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What's NewSTUDY CONFIRMS POWERFUL IMPACT OF MENTORING ON FAMILIES
Good Samaritan Ministries participates in Community Day hosted by Fifth Third Bank at Fifth Third Stadium.
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What's New
 equipped to continue working in their churches' neighborhood. Community development was explored focusing on asset-development. What is possible? What do we already know and have? What are our talents? These questions and others were explored and will be pursued by congregations together and with their neighbors.
Information on the June workshop will be available shortly. For more nformation contact Mike VandenBerg.
GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRIES - IN THE NEWS
GOOD SAM PHOTO GALLERY New photos have been posted to the Good Sam Photo Gallery. View families who were helped, volunteers who serve and work projects accomplished this year.
GOOD SAM NEWSLETTERS Good Sam newsletters highlight ministry areas and share our success in working with families, churches and agencies. October 2006 February 2007 June 2007 October 2007 Jan 2008 GOOD SAM ANNUAL REPORT Good Sam's annual report highlighting ministries, partners, and financial data are available. Annual Report 2007 Good Samaritan Ministries (GSM) contracted with the Carl Frost Center for Social Science Research to conduct an evaluation of its mentoring programs. The evaluation has taken place over the last four years, and is designed to track cases at various intervals following the time at which cases exit a GSM program. The goal is to evaluate case functioning to determine the extent to which the mentoring programs have long-term impact on people's lives. Until this series of reports, begun in 2002, no evaluation had been conducted beyond discharge. The most recent report from the Frost Center, dated January 2007, continues to demonstrate the sustained relationship between cases and churches. In each of the reports in the series, the data demonstrates “increases in the number of churches participating in GSM programs, either as sources for referrals or mentors. The sample data shows that structured church activity is part of the household experience. The number of cases indicating no relationship or no desire for a relationship decreased by half while those with an established social relationship with church members increased by nearly 1/3. There continues to be strong evidence of the immediate impact of GSM programs on cases. Furthermore, although some of the sample sizes are small, the evaluation increasingly indicates a robust, long-term positive economic and social benefit of GSM intervention.” The Outcome Study Executive Summary, full report and newsletter are all available. 2006 Outcome Study Executive Summary 2006 Outcome Study Full Report |
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