Challenges and Strategies

	We would like to learn about the challenges you faced in implementing the program and some of the strategies you used to overcome the challenges. Listed below are some types of challenges that might have surfaced in your program related to start-up, intake, providing services, service delivery systems, and external factors.

Start-Up Challenges

11.	Did your YO program face challenges in the following start-up type areas?

		Yes	No	No response
	a. Finding, building or renovating site for YO Center
	b. Recruiting participants
	c. Retaining participants
	d. Establishing system for collecting and monitoring program data (i.e. MIS)
	e. Staff (e.g. finding qualified staff, training staff, retaining staff)
	f. Guidance from the Department of Labor

	If you indicated any start-up type challenges, please briefly describe these challenges. (Click in the text box and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Start-Up Strategies

12.	If you indicated any start-up type challenges (in the question above), please briefly describe the strategies, if any, you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Intake Challenges

13.	Did your YO program face challenges in the following intake type areas?

		Yes	No	No response
	a. Eligibility requirements
	b. Documenting information on participants
	c. Implementing a case management system
	d. Assessing participants’ skills and capacities
	e. Developing individual service strategies

	If you indicated any intake type challenges, please briefly describe these challenges. (Click in the text box and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Intake Strategies

14.	If you indicated any intake type challenges (in the question above), please briefly describe the strategies, if any, you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Providing Services Challenges

15.	Did your YO program face challenges in the following service type areas?

		Yes	No	No response
	a. Providing services to help participants meet their educational goals
	b. Providing services to help participants meet their occupational goals
	c. Providing opportunities for participants to develop leadership and citizenship potential
	d. Providing support services (e.g. clothing, child care)
	e. Providing recreational & social activities
	f. Finding mentors
	g. Finding paid work experiences for participants

	If you indicated any service type challenges, please briefly describe these challenges. (Click in the text box and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Providing Services Strategies

16.	If you indicated any service type challenges (in the question above), please briefly describe the strategies, if any, you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Service Delivery System Challenges

17.	Did your YO program face challenges in the following service delivery system type areas?

		Yes	No	No response
	a. Building relationship with local school district
	b. Building relationship with juvenile justice system
	c. Engaging employers
	d. Building relationships with other institutions in the community
	e. Working with Youth Advisory Council
	f. Working with local workforce investment board or PIC

	If you indicated any service delivery system type challenges, please briefly describe these challenges. (Click in the text box and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Service Delivery System Strategies

18.	If you indicated any service delivery system type challenges (in the question above), please briefly describe the strategies, if any, you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

External Factors Challenges

19.	Did your YO program face challenges in the following areas external to YO?

		Yes	No	No response
	a. Availability of jobs in area
	b. Lack of available transportation in area
	c. Local politics
	d. Lack of support from community
	e. Community risk factors (violence, drugs & alcohol, gang activity)

	If you indicated any challenges external to YO, please briefly describe these challenges. (Click in the text box and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

External Factors Strategies

20.	If you indicated any challenges external to YO (in the question above), please briefly describe the strategies, if any, you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

Other Challenges and Strategies

21.	If your YO program faced challenges other than those listed in this section, please briefly describe them here and include the strategies you used to overcome them. (Click in the text box below and begin typing your response. The box will expand to accommodate your response.)

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Full Report: GAO-06-53

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