DCS-5: Semi-annual Progress Report

Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site Data Collection

Instrument DCS-5HM_Semi-Annual PPR For HM Grantees

DCS-5: Semi-annual Progress Report

OMB: 0970-0460

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PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT

Office of Family Assistance

Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Program

REPORT TEMPLATE FOR HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROGRAMS


OMB Control No.: xxxx-xxxx

Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx

Information from the semi-annual ACF performance progress report (PPR) will be used by the Office of Family Assistance to meet grants management requirements and by grantees themselves to self-monitor progress and challenges (continuous quality improvement). Semi-annual progress reports are due within 30 days of the end of each 6-month reporting period, which are:

  • Reporting Period 1: October 1 – March 31; Report Due: April 30

  • Reporting Period 2: April 1 – September 30; Report Due: October 31

The PPR consists of the following four parts, with both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of program performance:

Part 1: ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page found at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/acf_ogm_ppr.pdf

Part 2: Appendix B – Qualitative (narrative) description of program indicators:

B-01 Performance Narrative

B-02 Major Activities and Accomplishments

B-03 Problems (Challenges)

B-04 Significant Findings and Events

B-05 Dissemination Activities

B-06 Other Activities

B-07 Activities Planned for the Next Reporting Period

B-08 Selected Participant Outcomes

Part 3: Appendix C – Quantitative (numeric) performance measures:

C-01 Recruitment

C-02 Applicant Characteristics

C-03 Program Enrollment

C-04 Program Participation

C-05 Quality Assurance and Monitoring (Continuous Quality Improvement)

C-06 Referrals

C-07 Implementation Challenges

C-08 Marketing

C-09 Participant Outcomes

9.1 Adults

9.2 Youth

Part 4: Federal Financial Report (FFR) SF-425 found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/SF-425.pdf

Please address each reporting area. Once you complete the PPR packet, upload it, along with the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page, as a Grant Note in GrantSolutions. Please contact your OFA Federal Program Specialist for additional guidance.

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THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The information requested in this survey will be used to document how programs receiving HMRF grant funding operate and describe participant outcomes. The data gathered will allow ACF to better monitor grantee progress and performance. In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), ACF/OPRE established system of records titled: 09-80-0361 OPRE Research and Evaluation Project Records, HHS/ACF/OPRE. A Federal Register Notice (80 FR 17893) announced the system.







Part 1: ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page





Part 2: Appendix B – PROGRAM INDICATORS





B-01 PERFORMANCE NARRATIVE

Please provide details on the following questions about your program and services.

1. Target population

Please provide a detailed description of your target population.

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2. Program services

Please provide a detailed description of the following:

  • Program components, including workshops and case management

  • Curriculum, including name, length, and format

  • Type, frequency, and purpose of individual-level contacts with participants

  • Program supports, such as gas cards or bus tokens to get to workshops

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3. Job and Career Advancement

Please provide a detailed description of the following:

  • Describe the employment services offered to participants in need of employment.

  • Provide a list of employment partners (including those that provide subsidized and unsubsidized jobs) and their roles and responsibilities. Also indicate whether each partner has a memorandum of understanding with the grantee.

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4. Programs with Subsidized Employment Elements

If employment subsidies are provided, please provide detailed descriptions to the following:

  • Policies, procedures, and requirements for placing participants in subsidized employment

  • The process used by employment specialists to identify and create employment opportunities.

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5. Staffing

Please provide a list of program key staff with roles and responsibilities.

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6. Organizational/Program Partners

Please provide a list of program partners (specify those with MOUs) and their roles and responsibilities for program implementation.

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7. Other

Please provide any other details on performance that you think are relevant for this reporting period.

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B-02 MAJOR ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Describe major programmatic and operational activities and accomplishments during this reporting period in the topical areas shown below.

1. Recruitment methods and strategies

Please provide a detailed description of your recruitment strategies and approaches, including any changes, during this reporting period.

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2. Recruitment performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-01. Is there anything else you would like to share about the recruitment methods?

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3. Program intake and applicant characteristics

Please describe your program’s intake process and when an applicant is considered “enrolled” in your program.

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4. Applicant characteristics performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-02. Is there anything else you would like to share about the characteristics of program applicants this reporting period?

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5. Program enrollment

Please describe your program’s progress toward meeting enrollment targets. If you are not meeting your enrollment targets, please describe challenges you are experiencing and plans to address them.

In the space provided below, please describe:

  • If you are not meeting your enrollment targets, please describe challenges you are experiencing and plans to address them.

  • If you are exceeding your target, please describe what you think is contributing to your success— including both program-related and contextual (i.e., non-program-related) factors.

  • The degree to which you are enrolling your intended target population.

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6. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence

Please describe whether and how applicants are screened for intimate partner violence.

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7. Process for handling disclosures of intimate partner violence (IPV)

Please indicate whether the grantee has a written plan to respond to possible disclosures of IPV. If yes, please provide a copy with the report due on April 30th.

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8. Program enrollment performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-03. Is there anything else you would like to share about program enrollment or IPV screening this reporting period?

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9. Program participation

In the space provided below, please describe:

Enrollment:

  • Strategies planned or being implemented to engage program enrollees in services within two weeks of program enrollment.

  • Reasons why program initiation is lower than expected or desired, if relevant. Consider program-related factors (e.g., workshop schedule) as well as non-program-related (contextual) factors (e.g., client barriers to participation). Describe your current or planned efforts to increase program initiation.

  • Reasons why program initiation is higher than expected, if relevant. Consider program-related and non-program-related (contextual) factors. Identify any promising practices you think may be contributing to your success in getting enrollees to begin services.

Retention:

  • Strategies planned or being implemented to ensure program enrollees complete the workshops in which they have enrolled, and that they receive as many individual service contacts as necessary.

  • Reasons why program retention is lower than expected or desired, if relevant. Consider program-related factors as well as non-program-related (contextual) factors. Describe your current or planned efforts to increase program retention.

  • Reasons why program retention is higher than expected, if relevant. Consider program-related and non-program-related (contextual) factors. Identify any promising practices you think may be contributing to your success in getting participants to regularly attend and complete program services.

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10. Program participation performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-04. Is there anything else you would like to share about program participation this reporting period?

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11. Quality assurance and monitoring (continuous quality improvement)

Please provide a detailed description of your plans for program quality assurance and monitoring, including training and supervision.

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12. Quality assurance and monitoring (continuous quality improvement) performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-05. Is there anything else you would like to share about your activities this reporting period to ensure program quality?

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13. Staff Training

In the space provided below, please describe the trainings that staff received.

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14. Referrals

In the space provided below, please provide a detailed description of your process for follow-up with participants referred for services.

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15. Referral performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-06. Is there anything else you would like to share about referrals this reporting period?

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16. Local program evaluation

Please describe activities and accomplishments pertaining to the design and execution of your local program evaluation.

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17. Other

Please describe other activities and accomplishments during the reporting period.

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B-03 PROBLEMS (CHALLENGES)

Describe challenges encountered implementing your program during this reporting period. Describe any current or expected deviations or departures from the original project plan, including actual/anticipated slippage in task completion dates, and special problems encountered or expected. Use this section to advise your Federal Program Specialist and Grants Management Specialist of assistance needs.

1. Implementation challenges performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-07. For any challenge categorized as “somewhat of a problem” or “a serious problem,” please describe the nature of the problem and any proposed solutions.

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2. Staff turnover

Please describe any positions that are currently vacant and your plan to fill each vacancy.

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3. Technical assistance needs

Describe any guidance or technical assistance you would like to help address current or anticipated challenges.

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B-04 SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS & EVENTS

In the table provided below, please list and briefly describe any significant findings and events that occurred this reporting period. Topics may include innovative strategies or promising practices in areas such as:

  • Program staffing

  • Marketing, outreach, and recruitment strategies

  • Achieving enrollment targets

  • How to get enrollees to show up to their first service

  • How to retain participants in program services and ensure they complete all workshop sessions

  • Service delivery structure and sequencing

  • Workshop format(s)

  • Quality assurance and monitoring of program operations (continuous quality improvement)

  • Ensuring staff enter service delivery data accurately, in a timely fashion, and in a manner that protects privacy

  • Designing or executing your local program evaluation

When possible, please use data to substantiate your findings.

Finding or Event

Description

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B-05 DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

In the space provided below, please describe your program’s marketing and dissemination activities. Additionally, please itemize your efforts and include copies of any newspaper, newsletter, magazine articles, or other published materials relevant to your project’s activities, or used for marketing purposes.

Marketing performance measures

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-08. Is there anything else you would like to share about dissemination activities this reporting period?

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B-06 OTHER ACTIVITIES

In the space provided below, please describe other activities that are a part of your program. Please indicate whether the program activity is supported by the OFA grant, another funding source, or provided in-kind through another source (if applicable, please name the source).

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B-07 ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD

In the table provided below, please list please list the key activities you plan to engage in over the next six months, and a general timeline for completion. Activities may be related to:

  • Staffing

  • Marketing, outreach, and recruitment

  • Program enrollment

  • Engaging participants in their first program service

  • Retaining participants in program services

  • Service delivery

  • Quality assurance and monitoring program operations (continuous quality improvement)

  • Data collection and data entry

  • Program evaluation

Planned Activity

Timeline

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B-08 SELECTED PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES

Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-09. Is there anything else you would like to share about program participants’ outcomes this reporting period?

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Part 3: Appendix C – PERFORMANCE MEASURES

C-01 RECRUITMENT

1. Recruitment methods used during the reporting period

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Phone or mail outreach

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Street outreach

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Referrals from community agencies

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On-site recruitment at community agencies

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Other (Please specify: _________________________)

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2. Agencies and organizations that provided referrals during the reporting period

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Hospitals, maternity clinics, doctors’ offices

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Schools

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Places of worship or faith-based community center

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Child support agencies (voluntary enrollment)

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Child support agencies
(court ordered to enroll in a program like this)

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Employment assistance centers or one-stops

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TANF offices

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WIC agencies

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Head Start

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Healthy Start

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Child welfare agencies (voluntary enrollment)

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Child welfare agencies
(court ordered to enroll in a program like this)

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Probation and parole

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Other community agencies or organizations

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Self-referrals

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Other (Please specify: _________________________)

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3. FTE staff dedicated to recruitment during the reporting period

Number of staff

< 0.5 FTE

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0.5 to 0.9 FTE

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1 to 1.4 FTE

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1.5 to 1.9 FTE

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2 to 2.4 FTE

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2.5 to 2.9 FTE

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3 or more FTE

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4. Program applicants (during the reporting period) who reported hearing about the program through each source

Percent of applicantsa

Word of mouth (friends, family, acquaintances)

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Newspaper ad, billboards, or a flyer

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Radio ad or a TV spot

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Internet ad or social media such as Facebook, Twitter

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Government agency, such as the Office of Child Support Enforcement, TANF, WIC, Child Welfare (CPS), parole/probation office, other agency

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Community organization, such as a school, hospital, maternity clinic, doctor’s office, place of worship, Head Start, or Healthy Start center

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Program staff or program

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5. Primary reason applicant chose to enroll in the program

Percent of applicants

To learn about being a better parent

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To learn how to improve my personal relationships

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To find a job or a better job

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Friends were coming

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Spouse/partner asked them to come

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Parole/probation officer told them to enroll in a program like this

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A court ordered them to enroll in a program like this

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Child welfare staff suggested they enroll in a program like this

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C-02 Applicant Characteristics

1. Demographic Characteristics

Percent of applicants

1. Sex (male)

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2. Age

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Under 18 years

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18-20 years

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21 – 24 years

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25 – 34 years

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35 – 44 years

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45 – 54 years

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55 – 64 years

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65 years or older

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3. Grade (for programs serving youth)

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Less than 9th grade

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9th grade

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10th grade

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11th grade

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12th grade

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College

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4. Race

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American Indian or Alaska Native

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Asian

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Black or African-American

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Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

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White

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Other

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5. Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin

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6. English is primary language

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2. Economic Stability

Percent of applicants

1. Educational Attainment

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No degree or diploma

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High school diploma

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GED

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Schooling beyond high school

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2. Employment Statusa

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Full-time employed

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Part-time employment

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Employed but number of hours changes

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Temporary, occasional, or seasonal employment, or odd jobs for pay

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Not currently employed

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Actively looking for work

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Retired

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Disabled

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In school full or part time

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3. Receipt of assistance in the past month by anyone in the household

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food stamps

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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

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Unemployment insurance

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Housing choice voucher (sometimes called Section 8)

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Cash assistance

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Child support

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3. Family Structure

Percent of applicants

1. Marital status

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Married

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Engaged

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Separated

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Divorced

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Never married

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Widowed

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2. Non-marital partner status

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No current partner

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Involved with someone on a steady basis

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Involved in an on-again and off-again relationship

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3. Living arrangement with partner

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All of the time

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Most of the time

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Some of the time

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None of the time

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4. Applicant or partner is pregnant

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5. Average number of total children younger than 21 years
(not including pregnancy)

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6. Average number of biological or adopted children (not including pregnancy)

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7. Average number of biological or adopted children who live with applicant all or most of the time

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8. Foster care status (youth under 21 only)

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Never in foster care

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Transitioned out of foster care in past 6 months

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Currently in foster care, preparing to transition out of foster care

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Currently in foster care, no current transition plans in place

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C-03 Program Enrollment

1. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

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Percent of Applicants Screened for IPV

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None

Fewer than half

About half

More than half

All

During the reporting period, approximately what proportion of applicants were screened for intimate partner violence?

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2. Enrollment targets and actual enrollment

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Number of Adult Couples

Number of Adult Individuals

Number of Youth

Enrollment target for current grant year

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Actual number enrolled since beginning of current grant year to end of reporting period

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% of grant-year target met to date

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Enrollment target for reporting period

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Actual number enrolled during reporting period

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% of reporting period target met

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C-04 PARTICIPATION

1. Initial Participation

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Number of Adult Couples

Number of Adult Individuals

Number of Youth

Enrolled since beginning of current grant year to end of reporting period only those with at least 2 months since enrollment)

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Adult Couples

Adult Individuals

Youth

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%

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%

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Participated in their first program service (workshop or individual service contact) during the time period shown

Within 1 week of program enrollment

Between 2 and 4 weeks of program enrollment

Between 1 and 2 months of program enrollment

More than 2 months since program enrollment

Not yet engaged in a service

Participated in their first workshop during the time period shown

Within 1 week of program enrollment

Between 2 and 4 weeks of program enrollment

Between 1 and 2 months of program enrollment

More than 2 months since program enrollment

Not yet engaged in a service



2. Attendance at Workshops

Users will query nFORM to generate a table that reports on participation in the specific activities offered by the grantee, for the specific target population it serves. The data for this nFORM-generated table will derive from responses to questions in the three programmatic tiers below.

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Population Served

Workshop Activity

Workshop Element

select ONE

1 Youth

2 Adult Individual

3 Adult Couple

select ONE

1 Education in High School

2 Premarital Education

3 Marriage and Relationship Skills Education

4 Marriage Enhancement

5 Divorce Reduction

6 Marriage Mentoring

select all that apply

1 Financial management

2 Parenting

3 Conflict Resolution

4 Job and Career Advancement

Example of nFORM-Generated Table on Participation:

Adult Couples receiving Divorce Reduction (element: Conflict Resolution ONLY)

Options selected:

Adult Couples

Divorce Reduction

Conflict Resolution ONLY

ADULT COUPLES

#

%

Workshop Attendance

Attended at least one Divorce Reduction workshop, with conflict resolution

Workshop Retention

Did not attend any Divorce Reduction workshop sessions with conflict resolution

Attended 1 to 24 percent of all Divorce Reduction workshop sessions, with conflict resolution

Attended 25 to 49 percent of all Divorce Reduction workshop sessions, with conflict resolution

Attended 50 to 74 percent of all Divorce Reduction workshop sessions, with conflict resolution

Attended 75 to 99 percent of all Divorce Reduction workshop sessions, with conflict resolution

Attended 100 percent of all Divorce Reduction workshop sessions

3. Participation in individual service contacts

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Adult Couples

Adult Individuals

Youth

Number of individual service contacts participants received during reporting period

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%

#

%

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%

No individual service contacts

One to four individual service contacts

Five to eight individual service contacts

More than 8 individual service contacts

Average number of individual service contacts


C-05 Quality Assurance and Monitoring (continuous quality improvement)

1. Staff Training

a. Training in Curricula

Proportion of Staff that Received Training in Curriculum

During the reporting period, approximately what proportion of the following types of staff received training in the program curricula?

None

Fewer than half

Half

More than half

All

Facilitators

Case Managers

Employment specialists

Supervisors

Program managers

Other program staff



b. Staff Development Training

Proportion of Staff that Received On-the-job Training

During the reporting period, approximately what proportion of staff received on-the job training?

None

Fewer than half

Half

More than half

All

Facilitators

Case Managers

Employment specialists

Supervisors

Program managers

Other program staff



2. Frequency of direct observation

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Proportion of Workshops Observed

For the two types of facilitators shown below, what proportion of their workshops was observed by a supervisor or another experienced facilitator during the reporting period?

None

Fewer than half

Half

More than half

All

Facilitators hired during the reporting period

Experienced facilitators

3. Staff Supervision

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Frequency of Meetings with Supervisors

During the reporting period, on average, how often did the following types of staff meet with their supervisors one-on-one?

At least weekly

Biweekly

Monthly

Once

Not during reporting period

Facilitators

Case workers

Employment specialists

Supervisors

Program managers

Other program staff

4. Caseloads

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Average

Average number of participants assigned to each case worker


C-06 REFERRALS

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Adult Couples

Adult Individuals

Youth

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%

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%

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Number of referrals participants received during reporting period

No referrals

One to four referrals

Five to eight referrals

More than 8 referrals

Average number of referrals

Number of participants who followed-up on referrals (of those who received at least one referral)

Did not follow up on any referrals

Followed up on at least 50 percent referrals received

Unknown


C-07 Implementation Challenges

1. Common implementation challenges

Challenge

Not a Problem

Somewhat a problem

A serious problem

Obtaining referrals from community organizations

1

2

3

Participant recruitment

1

2

3

Enrolling the intended target population

1

2

3

Getting enrollees to start participating in services

1

2

3

Getting enrollees to attend regularly

1

2

3

Keeping participants engaged during sessions

1

2

3

Getting enrollees to complete the program

1

2

3

Recruiting qualified staff

1

2

3

Staff performance

1

2

3

Ensuring facilitators understand content

1

2

3

Covering all program content in the time allotted

1

2

3

Implementing curriculum with fidelity

1

2

3

Program facilities

1

2

3

Cooperation of recruitment and referral sources

1

2

3

Service delivery partners

1

2

3

Extreme weather or natural disasters

1

2

3

Getting participants to complete pretest or posttest

1

2

3

Other: __________________________________

1

2

3

2. Staff turnover challenges

Staff who left or were removed from their position during the reporting period

Proportion of Staff Who Turned Over

None

Fewer than Half

Half

More than half

Facilitators

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Case workers

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Employment specialists

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Supervisors

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Program managers

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Other

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C-08 Marketing

Advertising purchased, donated, or conducted during the reporting period

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Newspaper ads

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TV spots

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Billboards, including those on public transportation or bus stop (that is, bench ads)

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Radio ad or announcement

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Internet ads

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Social marketing (such as Facebook, Twitter )

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Theater ads

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Flyers

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Presentations to program partners or community organization leaders or staff

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Word of mouth

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Other (Please specify: _________________________)

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C-09 Participant Outcomes

1. ADULT COUPLES AND INDIVIDUALS

A. Relationships/Marriage

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Attitudes about marriage

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Believes that it is better for children if parents are married

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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Believes that living together is the same as being married

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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Relationship status (%)

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Married

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0 – 100

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Engaged

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0 – 100

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Separated

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0 – 100

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Divorced

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0 – 100

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Widowed

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0 – 100

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Never married

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0 – 100

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Conflict management (only those with a partner)

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Negative conflict management skills (5-item scale)

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5 – 20

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Positive conflict management skills (7-item scale)

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7 – 28

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Satisfaction with how conflict with partner is handled

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1 (very satisfied) to 3 (not at all satisfied)

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Commitment to marriage (only those who are married)

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View marriage as lifelong

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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B. Parenting

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Nurturing parentinga

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Happy being with child

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1 (never) to 4 (often)

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Feels very close to child

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1 (never) to 4 (often)

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Tries to comfort child when she/he is upset

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1 (never) to 4 (often)

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Spends time with child doing what he/she likes to do

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1 (never) to 4 (often)

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Disciplinea

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Talks about what child did wrong

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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

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Hits, spanks, grabs, or uses physical punishment

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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

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Yells, shouts, or screams at child when he/she is mad at him/her

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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

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Co-parenting

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Works well with co-parent in parenting child

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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Perceived improvements in parenting and co-parenting

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Feels more confident in parenting skills since attending program

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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C. Economic Stability

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Willing to work

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Would like to get a job

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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Would like to get a better job

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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Current employment status (%)

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Full-time employment (usually work 35 hours or more a week)

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0–100

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Part-time employment (usually work 1 – 34 hours a week)

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0–100

Blank

Employed, but hours vary

Blank

0–100

Blank

Temporary, occasional, or seasonal employment, or odd jobs for pay

Blank

0–100

Blank

Not currently employed

Blank

0–100

Blank

Actively looking for work

Blank

0–100

Blank

Retired

Blank

0–100

Blank

Disabled

Blank

0–100

Blank

In school full or part time

Blank

0–100

Blank

Employment stability

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Blank

Blank

Length of time in current job

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To be determined

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Perceived improvements in money management

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Blank

Blank

Knows how to handle money and bills better since attending program

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

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D. Program Perceptions

Outcome

Percent reporting

Range

Number of respondents

Program helped a lot (%)

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0–100

Blank

Program help some (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

Program helped not at all (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

2. YOUTH

A. Marriage and relationship attitudes

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Marriage beliefs

Blank

Blank

Blank

Believes that marriages are happy or unhappy and not much will change that

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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

Blank

Believes that in happy marriages, do not need to work on relationship

Blank

1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree)

Blank

Expectations

Blank

Blank

Blank

Expect to be married to one person for life

Blank

1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance)

Blank

Expect to live with boyfriend/girlfriend without being married

Blank

1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance)

Blank

Expect to have a child without being married

Blank

1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance)

Blank

Attitudes about intimate partner violence

Blank

Blank

Blank

Believes that violence is sometimes only way to express feelings

Blank

1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)

Blank

Believes that it’s okay to stay in a relationship in which person is afraid of partner

Blank

1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)

Blank

Ended unhealthy relationship

Blank

Blank

Blank

Ended emotionally unhealthy or abusive relationship since attending program (%)

Blank

0 – 100

Blank

Ended physically unhealthy or abusive relationship since attending program (%)

Blank

0 – 100

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B. Attitudes about sex

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Believes that people in love do not need to use condoms or birth control

Blank

1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)

Blank

Would find it hard to say “no” if boyfriend/girlfriend pressured for sex

Blank

1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)

Blank

C. Current relationship

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Boyfriend/girlfriend insults or criticizes respondent’s ideas

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1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time)

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During disagreements respondent throws or hits something

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1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time)

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D. Parenting

Outcome

Average posttest score

Range

Number of respondents

Nurturing parenting (if live with child)

Blank

Blank

Blank

Happy being with child

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (often)

Blank

Feels very close to child

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (often)

Blank

Tries to comfort child when she/he is upset

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (often)

Blank

Spends time with child doing what he/she likes to do

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (often)

Blank

Discipline (if live with child)

Blank

Blank

Blank

Talks about what child did wrong

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

Blank

Hits, spanks, grabs, or uses physical punishment

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

Blank

Yells, shouts, or screams at child because mad at him/her

Blank

1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day)

Blank

Frequency saw child in past month (if do not live with child)

Blank

Blank

Blank

Every day or almost every day (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

One to three times a week (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

One to three times a month (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

Did not see child in past month (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

E. Program perceptions

Outcome

Percent reporting

Range

Number of respondents

Program helped a lot (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

Program help some (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

Program helped not at all (%)

Blank

0–100

Blank

Part 4: Federal Financial Report

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