The Massachusetts Children’s Alliance (MACA) is an accredited state chapter of the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) and is a membership organization of the 12 Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) in Massachusetts. MACA’s work enables an integrated, multidisciplinary team response to child abuse, and is committed to strengthening collaboration and driving systemic and societal change to protect…
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What I Learn From Them – Planting Knowledge
This semester I worked with Little Brother-Friends of Elderly. While helping older adults learn to use electronic devices, I found that they were also teaching me something. For example, in this cartoon, Donghai tells me about his planting experience and tells me how to grow autumn tomatoes. It made me realize that learning by volunteering…
Policy Analysis for Dress for Success DC
Illustrating slide and essay detailing the policy analysis conducted for Dress for Success DC, along with a reflection video by the students. Our reasons for choosing to present our artifact are twofold: Writing and illustration offer a traditional, detailed approach to demonstrating the concept of policy analysis. This allows for a holistic view of the…
Shelter Music Boston Program Evaluation
Creator(s): Ciara Gregovich, Kara Bride, Natalie Vercillo, Chelsea Abplanalp, Daniel Capps Course: PPUA6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Program Evaluation: Founded in 2010 by a professional violinist, Shelter Music Boston (SMB) provides classical music concerts to individuals in low-income housing sites, substance use disorder treatment programs, single adult and family shelters, and after-school children’s programs in…
Project Flourish Evaluation Plan
Creator(s): Adriana Mendoza, Jessica Mahon, Fangyu Zhao, Emily Henderson, Zhaoyu Wang Course: PPUA6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Program Evaluation: Project Flourish is an apprenticeship program designed to develop early childhood specialists through a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training, mentoring, pay increases when benchmarks are reached, and, upon graduation, professional certifications. Project Flourish seeks…
My Life My Choice Evaluation Plan
Creator(s): Cassidy Pereira, Jeanna Saupin, Jessica Robinson, Samantha Pierre, Kate Norman Course: PPUA6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a nonprofit organization that started in 2002 after the death of seventeen-year-old Latasha. Latasha, a victim of commercial sexual exploitation, was brutally murdered while living in a Department of Children and Families…
Love Your Menses Evaluation Plan
Creator(s): Rebecca Rokne, Josephine Tracy, Destiny Harden, Kiana Lloyd, Alexandra Kane Course: PPUA6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Program Evaluation: The co-founder and executive director of Love Your Menses, Dr. Ebere Azumah and Asriel Walker, wants to understand both the strengths and weaknesses that have occurred in the first year of the Postpartum and Education Support…
LendaHand Alliance Cohort Evaluation
Creator(s): Jonah Williams, Matthew Blackbourn, Michael Hori, Godwin Ilenre Course: PPUA6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Program Evaluation: Through the inaugural LendaHand Alliance Cohort, Lending Tree Foundation supports nonprofits expanding access to art and artists, helping people rise above addiction to return to building their communities, improving financial and technological literacy, and increasing the supply of…
FSEM 1000 Community Organizing Alliance Final Reports
Creator(s): Camille Boer, Elena Grant, Ella Young, George Decker, Grace De Hoogh, Katherine Leichty, Lauren Ballengee, Lilly O’Meara, Maria Bisono Turull, Abby Moore, Rachel Tulk, Radhika Suri Course: FSEM1000 Connections & Decisions Our students spent the semester researching and compiling information and connections for the Community Organizing Alliance. The COA currently serves the Greater Maine…
Pivot Fund Survey Report
Creator(s): Gabriel Cohen Course: JRNL5480 Research for Media Strategy This is a final report of the survey and analysis our students performed for their service learning partner….