OC GRIP BY THE NUMBERS
Creating an impact in the community
The GRIP program has seen tremendous success in a short period of time. It has proven extremely effective in the increase of school attendance rates and average test scores. It has brought about significant reduction of school expulsion rates and even helped to reduce crime rates in neighborhoods surrounding targeted schools.
ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH CARE AGENCY MEASURABLE OUTCOMES
2022-2023 School-based Waymakers GRIP Case Management Outcomes
resource referrals during this school year by the Waymakers team
youth and their families received services from Waymakers including counseling, food and housing assistance, medical referrals and school supplies
Increase in Well-being
Program design: By the end of the period, 70% of students/youth receiving gang prevention and resiliency building curricula will report an increase in well-being as measured by pre-post results using the Youth Resiliency Survey and the PROMIS-Youth Survey.
Actual Outcome: The Youth Resiliency Survey resulted in 79% of participants reporting an increase in resiliency and the PROMIS-Youth Survey resulted in 67% of participants reporting improvement. Overall, 73% of participants reported improvement in this area.
Increase in Family Functioning and Social Support
Program design: By the end of the period, 70% of parents will report an increase in family functioning and social support after completion of a case management action plan as measured by pre-post results using the Protective Factors Survey and the PROMIS-Parent Survey.
Actual Outcome: 69% of parents reported an increase in family functioning and 63% parents reported an increase in concrete support. The PROMIS-Parent resulted in 75% of parents reporting improvement.
More Access to Support Services
Program design: By the end of the period, 70% of faculty will report that they have more access to support services for students in need.
Actual Outcome: 99% of the faculty reported that they have more access to support services for students in need.
Increased School Attendance
Program design: By the end of the period, 70% of the students will have increased school attendance as reported by school attendance data.
Actual Outcome: 78% of the students had increased school attendance as reported by school attendance data.
OC GRIP Measurable Outcomes
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County (BBBSOC) has been working with Orange County GRIP since December 2009. Through this partnership, BBBSOC has been providing the youth referred from targeted schools with positive adult mentors.
The primary referral source is the school teacher, counselor or principal, who is recommending that a student be met with at the OC GRIP Intervention Meetings.
A child needs to be a willing participant and the parent must agree to follow through with the required interviews and match meetings. A BBBSOC case manager will also conduct an in-depth interview with potential volunteers to assess their motivation, background, time availability, and skills in order to determine if they are appropriate to match to a child.
After the match is completed, ongoing case management will be conducted by BBBSOC Match Support Specialist staff. This includes regularly contacting the child, parent and mentor to ensure the relationship is developing in a healthy manner, that the prescribed match goals are on target, and address any challenges that any party may be experiencing as a result of the match.
Matches will meet each other two to four times a month, and will engage in activities that are of common interest. This can include going to the park, a sporting event, shopping at a mall, eating out at a restaurant, going to the movies, working on a school project, or simply spending time hanging out together and building upon their friendship.