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For example:

o A CAA uses funds from CSBG, a teenage pregnancy prevention grant, and a substance
abuse prevention grant to establish an adolescent mentoring program for 50 girls and 50
boys focused on helping the youth achieve age-appropriate developmental reasoning and
decision-making skills that will help them avoid certain risk-taking behaviors. The
number enrolled, therefore, is 100 – the number to enter in Column I under Youth G.
Based upon a review of prevention studies, the CAA expected 60% of adolescents
enrolled to complete the entire one-year mentoring program. The agency set as a
performance target that half of those completing the program, or 30 youth, would remain
“drug free” and not engage in sexual activity that could result in pregnancy both during
their participation and for a minimum of six months after program completion. The
number 30 is entered into Column II. Twenty (20) of the youth achieved these outcomes.
The agency would report 20 in Column III. The percentage calculated for Column IV is
67%.

o A CAA utilizes a variety of funding sources to offer parenting skills enrichment courses
for adult participants in all its programs. The courses are designed to help parents
demonstrate improved ability to:

 Communicate with their children

 Establish and maintain appropriate structure, boundaries, and common
expectations within the family

 Reduce the incidence of physical or emotional abuse through better anger
management and alternative approaches to parent-child conflict resolution

Based on a review of research and other literature on parenting skill training, the agency
identified specific parent behaviors that would demonstrate improved functioning for each of the
three areas described above.

o The agency enrolled 40 parents in the courses and reported this number under the
“Parenting” subcategory (6.3 Adult J) in Column I.

o The agency projected that 35 of the 40 parents would complete a self-assessment
questionnaire listing improvements in the specific behaviors – the number they entered
into Column II.

o Of the 40 parents completing the self-assessment, 39 actually reported using parenting
skills learned in the course – the number they entered into Column III.

o The percentage calculated automatically for Column IV is 111%.

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