Long-term Outcome: The Youth Life Learning Center will produce a generation of young leaders who make right choices affecting their lives, their futures, and the nation.

Intermediate Outcomes:

1. 80% of students will demonstrate knowledge of living a healthy lifestyle.
2. 50% of students will demonstrate increased knowledge in the following areas: reading, writing, listening, mathematics, social science, science and economics.
3. 60% of students will demonstrate improved character development and moral standards.

Short-term Goals:

1. 100% of students will have a written Individualized Education Plan prepared by a certified teacher.
2. 50% of students will maintain excellent school attendance.
3. 100% of students will work towards grade-level expectations in all academic subjects.
4. 80% of students will learn the basics of proper speech and manners.
5. 100% of students will participate daily in the Character First! Program.
6. 100% of students will study nutrition and personal hygiene.

Outcome testing and measurement will be conducted and documented throughout the year by the teachers to monitor each child’s progress towards these goals. A variety of data collection tools will be used including, but not limited to:

1. Each child’s report card and school test scores.
2. Pre- and post-tests.
3. Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence Test (WASI) and Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) scores.
4. Surveys of parents, teachers and neighbors .
5. Recipients of Excellent Attendance Award at Glen Lea Elementary School.
6. YLFR’s teacher anecdotal notes.

Short-term goals are designed to expose students to increased knowledge, skills and attitudes. Intermediate goals are designed to give the children an opportunity to demonstrate changed behavior as a result of the new knowledge. Both short-term and intermediate goals will move the students towards the long-range goal of providing positive impacts and influences on a new generation.

We will be held accountable to all who give to the Youth Life Foundation of Richmond. Donors will receive newsletters highlighting the achievements of our children throughout the year. We will be successful if our children learn to make sound decisions for themselves. Accordingly, Darrell Green's Youth Life Foundation has a proven success rate in high school graduation, avoidance of at-risk behaviors, and on-the-job leadership skills.