LBAA Performance and Client Results

Program: Long Branch Athletic Association

Montgomery County Results:

•  Safe Streets and Secure Neighborhoods
•  Children Prepared to Live and Learn

 Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families Key Goals:

•  Promoting Healthier Children
•  Enabling young people to make smart choices

How are we doing?

Performance Measures:

1)      Gaining a better “sense of self”
2)      Improving methods of “conflict resolution”
3)      Encouraging positive “peer interaction”
4)      Increasing “community involvement and awareness”
5)      Encouraging and making possible “academic success.”

All participants in LBAA programs complete both pre- and post- assessments. For our year long ACE After-school program, the students complete a pre-, mid- and post-assessment. Based on these assessments we have been able to gather the following information on the youth participating in our programs.

Team Sports

      - 80% of our students felt a stronger connection to their community due to the program
      - 91% of the students have been encouraged to try harder in school most or all of the time
      - 97% of the students indicated that they find the sports program "fun" most or all of the time
      - 97% enjoyed coming to the practices and games most or all of the time
      - 100% felt that their coaches made them feel important most or all of the time.

Demographic Data for Team Sports

ACE After-School

Attending the program has helped the student feel useful and productive All or Most of the time?            
71.7% (pre) to 82% (post)

Attending the program has helped the student to try his/her best to listen to other people All or Most of the Time? 80.5 (pre) to 90% (post)

Attending the program has helped students stay away from violence and fighting All or Most of the Time? 76.1 (pre) to 82.5 (post)

Attending the program has helped the student feel important to the community All or Most of the Time? 71.5 (pre) to 79.5 (post)

When a volunteer is required to get something done, how often do you step in to volunteer?
63.1 (pre) to 71.8 (post)

Attending the program has helped the student improve his/her grades in school All or Most of the Time. 80.9% (pre) to 87.5% (post)

Attending the program has helped the student try harder in school All or Most of the Time? 
90.5% (pre) to 97.5% (post)

Students who said they would participate again in the program. 89.7%

Demographic Data for ACE

Story behind the Trendline:

• The participation rate has generally been increasing at a modest level since the inception of LBAA
• We note that our FY06 participation level was less than satisfactory due to the performance of our previous Executive Director, but picked back up significantly in FY07 after hiring a Program Director on only a part-time status.
• Funding to address all of the organization’s needs has been a challenge over the past four years. We need to diversify our funding, and continue to demonstrate results in the community to continue County Government funding.
• Recruiting ample volunteer coaches has also been a challenge due to the time commitment needed to help provide rides for participants. Two to three volunteer coaches are needed for each sports team.

Partners:

• Long Branch Community Center, Community Bridges, Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC) located in the Park Montgomery Apartment Building, Housing Opportunities Commission, Tanglewood Apartments, MCPS staff – Broad Acres Elementary, Rolling Terrace Elementary, Oakview Elementary, Long Branch Business League, County Government, Private donors

FY10 Action Plan:

• Work with partners to recruit neighborhood participants two months before every sports season
• Start recruiting volunteer coaches two months before every sports season
•  Aggressively search for needed funds to pay league fees and other costs through private donations, sponsorships as outlined on the website, and other grant opportunities