Youth Outcomes Task Force Meeting

October 18, 2010

Positive Outcomes

• Local Data:• 86% of kids identified a special adult in their life• 84% showed improvements in self confidence • 70% showed improvements in attitudes toward school

• National Data:• 75% more likely to have a 4-year college degree• 52% more likely to volunteer in their community• 39% more likely to have an income of $75k or more

Target Outcome Areas

• YOS Results:• 49% struggling with Social Acceptance (Peer Connectedness)• 49% struggling with Attendance

• School Focus Group:• Extra Curricular Activities• School Connectedness• Achievement Gap• Attendance

Strategic Alignment BBBSA

Youth Outcomes Task Force

Determine how best to meet the needs in our community to help kids improve in area’s of

Social Acceptance and School Attendance

• Monday, October 18th 4-5 pm• Discuss what obstacles kids face in target areas

• Monday, November 1st 4-5 pm• Discuss possible interventions and strategies to help children overcome

these obstacles

Attendance Obstacles

Parent supervisionNot feeling connection to someone/something at schoolSurvival mode: next meal, bill paying, etc.Relying on others for transportationReflection of family (no $ for laundry, don’t go to school w/o clean clothing)Structure at home – not conducive to studyingParents not putting importance on school/attendance when other needs ariseParent need daycare resourcesTeen pregnancyParent work schedule

Social Acceptance Obstacles

• Interpersonal skills. Technology: texting, emailing, FB• Discipline/structure/accountability• Need for extracurricular/activities at school (opportunities for someone to

miss you)• Feeling like not fitting in. People being in your business. Hard to feel a part

of something.• Being on either side of average• Status (socioeconomic, ethnicity, race, etc.)• Acceptable clothing/accessories (including cell phones)• Facebook exclusion (not on FB or being bullied)• Increased misbehavior (cool to be “bad”)

Thank you!

Next Steps:

Mon, Nov 1st 4-5Discuss Interventions and Strategies to Help Youth Overcome these Obstacles!