The Summer Youth Fellows Program

An Effective Practice

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Description

The Summer Youth Fellows Program began as a collaborative project the Arthur Blank Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, and State Street Global and is now run by Hands on Atlanta. The program provides high school students from Fulton and DeKalb counties with the opportunity to earn money while serving their communities by participating in summer internships. Interns receive leadership and skills training over the course of the program to ensure a meaningful experience for the students and the agencies.

Goal / Mission

Hands on Atlanta aims to build community and meet critical needs through volunteer service and civic engagement. This program meets those goals while providing valuable work experience and education for youth.

Results / Accomplishments

Since the pilot phase in 2003, 319 youth have completed internships at 75 local nonprofit agencies.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
United Way/Hands on Atlanta
Primary Contact
Teresha Freckleton-Petite
Hands on Atlanta
600 Means Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 979-2839
TFreckleton-Petite@HandsOnAtlanta.org
Topics
Education / Educational Attainment
Economy / Employment
Community / Civic Engagement
Organization(s)
United Way/Hands on Atlanta
Source
Finance Project
Date of publication
2006
Date of implementation
2003
Location
Atlanta, GA
Target Audience
Children

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.