Agents of Change | Advisory Board, School District Coordinators, program staff, current volunteers, school districts, YMCA, School District Coordinators, Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade |
| Components | Recruitment, matching, activities |
| Elements | Marketing, selection, background checks, activity assignment, orientation, training One-to-One Mentor Tutor Phone pal Career exploration Group After-school Facilitator Lunch reading group Church-school program Saturday activities Pregnant teen Support Group Basketball clinic Career Discovery Day |
| Mode/Context of Delivery | Media, businesses, faith institutions, nonprofit organizations, service organizations, government, schools, School District Coordinators, field trip locations |
Example 2: "Caring Pairs" Table of Components and Elements
| Providing Information and Enhancing Skills | Enhancing Support and resources | Modifying opportunities and barriers | Monitoring and Feedback | |
| Components | - Recruitment - Matching |
- Celebrations - Resource Sharing - Recognition |
- Provide opportunities to serve - Making it easier to volunteer |
- Tracking the number of youth and volunteers |
| Elements | - Promote awareness - Selection of volunteers - Background checks - Activity assignment - Orientation - Training |
- Monthly celebrations - Agency newsletter - Articles on volunteers in town newspaper |
- Change policies to allow flex time at work Opportunities: - Mentor - Tutor - Phone Pal - Career Exploration - After-school Facilitator - Lunch Reading Group - Church-School Program - Saturday activities - Pregnant teen Support Group - Basketball clinic - Career Discovery Day |
- How many hours are spent by volunteers and youth? - How many volunteers and youth are involved? |
Example 3: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Components and Elements Background Table
| Problem/Issue to be Addressed | Adolescent pregnancy is a serious problem in our community |
| Risk/Protective Factors | Knowledge of contraceptives, risks Access to contraceptives Skills Values and beliefs Problems at home (conflict, inconsistent rules from parents) Economic deprivation |
| Targets of Change | Adolescents, peers, parents and caregivers, teachers, service providers, business people, and elected and appointed officials |
| Agents of Change | Peers, parents and caregivers, teachers, service providers, religious leaders, business people, elected and appointed officials |
| Components | Sexuality education, develop community alliances, improve access to contraceptives, monitor rates of adolescent pregnancy, improve peer support, increase alternative activities |
| Elements | Offer graduate-level training for teachers in sexuality education Offer skills training for teens for the choice of avoiding unprotected sexual activity Use bulletin boards and the school newspaper to keep teens up-to-date on special events Begin a "brown bag" program for teens to buy contraceptives without others knowing what they are doing Start a support group to help teen mothers stay in school |
| Mode/Context of Delivery | Schools, media, businesses, faith institutions, service organizations |
Example 4: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Table of Components and Elements
| Providing Information and skills training | Enhancing support and resources | Modifying opportunities and barriers | Monitoring and Feedback | |
| Components | - Sexuality education | - Provide peer support - Provide support from influential others - Develop community alliances |
- Improve access to contraceptives | - Monitor rates of adolescent pregnancy |
| Elements | - Offer graduate-level training for teachers in sexuality education - Offer skills training to teens on avoiding unprotected sexual activity - Use bulletin boards and the school newspaper to keep teens up-to-date on special events |
- Start a support group to help teen mothers stay in school - Establish a mentoring program for at-risk youth to gain access to potential employers and job opportunities |
- Begin a "brown bag" program for teens to buy contraceptives without others knowing what they are doing - Contraception and information about its use will be made available at places where teens congregate |
- How many teens report abstaining from intercourse? - How many teens report the use of contraceptives if they do engage in sexual activity? - How many teens become pregnant? - Report the estimated pregnancy rate to the community on an annual basis |
Example 5: Neighborhood Revitalization Project Components and Elements Background Table
| Problem/Issue to be Addressed | We want to improve neighborhood life through better jobs, housing, and education. |
| Risk/Protective Factors | Economic deprivation Community disorganization Mobility Availability of illegal substances / weapons Skills training |
| Targets of Change | Business people, residents (including youth), elected and appointed officials, funders, higher education institutions |
| Agents of Change | Business people, residents (including youth), elected and appointed officials, funders, higher education institutions |
| Components | Job training, job availability, land reorganization, monitoring of joblessness, education and training |
| Elements | Develop adult literacy programs Expand affordable childcare Expand computer access for residents through local community organization Hold an annual job fair Provide loans to support small business development Clear land for new business Increase incentives to encourage rehabilitation of existing housing Increase clean up of yards, sidewalks, and vacant lots Build more low- and middle-income housing in the neighborhood |
| Mode/Context of Delivery | Businesses, housing authority, schools, media, faith institutions, service organizations |
Example 6: Neighborhood Revitalization Project Table of Components and Elements
| Providing information and skils training | Enhancing support and resources | Modifying opportunities and barriers | Monitoring and Feedback | |
| Components | - Increase job training - Provide information on job training - Increase general education |
- Provide support for new businesses - Provide financial support for home rehabilitation |
- Reduce barriers to going to work - Reorganize land use |
- Monitoring joblessness, education |
| Elements | - Develop adult literacy programs - Hold an annual job fair - Develop programs to help residents obtain their GED - Increase the number of computers in schools - Establish a summer internship program for high school students |
- Provide low interest loans to encourage rehabilitation of existing housing - Build more low- and middle-income h ousing in the neighborhood - Institute tax breaks for employers who relocate in the neighborhood |
- Expand affordable childcare - Expand computer access for residents through local community organizations - Provide loans to support small business development - Clear land for new business - Improve the public transportation system |
- What is the rate of unemployment for the neighborhood? - What percentage of high school freshmen graduate high school or obtain a GED? - What percentage of high school students receive further education? |