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• Commitment to children’s health, development, educational achievement

• City and state working together

• Engaged communities

• Data-driven decision making

• Public systems aligned to improve services

What makes Providence a good fit for Evidence2Success?

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What is Evidence2Success?

Working together – Developing partnerships to respond to community-specific needs

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Citywide Partnership

Community Partnership

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CommunityPartnership

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Citywide Partnership

Members

Elected officials

School superintendent

Public systems leaders

Community partnership

representatives

Community Partnership

Members

Business leaders

Civic leaders

Faith leaders

Resident leaders

Service leaders from schools and systems

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Use the best data – Population-level indicators of child well-being drive priorities

Risk Profile for Grade 8: Percent of Children at Risk, PPSD 2012

Choose programs that work –Tool for selecting evidence-based programs

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Funding what works– Understand your current funding sources

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Other Programs2.4%

Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance6.8%

Mental Health0.8%

Child Care1.6% Child Protective

Services6.7%

Public Health0.5%

Foster Care0.6%

Medicaid/PeachCare

10.4%Title I2%

Pre-K/Headstart4.7%

Public Elementary and Middle School

42.5%

Public High School16.5%

After School Programs

1.0%

Work Assistance3.2%

Population 15,500Children 4,100Expenditure $54,890,000

A 1 percent shift in spending to one community can have a major impact

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Age Group

# Youth

Target Group and Outcomes Program Unit CostTotal

Investment (per year)

Return on Investment (per

dollar spent)

2-4 years

864

All children at risk of behavior problems c. 30% = 250

Improved behavior, academics, delinquency

Incredible Years BASIC

$2,022Aiming to serve 25% of target group (N=63)

$127,386 $4.20

5-10 years

1,360ALL

Improved behavior, academics, emotional regulation

Promoting Alternative Thinking

Strategies

$112Aiming to serve 100% of target group (N=1360)

$50,773(for 3 years)

$13.04

10-14 years

840ALL

Reduced substance abuse, violence, risky driving

Life Skills Training

$34Aiming to serve 50% of target group (N=420)

$14,280 $42.13

10-16 years

1,400

Young people at risk of detention = 100

Reduced substance abuse, recidivism, improved mental health

Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

$3,190Aiming to serve 90% of target group (N=90)

$287,100 $11.86

14-19 years

650

Pregnant girls and young women = 25

Improved prenatal health.Fewer childhood injuries, improved

school readiness

Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)

$9,421Aiming to serve 88% of target group (N=22)

$103,631(for 2 years)

$3.23

Funding what works – Generating and securing dollars to support program priorities

• Improve the use of existing public funds

• Allocate state or local general funds

• Maximize federal funds

• Public-private partnerships

• Debt financing

• Social impact bonds

• Generate new revenue