Featured Program Metrics / Nature of Activity

Featured Program Metrics
Nature of Activity
- Best Practices
- Featured Program Metrics
- Additional Program Metrics
- Organization of Activity
- Activities’ Transition Time
- Staff Positively Guide Behavior
- Youth Relations with Adults
- Youth Relations with Peers
- Space Adequacy
- Overall Socio-Emotional Environment
- Informal Time: General Staff Performance
- Informal Time: Youth Engagement and Behavior
- Youth Feel Challenged
- Supportive Adults Present
- Helps Youth Academically
- Helps Youth Socially
- ACT Skills Case Studies
- Measurement
- Introduction to Measurement
- Membership Levels
- Cityspan: A Database for Providers
- Enrollment & Attendance Step 1: Entering Site Information
- Enrollment & Attendance Step 2: Adding Participant Data
- Enrollment & Attendance Step 3: Creating a Program Schedule
- Enrollment & Attendance Step 4: Enrolling Youth in the Program
- Enrollment & Attendance Step 5: Tracking Daily Attendance
- Tracking Youth Outcomes with the SAYO-T
- Managing Digital Badges
- Reporting
- Tracking Staff
- Help Desk
- PRISM
- Achieve, Connect, Thrive (ACT) Skills Framework
- Data Results
- For Providers
- FAQs
The nature and quality of program activities have a substantial impact on youth outcomes. Opportunities for youth to work together in pairs, groups, or as parts of a team help young people develop important social-emotional skills like collaboration and communication. Additionally, activities that are challenging, stimulating, and connected to ongoing themes or topics can contribute to positive gains for youth.