EVALUATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CENTER

• NCJ Number: 8626
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 33 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EXCERPT OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT PREPARED FOR GRANTEES OF OFFICE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Annotation

THE CENTER IS A MULTI-AGENCY ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO UPGRADE EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH LIVING IN THE HUNTERS POINT AREA OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Abstract

AFTER A DESCRIPTION OF THE CENTER'S OPERATIONS, THE GOALS, OUTCOMES, AND APPROACH OF THE PROGRAM ARE EVALUATED. THREE MAJOR CRITICISMS ARE OFFERED A SERIOUS LACK OF RESEARCH ON THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS OF HUNTERS POINT AND ON THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF PAST EFFORTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE, THE SERVICES AVAILABLE SEEMED TOO LIMITED IN SCOPE TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THE MANY PROBLEMS UNDERLYING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, AND 3) EXCEPT FOR SPORADIC EFFORTS, THE CENTER GENERALLY IGNORED THE ACTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF THE DOMINANT COMMUNITY WHICH HAD ORIGINALLY HELPED TO CREATE THE PROBLEMS OF HUNTERS POINT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)