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Making Every Day Count: Boys & Girls Clubs’ Role in Promoting Positive Outcomes for TeensPublic/Private Ventures is a national leader increating and strengthening programs that improvelives in low-income communities. We do this inthree ways:innovationWe work with leaders in the field to identify promising existing programsor develop new ones.researchWe rigorously evaluate these programs to determine what is effective andwhat is not.actionWe reproduce model programs in new locations, provide technicalassistance where needed and inform policymakers and practitionersabout what works.P/PV is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with offices inPhiladelphia, New York City and Oakland. For more information, pleasevisit www.ppv.org.Board of DirectorsMatthew T. McGuire, ChairVice PresidentAriel Capital Management, Inc.Yvonne ChanPrincipalVaughn Learning CenterThe Honorable RenéeCardwell HughesJudge, Court of Common PleasThe First Judicial District,Philadelphia, PAChristine L. James-BrownPresident and CEOChild WelfareLeague of AmericaRobert J. LaLondeProfessorThe University of ChicagoJohn A. Mayer, Jr.Retired, Chief Financial OfficerJ. P. Morgan & Co.Anne Hodges MorganConsultant to FoundationsSiobhan NicolauPresidentHispanic PolicyDevelopment ProjectMarion PinesSenior FellowInstitute for Policy StudiesJohns Hopkins UniversityClayton S. RoseSenior LecturerHarvard Business SchoolCay StrattonSpecial AdviserU.K. Commission forEmployment and SkillsSudhir VenkateshAssociate ProfessorColumbia UniversityWilliam Julius WilsonLewis P. and Linda L.Geyser University ProfessorHarvard UniversityResearch AdvisoryCommitteeJacquelynne S. Eccles, ChairUniversity of MichiganRobert GrangerWilliam T. Grant FoundationRobinson HollisterSwarthmore CollegeReed LarsonUniversity of IllinoisJean E. RhodesUniversity of Massachusetts,BostonThomas WeisnerUCLA© 2009 Public/Private Ventures
Making Every Day Count: Boys & Girls Clubs’ Role in Promoting Positive Outcomes for TeensAcknowledgmentsWe would like to acknowledge the many peoplewho contributed their time, support and expertiseto make this report possible.We are very grateful to the staff and teens at the 10Boys & Girls Clubs across the country who took partin this two-and-a-half-year evaluation. The Clubs are:• Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, CharlestownBoys & Girls Club• Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County,Marti Huizenga Boys & Girls Club• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth,Martin Branch• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth,Panther Branch• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee,Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego,Linda Vista Club• Boys & Girls Clubs of Omaha, South OmahaBoys & Girls Club• Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco,Columbia Park• Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester• West End House Boys & Girls Clubs of Allston/BrightonClub staff took the time to recruit teens for thestudy, survey them, and coordinate and send attendanceinformation to Public/Private Ventures(P/PV). The many teens who participated in thestudy also made invaluable contributions—weappreciate their willingness to complete surveys andtalk with us about their experiences at the Clubs.Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) providedthe funding for the research and this report, andnumerous BGCA staff reviewed and commentedon early drafts. In particular, we appreciate thehelpful suggestions of Karen MacDonald, whocoordinated the feedback from other BGCA staffand communicated it to us.The project benefited from the involvement ofPopulation Research Systems. Lisa Wasserman andher staff managed the follow-up survey data collection,and their hard work tracking the study participantsyielded strong response rates for the survey.Linda Jucovy was a significant contributor to thereport’s final content and style. She provided crucialsuggestions for framing the report and editedthe chapters to hone its content and structure.Jacquelynne Eccles and Jodie Roth reviewed andprovided feedback on early versions of the report.We would also like to thank the P/PV staff whosecontributions to the report were significant. LaurieKotloff, Julie Goldsmith, Jean Grossman, CarlaHerrera and Geri Summerville reviewed drafts ofthe report and provided excellent feedback thathelped structure the final text. Malish & Pagonisdesigned the report, and Chelsea Farley and LauraJohnson oversaw the final copyediting, proofreadingand production of the report.
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