PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT
Office of Family Assistance
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Program
REPORT TEMPLATE FOR HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROGRAMS
OMB Control No.: xxxx-xxxx
Expiration Date: xx/xx/xxxx
Information from the semi-annual ACF performance progress report (PPR) will be used by the Office of Family Assistance to meet grants management requirements and by grantees themselves to self-monitor progress and challenges (continuous quality improvement). Semi-annual progress reports are due within 30 days of the end of each 6-month reporting period, which are:
Reporting Period 1: October 1 – March 31; Report Due: April 30
Reporting Period 2: April 1 – September 30; Report Due: October 31
The PPR consists of the following four parts, with both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of program performance:
Part 1: ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page found at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/acf_ogm_ppr.pdf
Part 2: Appendix B – Qualitative (narrative) description of program indicators:
B-01 Performance Narrative
B-02 Major Activities and Accomplishments
B-03 Problems (Challenges)
B-04 Significant Findings and Events
B-05 Dissemination Activities
B-06 Other Activities
B-07 Activities Planned for the Next Reporting Period
B-08 Selected Participant Outcomes
Part 3: Appendix C – Quantitative (numeric) performance measures:
C-01 Recruitment
C-02 Applicant Characteristics
C-03 Program Enrollment
C-04 Program Participation
C-05 Quality Assurance and Monitoring (Continuous Quality Improvement)
C-06 Referrals
C-07 Implementation Challenges
C-08 Marketing
C-09 Participant Outcomes
9.1 Adults
9.2 Youth
Part 4: Federal Financial Report (FFR) SF-425 found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/SF-425.pdf
Please address each reporting area. Once you complete the PPR packet, upload it, along with the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page, as a Grant Note in GrantSolutions. Please contact your OFA Federal Program Specialist for additional guidance.
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OF 1995 Public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 180 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
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reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The information requested in this survey will be
used to document how programs receiving HMRF grant funding operate
and describe participant outcomes. The data gathered will allow ACF
to better monitor grantee progress and performance.
In
accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended (5
U.S.C. 552a),
ACF/OPRE established system of records titled: 09-80-0361 OPRE
Research and Evaluation Project Records, HHS/ACF/OPRE. A Federal
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announced the system.
Part 1: ACF-OGM-SF-PPR Cover Page
Part 2: Appendix B – PROGRAM INDICATORS
B-01 PERFORMANCE NARRATIVE Please provide details on the following questions about your program and services. |
1. Target population Please provide a detailed description of your target population. |
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2. Program services Please provide a detailed description of the following:
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3. Job and Career Advancement Please provide a detailed description of the following:
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4. Programs with Subsidized Employment Elements If employment subsidies are provided, please provide detailed descriptions to the following:
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5. Staffing Please provide a list of program key staff with roles and responsibilities. |
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6. Organizational/Program Partners Please provide a list of program partners (specify those with MOUs) and their roles and responsibilities for program implementation. |
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7. Other Please provide any other details on performance that you think are relevant for this reporting period. |
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B-02 MAJOR ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS Describe major programmatic and operational activities and accomplishments during this reporting period in the topical areas shown below. |
1. Recruitment methods and strategies Please provide a detailed description of your recruitment strategies and approaches, including any changes, during this reporting period. |
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2. Recruitment performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-01. Is there anything else you would like to share about the recruitment methods? |
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3. Program intake and applicant characteristics Please describe your program’s intake process and when an applicant is considered “enrolled” in your program. |
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4. Applicant characteristics performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-02. Is there anything else you would like to share about the characteristics of program applicants this reporting period? |
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5. Program enrollment Please describe your program’s progress toward meeting enrollment targets. If you are not meeting your enrollment targets, please describe challenges you are experiencing and plans to address them. In the space provided below, please describe:
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6. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Please describe whether and how applicants are screened for intimate partner violence. |
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7. Process for handling disclosures of intimate partner violence (IPV) Please indicate whether the grantee has a written plan to respond to possible disclosures of IPV. If yes, please provide a copy with the report due on April 30th. |
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8. Program enrollment performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-03. Is there anything else you would like to share about program enrollment or IPV screening this reporting period? |
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9. Program participation In the space provided below, please describe: Enrollment:
Retention:
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10. Program participation performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-04. Is there anything else you would like to share about program participation this reporting period? |
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11. Quality assurance and monitoring (continuous quality improvement) Please provide a detailed description of your plans for program quality assurance and monitoring, including training and supervision. |
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12. Quality assurance and monitoring (continuous quality improvement) performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-05. Is there anything else you would like to share about your activities this reporting period to ensure program quality? |
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13. Staff Training In the space provided below, please describe the trainings that staff received. |
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14. Referrals In the space provided below, please provide a detailed description of your process for follow-up with participants referred for services. |
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15. Referral performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-06. Is there anything else you would like to share about referrals this reporting period? |
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16. Local program evaluation Please describe activities and accomplishments pertaining to the design and execution of your local program evaluation. |
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17. Other Please describe other activities and accomplishments during the reporting period. |
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B-03 PROBLEMS (CHALLENGES) Describe challenges encountered implementing your program during this reporting period. Describe any current or expected deviations or departures from the original project plan, including actual/anticipated slippage in task completion dates, and special problems encountered or expected. Use this section to advise your Federal Program Specialist and Grants Management Specialist of assistance needs. |
1. Implementation challenges performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-07. For any challenge categorized as “somewhat of a problem” or “a serious problem,” please describe the nature of the problem and any proposed solutions. |
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2. Staff turnover Please describe any positions that are currently vacant and your plan to fill each vacancy. |
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3. Technical assistance needs Describe any guidance or technical assistance you would like to help address current or anticipated challenges. |
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B-04 SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS & EVENTS In the table provided below, please list and briefly describe any significant findings and events that occurred this reporting period. Topics may include innovative strategies or promising practices in areas such as:
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B-05 DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES In the space provided below, please describe your program’s marketing and dissemination activities. Additionally, please itemize your efforts and include copies of any newspaper, newsletter, magazine articles, or other published materials relevant to your project’s activities, or used for marketing purposes. |
Marketing performance measures Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-08. Is there anything else you would like to share about dissemination activities this reporting period? |
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B-06 OTHER ACTIVITIES In the space provided below, please describe other activities that are a part of your program. Please indicate whether the program activity is supported by the OFA grant, another funding source, or provided in-kind through another source (if applicable, please name the source). |
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B-07 ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD In the table provided below, please list please list the key activities you plan to engage in over the next six months, and a general timeline for completion. Activities may be related to:
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B-08 SELECTED PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES Please review the performance measures in Appendix C-09. Is there anything else you would like to share about program participants’ outcomes this reporting period? |
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Part 3: Appendix C – PERFORMANCE MEASURES
C-01 RECRUITMENT
1. Recruitment methods used during the reporting period |
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2. Agencies and organizations that provided referrals during the reporting period |
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Hospitals, maternity clinics, doctors’ offices |
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4. Program applicants (during the reporting period) who reported hearing about the program through each source |
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C-02 Applicant Characteristics
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7. Average number of biological or adopted children who live with applicant all or most of the time |
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C-03 Program Enrollment
1. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
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C-04 PARTICIPATION
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2. Attendance at Workshops
Users will query nFORM to generate a table that reports on participation in the specific activities offered by the grantee, for the specific target population it serves. The data for this nFORM-generated table will derive from responses to questions in the three programmatic tiers below.
Tier 1 |
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Workshop Activity |
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select ONE 1 Youth 2 Adult Individual 3 Adult Couple |
select ONE 1 Education in High School 2 Premarital Education 3 Marriage and Relationship Skills Education 4 Marriage Enhancement 5 Divorce Reduction 6 Marriage Mentoring |
select all that apply 1 Financial management 2 Parenting 3 Conflict Resolution 4 Job and Career Advancement |
Example of nFORM-Generated Table on Participation:
Adult Couples receiving Divorce Reduction (element: Conflict Resolution ONLY)
Options selected: Adult Couples Divorce Reduction Conflict Resolution ONLY |
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C-05 Quality Assurance and Monitoring (continuous quality improvement)
1. Staff Training
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C-07 Implementation Challenges
1. Common implementation challenges
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Participant recruitment |
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Enrolling the intended target population |
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Getting enrollees to start participating in services |
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Getting enrollees to attend regularly |
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Keeping participants engaged during sessions |
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Getting enrollees to complete the program |
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Recruiting qualified staff |
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Ensuring facilitators understand content |
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Covering all program content in the time allotted |
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Implementing curriculum with fidelity |
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Program facilities |
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Cooperation of recruitment and referral sources |
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Service delivery partners |
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Extreme weather or natural disasters |
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2. Staff turnover challenges
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C-08 Marketing
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C-09 Participant Outcomes
1. ADULT COUPLES AND INDIVIDUALS
A. Relationships/Marriage
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5 – 20 |
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Positive conflict management skills (7-item scale) |
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7 – 28 |
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Satisfaction with how conflict with partner is handled |
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1 (very satisfied) to 3 (not at all satisfied) |
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Commitment to marriage (only those who are married) |
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View marriage as lifelong |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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B. Parenting
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Nurturing parentinga |
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Happy being with child |
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1 (never) to 4 (often) |
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Feels very close to child |
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1 (never) to 4 (often) |
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Tries to comfort child when she/he is upset |
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1 (never) to 4 (often) |
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Spends time with child doing what he/she likes to do |
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1 (never) to 4 (often) |
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Disciplinea |
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Talks about what child did wrong |
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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
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Hits, spanks, grabs, or uses physical punishment |
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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
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Yells, shouts, or screams at child when he/she is mad at him/her |
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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
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Co-parenting |
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Works well with co-parent in parenting child |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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Perceived improvements in parenting and co-parenting |
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Feels more confident in parenting skills since attending program |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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a Responses averaged across respondent’s two youngest children, if applicable
C. Economic Stability
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Willing to work |
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Would like to get a job |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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Would like to get a better job |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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Current employment status (%) |
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Full-time employment (usually work 35 hours or more a week) |
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0–100 |
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Part-time employment (usually work 1 – 34 hours a week) |
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0–100 |
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Employed, but hours vary |
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0–100 |
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Temporary, occasional, or seasonal employment, or odd jobs for pay |
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0–100 |
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Not currently employed |
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0–100 |
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Actively looking for work |
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0–100 |
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Retired |
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0–100 |
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Disabled |
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0–100 |
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In school full or part time |
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0–100 |
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Employment stability |
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Length of time in current job |
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To be determined |
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Perceived improvements in money management |
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Knows how to handle money and bills better since attending program |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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D. Program Perceptions
Outcome |
Percent reporting |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Program helped a lot (%) |
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0–100 |
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Program help some (%) |
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0–100 |
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Program helped not at all (%) |
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0–100 |
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2. YOUTH
A. Marriage and relationship attitudes
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Marriage beliefs |
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Believes that marriages are happy or unhappy and not much will change that |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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Believes that in happy marriages, do not need to work on relationship |
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1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree) |
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Expectations |
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Expect to be married to one person for life |
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1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance) |
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Expect to live with boyfriend/girlfriend without being married |
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1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance) |
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Expect to have a child without being married |
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1 (almost no chance) to 5 (almost certain chance) |
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Attitudes about intimate partner violence |
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Believes that violence is sometimes only way to express feelings |
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1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) |
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Believes that it’s okay to stay in a relationship in which person is afraid of partner |
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1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) |
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Ended unhealthy relationship |
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Ended emotionally unhealthy or abusive relationship since attending program (%) |
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0 – 100 |
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Ended physically unhealthy or abusive relationship since attending program (%) |
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0 – 100 |
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B. Attitudes about sex
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Believes that people in love do not need to use condoms or birth control |
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1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) |
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Would find it hard to say “no” if boyfriend/girlfriend pressured for sex |
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1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) |
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C. Current relationship
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Boyfriend/girlfriend insults or criticizes respondent’s ideas |
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1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time) |
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During disagreements respondent throws or hits something |
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1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time) |
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D. Parenting
Outcome |
Average posttest score |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Nurturing parenting (if live with child) |
Blank |
Blank |
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Happy being with child |
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1 (never) to 4 (often) |
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Feels very close to child |
Blank |
1 (never) to 4 (often) |
Blank |
Tries to comfort child when she/he is upset |
Blank |
1 (never) to 4 (often) |
Blank |
Spends time with child doing what he/she likes to do |
Blank |
1 (never) to 4 (often) |
Blank |
Discipline (if live with child) |
Blank |
Blank |
Blank |
Talks about what child did wrong |
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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
Blank |
Hits, spanks, grabs, or uses physical punishment |
Blank |
1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
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Yells, shouts, or screams at child because mad at him/her |
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1 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day) |
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Frequency saw child in past month (if do not live with child) |
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Every day or almost every day (%) |
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0–100 |
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One to three times a week (%) |
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0–100 |
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One to three times a month (%) |
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0–100 |
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Did not see child in past month (%) |
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0–100 |
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E. Program perceptions
Outcome |
Percent reporting |
Range |
Number of respondents |
Program helped a lot (%) |
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0–100 |
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Program help some (%) |
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0–100 |
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Program helped not at all (%) |
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0–100 |
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Part 4: Federal Financial Report
File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
File Title | Semi-Annual Performance Progress Report for Healthy Marriage Grantees |
Subject | Family support, healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood |
Author | Mathematica Policy Research, HHS/ACF |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2021-01-25 |