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RESEARCH BASIS
Please provide a summary of research that serves as
the basis for the program design. The summary should
include the elements of the curriculum, frequency of
service delivery, and report any outcome or positive
research results if the program has been implemented
in another location. Copies of research overviews are
acceptable. Do not exceed three (3) pages.
Also, please complete the attached form that compares
the proposed program in this application with the
elements of the research -based program.
Do not exceed 3 pages.
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Research -based Program
Model Name: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS)
Agency Name (applicant): City of Miami Police Department
C. H.O. t. C. E.
Proposed Grant Program name: Cops Helping Our Inner -City Children Excel
Research Model Activities
Proposed Program Activities
Orientation for all mentors
Orientation for all City of Miami Police
Officers mentors
Mentor screening, including a written
application, background check, extensive
interview and home assessment
All City of Miami Police Officers undergo
rigorous background checks and screenings
Youth assessment, involving a written
application, interviews with the child and
the parent, and a home assessment
Youth assessment will involve the JJIS
Assessment Screen, a written application,
interviews with the child and the parent, and
a home assessment
Matches are based on the needs of the
youth, abilities of mentors, preferences of
the parent, and the capacity of program
staff
Matches will be based on the needs of the
youth, abilities of mentors, preferences of the
parent, and the capacity of program staff
Weekly contact between the mentor and
mentee
City of Miami Police Officers will maintain
weekly personalized contact with their
mentees, including face-to-face, telephone or
e-mail interactions, consistently from July !,
2005 to June 30, 2006
Supervision rs:accomplished via an initial
contact with the parent, youth and mentor
within two weeks of the match and
monthly telephone contact with the
mentor, parent and/or youth during the
first year
The CHOICE Case Manager will provide
supervision via an initial contact with the
parent, youth and mentor within two weeks
of the match and monthly telephone contact
with the mentor, parent and/or youth
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Program Summary
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) has been providing adult support and
friendship to youth for nearly a century A report in 1991 demonstrates that through
BBBSA's network of nearly 500 agencies across the country, more than 70,000 youth
and adults were supervised in one•to•one relalronships
Program Targets:
BBBSA typically targets youth (aged 6 to 18) from single parent homes
Program Content:
Service delivery is by volunteers who interact regularly with a youth rn a one•to•one
relationship. Agencies use a case management approach, following Through on each
case from initial inquiry through closure. The case manager screens applicants, makes
and supervises the matches, and closes the matches when eligibility requirements are
no longer mel or either parry decides they can no longer panicipale fully in the
relationship
BBBSA distinguishes itself from other mentoring programs via rigorous published
standards and required procedures:
• Orientation is required for all volunteers.
• Volunteer Screening includes a written application, a background check, an
extensive interview, and a home assessment: it is designed to screen out
those who may inflict psychological or physical harm, lack the capacity to lorrn
a caring bond with the child, or are unlikely to honor their time commitments
• Youth Assessment involves a written application, interviews with the child and
the parent, and a home assessment: it is designed to help the caseworker
learn about. the child in order to make the best possible match, and also to
secure parental permission,
• Matches are carefully.•considered and based upon the needs of the youth,
abilities of volunteers, preferences of the parent, and the capacity of program
staff.
• Supervision is accomplished via an initial contact with the parent, youth, and
volunteer within two weeks of the march; monthly telephone contact with the
volunteer, parent and/or youth during the first year; and quarterly contact with
all parties during the duration of the match
Program Outcomes:
An evaluation of the BBBSA program has been conducted to assess children who
participated in BBBSA compared to their non -participating peers. Alter an eighteen
month period, BBBSA youth:
• were 46% less likely Than control youth to initiate drug use during the study
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• were 27% less likely l0 initiate alcohol use than control youth
• were almost one•lhird less likely than control youth to hit Someone.
▪ were teller than control youth in academic behavior. attitudes, and
performance
• were more likely to have higher quality relationships with their parents or
guardians than control youth
• were more likely to have higher quarry relationships with their peers al the end
of the study period than did control youth.
Program Costs:
The national average cost of making and supporting a match relationship is $ 1,000 per
year
The information for this fact sheet was excerpted from:
McGill, D.E., Mihalic, S.F., & Grotpeter, ). K (1998). Blueprints (or Violence
Prevention, Book Two: Big Brothers 519 Sisters of America, Boulder, CO: Center for
the Study and Prevention of Violence.
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