African-American Healthy Marriage Initiative 2007 TA Plan

LOGIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (TA 2007)

A: Goals

The objective for providing technical assistance is to strengthen the AAHMI service delivery network, through training, education and facilitations and supportive services. A strengthened delivery network should increase its impact on the following desired changes (over time) in African American individuals, families and communities as measured by:

Reduction in the disproportionate representation of African Americans in child welfare services

More youth completing high school and going to college, particularly males

A reduction in out of wedlock births

Healthier adults and youth

Less divorce, more marriages

More children living in healthy two-parent (married) households

Increased human capital quality and economic development in communities where poor heath, incarceration, broken families and poverty are substantially reduced.

B: Logic Model Overview

A logic model has been developed that integrates technical assistance strategies for the identified problems and needs of the organizations involved in AAHMI service delivery. The plan is pragmatic to the extent that enabling and inhibiting factors have been taken into consideration in determining the most effective TA activities and opportunities.

Four categories of activities are proposed that focus on:

Coalition capacity building – which will involve assisting service delivery areas (sites and their coalitions) to expand their networks, increase the involvement of youth and health components, and also to help them evaluate and improve the quality of performance.

Promotion of “research-based” practices – TA activities that encourage, inform, promote and support the implementation of research based service-delivery and practice models that lead to affordable, accessible and available services.

Education, communication and promotion – TA activities are focused on engaging youth, scholars, educators, faith based organizations, health care providers and the media to publicize the information, strategies and other assets available to them as major change agents for the AAHMI.

Coordination and collaboration across ACF and other federal, State and local agencies and grantees – TA activities are focused on fostering collaborative arrangements, using tools (e.g., online database of grants and grantees) and other information to enable agencies that need to collaborate to find each other more quickly.

**AAHMI FISCAL YEAR 2007 LOGIC MODEL**
Inputs/Resources	Activities	Outputs	OUTCOMES Short	OUTCOMES Intermediate	OUTCOMES Long Term
ACF Federal Staff Working Funds Program Funds Contract Dollars Legislative Authority Institutions Annie-Casey Foundation Family Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Jordan Institute for Families Researchers/HM Sites Fatherhood/HM Programs Media/ Media Owners Educational Institutions High School Students College Students College Professors Faith Based Leadership National Council of Churches ITC Theological Schools	*Conduct Research-to-Practice* Conferences** Conduct 2007 National Research conference Using distance formats, conduct follow-up meetings to 2006 conferences, focus on local application	One research based practice forum Four multi-regional meetings (web, video conferences, teleconference (etc)	Increased knowledge of how to use research in practice Increased interest in AAHMI research and application by scholars and practitioner	Increased application of research based practice models using culturally competent marriage education for couples and youth	Expanded and effective relationships and knowledge fostered and sustained in coalitions Streamlined and easier access to coalition resources Cost effective and higher quality service delivery based on available, accessible and affordable research based services Better informed constituents about benefits of AAHMI services Higher utilization of marriage education services due to increased exposure to more positive images of African American marriages and families
	Publicize, Promote and Share AAHMI Resources Focus Youth: Use multimedia promotions to stimulate involvement (video/ music) Educators: Provide material to stimulate scholarly thinking Practitioners/Researchers: Provide research data, information, conference proceedings Media Owners: Provide promotional material and awareness information	Podcast, Web and other informational forms targeted to youth One conference proceedings package (2006) disseminated to practitioners/re-searchers One promotional awareness package to media outlets	Youth able to more readily access AAHMI material Researchers and practitioners have access to AAHMI results to date Media outlets aware of and engaged to produce AAHMI material	Increased level of awareness, access and use of AAHMI resources
	Conduct Mini-Academy (Washington, D.C) Tracks How to expand local coalitions to include youth, health related organizations and local government How to access public access media How to improve the inter-organizational relationships between abstinence and healthy marriage providers.	One national academy with youth focus conducted ‘07	Increased knowledge by coalitions on capacity building and performance improvement	Coalitions expanded to include an abstinence-until-marriage youth strategy
	Assist Preparation of Faith Based Leadership Convene faith based leaders summit to develop a national AAHMI strategy	National strategy developed Buy-in from faith based leadership	Faith based leadership equipped with knowledge and materials to promote the goals of AAHMI	Faith based community delivers AAHMI services
	Assist Health Care Providers to Adopt Healthy Marriage Practices Convene Health Leadership Roundtable Develop AAHMI health strategy	Four (quarterly) meetings Strategy developed to promote the health aspects of AAHMI	Health community is aware of the links between benefits of marriage and the health of individuals	Health practitioners incorporate Healthy Marriage strategies in their practice
	Improve Coordination and Collaboration Across ACF, Federal State and Local grantees: Develop mapping database of grant sources and recipients Convene local agencies to facilitate inter-organizational collaboration Facilitate and promote development of coordinated Healthy Marriage strategies	One Mapping database Local coordination meetings TA Strategies identified that maximize community capacity	AAHMI entities incorporate mapping database to formulate or improve coordination strategies	Cognizant AAHMI entities have increased capabilities to collaborate and coordinate services.