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This bibliography contains citations for all the out-of-school time (OST) program evaluations and research studies that Harvard Family Research Project is currently tracking. Some of these evaluations and research studies we have profiled and added to our Out-of-School Time Program Research and Evaluation Database. For those in this bibliography that we have not profiled yet, we do not have detailed information on the evaluations and studies, but we do provide basic program or research study information as well as links to relevant evaluation and research reports.
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A Call to Service Faith-Based Initiative
(Faith-Based, Positive Youth Development)
Wallace, J. M. (2002). The Skillman Foundation: A Call to Service Faith-Based Initiative year one evaluation report. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan School of Social Work.
Amachi
This program, implemented in November 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, uses volunteers recruited from church congregations to mentor children, aged 5 to 18, of prisoners. The program is based on the belief that a mentor can significantly reduce young peoples' chances of using drugs and alcohol, improve their school performance and attendance, and reduce violence.
(Faith-Based, Mentoring)
Jucovy, L. (2003). Amachi: Mentoring children of prisoners in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures. www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/21_publication.pdf
Centrum Church Educational After School Program/Educational Enhancement Center
(Academic/Enrichment, Faith-Based)
Carlos, S. H. (2002). A comparative case study of an African American church-based educational after-school program partnership and an independent educational after-school program. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Mt. Olivet After-School Program
Operated 1997–2000 in Columbus, Ohio, this church-based program provided academic peer-mediated instruction for at-risk African American students in an urban elementary school. Its three guiding principles were excellence in education, strong Christian values, and knowledge about African American history.
(Academic/Enrichment, Faith-Based, Tutoring/Extra Instruction)
Gardner, R., Cartledge, G., Seidl, B., Woolsey, M. L., Schley, G. S., & Utley, C. A. (2001). Mt. Olivet After-School Program: Peer-mediated interventions for at-risk students. Remedial and Special Education, 22, 22–33.
National Faith-Based Initiative
This initiative, begun in late 1998, consists of 12 sites across the country that focus on high-risk youth and provide programs including mentoring, education, and employment readiness. Sites also collaborate with faith-based institutions, justice institutions, and social service agencies to strengthen efforts to serve youth.
(Faith-Based, Mentoring, Prevention)
Bauldry, S., & Hartmann, T. A. (2004). The promise and challenge of mentoring high-risk youth: Findings from the National Faith-Based Initiative. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures. www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/21_publication.pdf
Oakwood Family Education Center
This community-based education center uses the core principles of liberation theology as the change strategy to attempt to improve the educational performance and achievement of Hispanic students through community involvement and empowerment.
(Academic/Enrichment, Faith-Based, Family/Community Involvement)
Aspiazu, G. G., Bauer, S. C., & Spillett, M. D. (1998). Improving the academic performance of Hispanic youth: A community education model. Bilingual Research Journal, 22(2, 3, & 4).
Youth and Congregations in Partnership Program
Established in 1997, this program in Brooklyn, New York, matches teenage offenders with mentors from local religious organizations, with the aim of reducing juvenile and adult recidivism.
(Faith-Based, Mentoring, Prevention)
Blank, S., & Davie, F. (2004). Faith in their futures: The Youth and Congregations in Partnership Program of the Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) District Attorney's Office. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures. www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/170_publication.pdf