Gateway READY4LIFE

Gateway Community Services Organization READY4Life Evaluation Project Abstract Gateway Community Services Organization (GCSO) received a federal grant from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to implement the READY4Life Initiative, which is an education program for high school youth (grades 9-12). The program is designed to enhance the values of marriage, develop relationship skills, and increase budgeting/financial management with the goal of promoting socioemotional development and successful transitions to young adulthood. As part of this five-year grant, applicants were allowed to budget funds in Year 1 to work with an outside evaluator to plan an evaluation of the READY4Life Initiative. GCSO will have the opportunity to apply for a competitive supplement to fund and carry-out the evaluation that was planned during Year 1. GCSO has chosen Dr. Matthew Webster as the outside evaluator. He and project staff will regularly meet with GCSO staff to learn about the READY4Life Initiative, plan evaluation activities, develop outcome measures, and write a formal evaluation plan to be submitted to ACF for a competitive supplement.