NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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Community Empowerment Association Students Aimed For Excellence Drop out Prevention and Recovery Program
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| Contacts (1): |
Add a new Contact to This Program |
| Amargie Davis *Primary Contact* |
Adavis@ceapittsburgh.org |
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Date Entered: |
11/14/2008 |
| City or Cities: |
Pittsburgh |
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PA |
| Website: |
www.ceapittsburgh.org |
Year of Inception: |
1994
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Countywide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Community Empowerment Associaton Inc. |
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Host Agency Type:
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Community-based organization/coalition
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000), Middle-income ($25, 000-$50, 000), Upper-income (more than $50, 000) |
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Target Language:
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English |
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Target Family Focus:
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Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Expelled youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level, School-based truancy professionals, Law-enforcement truancy professionals, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
The major goal fo CEA's SAFE Program is to address needs of students currently at risk of continued habitual truancy which is a precursor for dropping out of school, low academic achievement(functioning well below basic grade level), lack of motivation and enthusiasm, poor communication skills, and academic failure. The major focus of SAFE is to empower at risk youth and families with holistic, commnunity-based prevention and intervention activities that seek to improve attendance, reduce tardiness,and connect youth and families to community resources.
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| How Program is Funded: |
Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Children, Youth and Families |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation completed
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How do you know your program is effective: During this program year, our youth participants achieved noticeable progress in the areas of school attendance an 83.2%increase and improved grades by 66.4%. A majority of youth participants are from the Pittsburgh Public Schools,which operate 65 schools with over 29,000 students and an operating budget of $533.6 million. These figures translate to average annual cost of over $18,000 per student.CEA's SAFE program is annually saving an estimated $3,418,000 to Pgh Schools a other districts
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