Vital Research's social services clients encompass foundations, community-based non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies and departments. Among Vital Research's recent social services clients are:
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An outcomes-focused, longitudinal study of the Human Development Program grantmaking efforts 2008-2010. Technical consultant working with adult day service providers to develop a web-based reporting system (Tracking Outcomes for Progress Success - TOPS) to strengthen their capacity to assess program effectiveness and measure client outcomes to improve client care, outreach to potential clients, attract more funding, and conduct effective advocacy. |
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Evaluation of an initiative whose goal is to pool and align public and philanthropic resources for strategic investments in workforce partnerships and other system change strategies to strengthen the regional the workforce training system for low-income/low-wage workers and employers unable to meet their workforce needs. |
| Technical consultant working with grantees for three years on the Cutting Edge Grant Initiative to develop their evaluation plan, assist with the development of tools to measure program outputs and outcomes, monitor program evaluation progress, and offer on-going consultation on data collection, analysis, and reporting. |
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Pfaffinger Foundation
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Comprehensive process and outcome evaluation of the Working Poor Program, which partners with Los Angeles community-based organization to provide direct assistance to working poor families and individuals facing immediate needs. |
| Evaluation of a gang prevention curriculum in Los Angeles Harbor Area schools for 4th and 6th graders that deal with both the realities of gang involvement and the alternatives available to young people. |
| Comprehensive multi-case evaluation of the City's gang prevention program (L.A. Bridges I). Follow-up modification of performance indicators, assessment practices, and Management Information System. Comprehensive multi-case evaluation of the City's gang intervention program (L.A. Bridges II).
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| Pilot Study of HIV among Gang Members conducted to examine the prevalence of HIV and the attitudes, knowledge, and risk behaviors influencing HIV distribution among active gang members in Los Angeles. HIV Awareness and HIV-Related Attitudes and Beliefs Among Members of the City's Neighborhood Councils, a 16-month study conducted to examine the HIV awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of members of the City of Los Angeles' Neighborhood Councils. |
| Ongoing evaluation of the agency's many programs to provide healthcare services to children with no access to healthcare, including provision of free services by volunteer healthcare professionals, as well as provide advocacy and health education for children, parents and teachers. |
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Longitudinal process and outcome evaluation of a community-wide Domestic Violence Prevention program. Local evaluators for four First Five grants: Early Esteem, Bright Start, Early Head Start, and Azusa School Readiness Program. Longitudinal evaluation of the Esteem school-based counseling program funded by the California Endowment as well as an evaluation of a school district's mental health referral program for at-risk youth. |
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Strategic planning study for a comprehensive adolescent medicine program. Longitudinal outcome evaluation of the California Wellness Foundation-funded program, SNAPP for Guys (Skills and Knowledge for AIDS and Pregnancy Prevention). Longitudinal process and outcome evaluation of Future Steps, a model employee development program. Evaluation of a peer health promotion program to protect Spanish-speaking day laborers from AIDS and empower them to obtain health care. |
| Comprehensive process and outcome evaluation of a transitional housing program for emancipated foster women ages 18-22. |
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