Adopted: 1/9/2013
Logic Model: ARCHES
Inputs
Staff
Volunteers
Time
Money
Research
Materials
Equipment
Technology
Partners
Activities
Enroll 20 court-involved
youth (ages 16-24, from
Harlem) in each 6-month
cycle
Provide group mentoring
meetings using a 4-part
Interactive Journaling
curriculum; Serve hot
meals at each meeting
Encourage and enable 1on-1 mentor/mentee
meetings
Provide support 24/7
Create Individual Change
Plans for each mentee
(sometime between 3-6
months of engagement)
Engage mentors/mentees
in social/cultural/
recreational special
events and trips
Outputs
# enrolled (20)
# of mentors (5)
# retained at 30 days
(80%)
# retained at 90 days
(75%)
# retained at 6 months
(65% completion rate)
Average daily attendance
(70%)
# of meals provided
# of hours of group
mentoring with interactive
journaling (minimum 1.5
hours, 2x/week)
# of hours of one-on-one
mentoring
Distribute stipends &
metrocards according to
participation
# convicted of a new
criminal offense
Update ETO by due dates
& maintain complete files
# of staff trainings
Developed by New York City Mission Society
Department of Quality & Evaluation
Outcomes – Impact
Short Term
Participants explore
their own experiences
alongside peers and
mentors and become
an important support
system to one another
Participants improve
communication skills
Participants learn to
handle difficult feelings
and importance of
choosing responsible
behaviors
Participants learn selfmanagement
strategies for success
through a process of
change, action, and
prosocial behavior
Participants identify a
plan for change and
personal development
Participants prepare
themselves cognitively
and developmentally
for education,
employment, and civic
participation
Participants are
exposed to the world
beyond what they
already know
Medium Term
Long Term
Participants
demonstrate
improved
interpersonal
relationships and
everyday
interactions
Participants
demonstrate ability
to cope with difficult
situations and
feelings
Participants
demonstrate prosocial decisionmaking and take
steps towards
behavior change
Crime and
recidivism is
reduced
Education levels
rise
Employment levels
rise
Community
becomes stronger
and safer
Participants avoid
criminal behavior
Participants become
more productive
community citizens
Problem statement: Following detainment, court-involved youth of Harlem typically confront the same issues that led them to arrest in the first place.
Transformative Mentoring Interventions employing an evidence-based Interactive Journaling curriculum have been shown to help these youth avoid recidivism by
building their capacity to communicate well, handle difficult feelings, choose responsible behaviors, and plan for individual change.