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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