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Item Future 2Gen programming in Indiana: policies to advance 2Gen programming(2021-04) Lawrence, Roxy; Purcell, Jacob; Peña, Rachell; Camacho-Reyes, KarlaEfforts to promote two-generational (2Gen) programming in Indiana rely heavily on collaboration, coordination across agencies and sectors, sharing data, and leveraging existing resources to help families achieve self-sufficiency and economic stability. Across Indiana, 2Gen programming exists in nonprofits and state agencies. However, these services are often siloed, resulting in few opportunities to collaboratively develop solutions and implement policies that address barriers to financial success. To maximize existing resources and efforts, it is important to create and implement policy solutions that more effectively elevate 2Gen services and achieve greater communication and coordination across entities. This brief highlights principles, policies, and practices for successfully promoting 2Gen programming within the state of Indiana.Item Future 2Gen programming in Indianapolis: identifying opportunities for additional services & financial stability(Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy, 2021-03) Lawrence, Roxy; Camacho-Reyes, Karla; Byrd, Kourtney; Purcell, Jacob; Peña, RachellThe United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) Great Families 2020 (GF2020) initiative began in 2016 and sought to provide financial stability to families in Indianapolis. The GF2020 service delivery model used a two-generational (2Gen) approach that simultaneously addressed the needs of parents/caregivers and their children (ages 0–6). The program used case management to direct families to evidence-based interventions and wraparound services. GF2020 was implemented across eight subgrantees and their partners located within five neighborhoods in Indianapolis. This brief highlights the need for future 2Gen services that could help families meet their basic needs—specifically, assistance with transportation, rent, and utilities. Further, we discuss the need to broaden future 2Gen services in Indianapolis.Item Great Families 2020 and the future of the two-generational approach in Indianapolis(Center for Research on Inclusion & Social Policy, 2021-03) Lawrence, Roxy; Camacho-Reyes, Karla; Purcell, Jacob; Byrd, KourtneyIn 2016, the United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) was awarded a Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to develop and implement the Great Families 2020 (GF2020) service delivery model in Indianapolis. GF2020’s goal was to improve financial stability among families in Indianapolis by using a two-generational (2Gen) approach. The model was implemented across eight subgrantees and their partners located within five geographic areas of Indianapolis. This brief examines how participating subgrantees and partner organizations have benefited from their collaboration in GF2020, with particular emphasis on leveraging and sustaining collaborative efforts for 2Gen programming.Item Program Evaluation Capacity for Nonprofit Human Services Organizations: An Analysis of Determining Factors(2008-10-13T17:46:24Z) Alaimo, Salvatore; Reingold, David A.The increasing call for accountability combined with increasing competition for resources has given program evaluation more importance, prominence and attention within the United States nonprofit sector. It has become a major focus for nonprofit leaders, funders, accrediting organizations, board members, individual donors, the media and scholars. Within this focus however there is emerging attention and literature on the concept of evaluation capacity building to discover what organizations require to be able to effectively and efficiently evaluate their programs. This study examines this topic within the environment and stakeholder relationship dynamics of nonprofit human service organizations. A multi-stakeholder research approach using qualitative interviews of executive directors, board chairs, program staff, funders and evaluators, as well as two case studies, is employed to provide insight into the factors that determine an organization’s evaluation capacity. The overarching goal of this research is to impart this information to stakeholders interested in program evaluation, by analyzing elements for capacity beyond the more common, narrow scope of financial resources and evaluation skills. This purposeful approach intends to broaden our understanding of evaluation capacity building to encompass developing the necessary resources, culture, leadership and environments in which meaningful evaluations can be conducted for nonprofit human service programs. Results indicated that effective evaluation capacity building requires more than just funds, personnel and expertise. Some of the important factors that impacted this process included leadership; value orientations; congruence among stakeholders for their perceptions of evaluation terms and concepts; resource dependency; quality signaling; stakeholder involvement and understanding of their role in program evaluation; organizational culture; organizational learning; personal preferences; and the utilization of available evaluation tools. This study suggests that stakeholders interested in effectively building capacity to evaluate programs should be cognizant of these political, financial, social, intellectual, practical, structural, cultural and contextual implications.Item Township Assistance in Marion County: An analysis of assistance distribution(Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at IU, 2021-05) Stringham-Marquis, Kelsie; Camacho-Reyes, Karla; Holcomb, Chris; McMurray, Khrisma; Peña, Rachell; Coffing, Bryant; Purcell, Jacob; Euceda, Jocelyn; Bow, BrendanTownship government is one of the oldest forms of local government in Indiana and dates back to the 1800s. Township trustee offices in Indiana provide emergency assistance to residents who experience unexpected challenges. The services—formerly known as “poor relief”—are designed to be a last resort to receive help compared to sustaining assistance that other government programs may provide. Each Indiana township follows general guidelines dictated by the state and can tailor these guidelines to fit their specific residents and circumstances. Although there are some variations in the types of assistance each Marion County township provides, they all must report the distribution of funds. The report will include an analysis of trends in Marion County, including the scope of township assistance, its utilization, and potential disparities.