FY 23-24 Program Report

Agency Name: Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center Program Name: Youth Prevention Program Equity Dimension: Age

Condition: Thriving Families Tier: Medium Budget: $27,000.00

Annual Goal FY 23-24	Annual Goal FY 23-24
Unduplicated Participants     Total Unduplicated Participants 75 80	How Many Activities/Services Will Be Provided?     24 Youth Advisory Meetings 24 12 100 Parenting Support 100 83 150 Youth Mentoring Sessions 150 178
Annual Goal FY 23-24 Age     0-5 0% 10% 6-18 75% 70% 19-59 23% 20% 60+ 2% 0% Unknown 0% 0%	Annual Goal FY 23-24 Language     English 75% 85% Spanish 25% 15% Other 0% 0% Unknown 0% 0%
Ethnicity     African American 10% 20% Asian 5% 5% Latino 40% 35% Multi-racial 10% 0% Native American/Alaskan 3% 0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% 0% White 30% 35% Other 0% 0% Unknown 0% 5%	Gender     Female 42% 60% Male 42% 30% Transgender- Female 1% 0% Transgender- Male 1% 0% Other 0% 0% Unknown 0% 0% Nonbinary 14% 10%
Location     Capitola 5% 5% Santa Cruz 45% 60% Scotts Valley 5% 1% Watsonville 12% 0% Unincorporated Mid-County (e.g., Live Oak, Soquel, Aptos ) 18% 20% Unincorporated North County (e.g. , Davenport )  2% 5% Unincorporated San Lorenzo Valley (e.g., Ben Lomond ) 12% 5% Unincorporated South County (e.g., Freedom ) 1% 0% Unknown 0% 0% Out of County 0% 4%

Annual Goal FY 23-24   Annual Goal FY 23-24 How Well Did We Provide Service?     How many participants did you survey? 75 55 80% of CORE program participants will report being either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with program services as measured by a one-question participant survey completed by June 30th of each FY. 80% 85%

Annual Goal FY 23-24   Annual Goal FY 23-24 Is Anyone Better Off?     80% of participants in the Parenting Support Program will report improved confidence in their ability to build a healthy relationship with their children, as measured by participants self-reporting on post program surveys 80% 90% 80% of youth in the Mentoring Program will report an increased confidence in recognizing safe and unsafe relationship behaviors, as measured by participants self-reporting on post program surveys. 80% 90% 80% of youth participating in the Youth Advisory Committee will report, increased confidence in leadership skills, and self-advocacy, as measured by participants self-reporting on post program surveys. 80% 80%

Additional CORE Questions  (The maximum length is limited to 1200 characters in the below boxes)
1. Briefly describe any progress and/or successes your CORE program achieved implementing its activities during FY 2023-2024. (Recommended 2-4 sentences)	We have had the opportunity to see the progress parents have made in communicating with their children and their abilities to startegize around difficult issues with more confidence and ability to regulate their responses and behaviors in a more effective and healthy manner. We have witnessed young people gain self assurance through our mentoring program that allows them to plan for their futures beyond the confusion and fear surrounding domestic violence. This field is required
2. (Optional, Success Stories) Please share a short story about the experience of a participant or family that received services funded through this contract during FY 2023-2024. Please state the specific activity that was provided and the impact or positive change that occurred as a result of the service(s) provided. *Please make sure to change any identifying information, such as names.*
3. Please describe any challenges your agency experienced in implementing its CORE funded program.	We had a long time youth advocate leave during this time which slowed our mentoring capacity until we were able to get the new hire trained. This field is required
4.Have you encountered challenges in collecting CORE program or participant data?	Yes No This field is required
5. If you answered yes, what challenges did you experience? (Recommended 2-4 sentences)	We have over the years witness young people take surveys and how it feels as if they are simply completing a task they were given. We have adapted to using journals for the facilitators and mentors to record remarks, observations and patterns to use as our data which gives us a more acurate picture of the effectivness of the program and the understanding the participants are getting.
6. What technical assistance can HSD or the CORE Institute provide to support your data collection activities?	I don't know at this time. This field is required
7. During FY 2023-2024, did your CORE program staff participate in a CORE Institute event (e.g., Coffee Chats or Conversations)?	Yes No This field is required
8. During FY 2023-2024, how did your CORE program engage its staff on issues of equity?	Walnut Avenue strives to have all policies, programs and services be viewed through an equity lens. The staff are involved with our Equity Committee which oversees all policies, procedures and services and makes recommendations on improvements to make all services assessable and culturally appropriate for all survivors. We do cross trainings with the Diversity Center, and engage with community members addressing equity, as members of the Justice & Gender Commission, sharing ideas on how to create a more equitable community at large. This field is required
9. In the CORE RFP, your program indicated an equity issue your program would address. How has your program impacted this equity issue in FY 2023-2024?	Under the CORE condition of Thriving Families we chose age as an equity issue. We have engaged our Youth Advisory committee to plan activities, discussion topics and scheduling around their interests and needs. Our mentoring sessions allow for young people to open up to safe, non-judgemental adults without fear of whats said being reported back to parents. This has been especially assuring to a couple of teens who have been struggling at home with acceptance of their identities. This field is required