View in EDS

Chicago Young Parents Program Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation & Follow-Up Study

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Chicago Young Parents Program Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation & Follow-Up Study
Language: English
Authors: Burkhardt, Tiffany, Dasgupta, Denali, Schlecht, Colleen, Carreon, Erin, Pacheco-Applegate, Aida, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Source: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 2020.
Availability: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-753-5900; Fax: 773-753-5940; Web site: http://www.chapinhall.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 94
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Mentors, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Parenting Skills, Child Rearing, Individual Development, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Reading, Stress Variables, Parent Child Relationship, Self Efficacy, Social Support Groups, Stress Management, Home Visits, Job Placement, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Youth
Geographic Terms: Illinois (Chicago)
Abstract: The Chicago Young Parents Program (CYPP) is a two-generation pilot program, combining youth employment and mentoring with comprehensive Head Start programming for participants' children and their families. CYPP was designed to improve parenting, personal growth, and family self-sufficiency through education and employment. This study was designed to assess the three-year pilot and provide insights and recommendations for bringing the program to full implementation. Data sources included administrative program data, surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The program changed over the three years, thus findings varied in the three cohorts. Overall, CYPP participants showed progress in the three primary outcomes: education/employment, parenting skills, and personal growth. Furthermore, each program component seemed to influence multiple outcomes, and each outcome was influenced by multiple program components. CYPP helped participants make progress towards or achieve their education and career goals. The program also strengthened participants' parenting skills, increasing parental responsiveness and the frequency of reading with their children. Parental distress decreased during participation in CYPP, and, for Cohort 2, parent-child interactions improved. Improvements in parenting were associated with generalized self-efficacy and social support. In addition, social support was associated with reduced stress, reduced parental distress, and increased self-efficacy. Participants who were progressing towards or met their educational goal showed greater improvement in generalized self-efficacy, emotional awareness, and parent-child interactions, than those who did not enroll or were in danger of dropping out. The mentorship role--including leading Friday enrichment sessions, conducting home visits, and supporting participants--was key to the success of CYPP. Mentors helped participants identify their goals and assisted with strategies to make progress towards those goals, maintained participant engagement with the program, and connected participants with resources. Recommendations for future implementation of the program include informing participants about the value of each program component, consistently measuring outcomes, and adding process measures. [Chicago Department of Family and Support Services funded this evaluation.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Access URL: https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/CYPP-Final-report.pdf
Accession Number: ED602984
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED602984
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Chicago Young Parents Program Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation & Follow-Up Study
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Burkhardt%2C+Tiffany%22">Burkhardt, Tiffany</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Dasgupta%2C+Denali%22">Dasgupta, Denali</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Schlecht%2C+Colleen%22">Schlecht, Colleen</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Carreon%2C+Erin%22">Carreon, Erin</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Pacheco-Applegate%2C+Aida%22">Pacheco-Applegate, Aida</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Chapin+Hall+at+the+University+of+Chicago%22">Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Chapin+Hall+at+the+University+of+Chicago%22"><i>Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago</i></searchLink>. 2020.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 773-753-5900; Fax: 773-753-5940; Web site: http://www.chapinhall.org
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 94
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2020
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Research
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Early+Parenthood%22">Early Parenthood</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Mentors%22">Mentors</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Early+Intervention%22">Early Intervention</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Family+Programs%22">Family Programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Parenting+Skills%22">Parenting Skills</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Child+Rearing%22">Child Rearing</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Individual+Development%22">Individual Development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Effectiveness%22">Program Effectiveness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Attainment%22">Educational Attainment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Employment+Level%22">Employment Level</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading%22">Reading</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Stress+Variables%22">Stress Variables</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Parent+Child+Relationship%22">Parent Child Relationship</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Self+Efficacy%22">Self Efficacy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+Support+Groups%22">Social Support Groups</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Stress+Management%22">Stress Management</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Home+Visits%22">Home Visits</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Job+Placement%22">Job Placement</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Racial+Differences%22">Racial Differences</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Ethnicity%22">Ethnicity</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Youth%22">Youth</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Illinois+%28Chicago%29%22">Illinois (Chicago)</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: The Chicago Young Parents Program (CYPP) is a two-generation pilot program, combining youth employment and mentoring with comprehensive Head Start programming for participants' children and their families. CYPP was designed to improve parenting, personal growth, and family self-sufficiency through education and employment. This study was designed to assess the three-year pilot and provide insights and recommendations for bringing the program to full implementation. Data sources included administrative program data, surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The program changed over the three years, thus findings varied in the three cohorts. Overall, CYPP participants showed progress in the three primary outcomes: education/employment, parenting skills, and personal growth. Furthermore, each program component seemed to influence multiple outcomes, and each outcome was influenced by multiple program components. CYPP helped participants make progress towards or achieve their education and career goals. The program also strengthened participants' parenting skills, increasing parental responsiveness and the frequency of reading with their children. Parental distress decreased during participation in CYPP, and, for Cohort 2, parent-child interactions improved. Improvements in parenting were associated with generalized self-efficacy and social support. In addition, social support was associated with reduced stress, reduced parental distress, and increased self-efficacy. Participants who were progressing towards or met their educational goal showed greater improvement in generalized self-efficacy, emotional awareness, and parent-child interactions, than those who did not enroll or were in danger of dropping out. The mentorship role--including leading Friday enrichment sessions, conducting home visits, and supporting participants--was key to the success of CYPP. Mentors helped participants identify their goals and assisted with strategies to make progress towards those goals, maintained participant engagement with the program, and connected participants with resources. Recommendations for future implementation of the program include informing participants about the value of each program component, consistently measuring outcomes, and adding process measures. [Chicago Department of Family and Support Services funded this evaluation.]
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2020
– Name: URL
  Label: Access URL
  Group: URL
  Data: <link linkTarget="URL" linkTerm="https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/CYPP-Final-report.pdf" linkWindow="_blank">https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/CYPP-Final-report.pdf</link>
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED602984
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED602984
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 94
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Early Parenthood
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Mentors
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Early Intervention
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Family Programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Parenting Skills
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Child Rearing
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Individual Development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Effectiveness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational Attainment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Employment Level
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Stress Variables
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Parent Child Relationship
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Self Efficacy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social Support Groups
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Stress Management
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Home Visits
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Job Placement
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Racial Differences
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Ethnicity
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Youth
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Illinois (Chicago)
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Chicago Young Parents Program Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation & Follow-Up Study
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Burkhardt, Tiffany
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Dasgupta, Denali
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Schlecht, Colleen
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Carreon, Erin
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Pacheco-Applegate, Aida
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2020
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
              Type: main
ResultId 1