Program Evaluation Proposal

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  1. Hello.
  2. My name is Michelle Powers.
  3. I'm a graduate student at the University of texas at Arlington.
  4. This presentation is being
  5. performed to evaluate the texas homeless coalition
  6. Since 1989.
  7. The homeless coalition has been the leading community solutions
  8. to homelessness
  9. An organization working with over 40
  10. 40 partner agencies together
  11. to realize
  12. our shared community vision
  13. of a vibrant community where everyone has a place to call home.
  14. The homeless coalition serves as a collaborative force providing
  15. partner agencies with guidance and resources to ensure that
  16. interventions are effective and efficient for people in need in our community.
  17. The goals of the homeless coalition are to end homelessness.
  18. The goal is to move the families from homelessness to house in 60 days.
  19. The question we are trying to answer is do services as a
  20. the
  21. such as the homeless coalition provide a valuable service to the community.
  22. This is a needs assessment as well as an outcome evaluation Well.
  23. We will be performing quality of surveys within the homeless
  24. community before participants enter the assistant program in Tarrant County.
  25. A few months after
  26. we'll do another survey
  27. and a follow up survey a year after housing starts to evaluate the long term effects.
  28. The discrepancy between the current condition and the wanted
  29. condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need.
  30. This is why surveys of
  31. current program needs and goals are important
  32. in discovering if a program is working
  33. this process is why we perform evaluations,
  34. Homelessness in America
  35. is a growing problem.
  36. There is a trend happening nationally,
  37. increases in rent increases in taxes and the inability to earn a living wage
  38. in Texas. The increases over the past few years have been very noticeable
  39. since January of 2020, average apartment rent has soared nearly 20%,,
  40. Almost 100
  41. $1,400 a month.
  42. There is no rent, stable elation or rent control laws in texas,
  43. A family that is barely making rental payments and misses a paycheck
  44. due to illness or unforeseen emergencies
  45. could easily be forced into homelessness.
  46. The current living wage in Texas is 22.75
  47. As of September 2021,
  48. a living wage is an income necessary to provide workers
  49. and their families with the basic necessities of life.
  50. The current minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 per hour
  51. with families unable to save and living paycheck to paycheck.
  52. Any type of emergency is cast catastrophic.
  53. The faces of homelessness looks just like you and me.
  54. The families with small Children,
  55. the elderly, single mothers, single fathers,
  56. anyone they can be,
  57. can become homeless,
  58. federally funded programs provide resources for government and nonprofit
  59. agencies.
  60. These programs use reach search and evaluations like this one
  61. in order to decide where the funding is needed.
  62. The most providing stability in living situation is
  63. imperative in order for a family to thrive.
  64. When there's a lack of stability, it becomes impossible to perform daily tasks.
  65. Things most of us take for granted become hardships, being able to shower
  66. a safe place to sleep at night,
  67. a place where you leave your belongings while you work.
  68. The basic, life sustaining things we do every day.
  69. These things become nearly impossible
  70. when the attitude insecurity
  71. of
  72. mm hmm.