Outcomes
Our goal is to help 100% of homeless youth in our program to permanently transition out of the shelters. As such, success can be measured by the reduction in overall youth homelessness and the number of youth that graduate from college and move out of the shelter system. Our success will also be measured by our ability to scale the model to create global, pattern-setting change. The final indicator will be the willingness of global corporations/corporate employees to play an active role in ending youth homelessness.
The Reciprocity Foundation is the first organization to focus exclusively on permanently transitioning homeless youth out of the shelters; our holistic program (encompassing higher education, work experience, mentorship and wellness) has proven to be an ideal combination to enable a sustainable transition out of the shelters.
Our fall 2006 outcomes include:
| 3.3 | months, average time to exit homeless shelters | |
| 89 | %, moved out of the shelter within 1 year | |
| 78 | %, applied to college within 1 year | |
| 100 | %, youth received professional mentoring | |
| 78 | %, participating in internship/prof work experience | |
| 89 | %, accessed to higher wage/higher skill work |
Demographics:
| 93 | %, Youth of Color | |
| 86 | %, LGBTQ | |
| 29 | %, HIV+ |