1) Increase the number of families with the necessary life skills to be self-sufficient. 2) Increase the ready workforce by addressing soft and hard skills gaps among youth and adults. 3) Improve academic success by working directly with youth from cradle to career. 4) Improve the health and independence of vulnerable populations.

o Improve personal financial literacy. o Increase the number of families in stable housing. o Increase employment in family sustaining wage jobs. o Individuals gain access to reliable transportation. o Youth can identify the dangers of alcohol and drugs, & possess the tools to avoid substance abuse. o Youth and adults are successfully completing job skill competency exams. o Youth identify career pathway opportunities. o Adults are obtaining and retaining employment for 6 month or more o Babies are born healthy to parents with knowledge of child development and appropriate parenting skills. o Children enter school ready to learn. o Children demonstrate proficiency in ELA and Math. o Youth are on track to graduate. o Increase protective factors among youth. o Individuals and families achieve stability by meeting emergency & basic needs. o OIder adults maintain their independence by remaining in their homes o Achieving stability by improving scores on mental health assessments

United Way of Southern Chautauqua County is using a team of volunteers to oversee the evaluation of funding requests and the creation of specific metrics to measure progress toward achieving the organization's Strategic Objectives. United Way's Community Impact Coordinator works directly with agency partners to ensure they utilize evidence-based programs that are delivered with fidelity. Once programming is underway, the Community Impact Coordinator assists in establishing appropriate indicators that measure progress.

Once baseline metrics are established, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County will collect outcome data at six month intervals from each of the funded programs. These data will inform progress toward achieving the Strategic Objectives and will also help the agency partners adjust program design and delivery in real time.

United Way of Southern Chautauqua County has collected baseline metrics on number of indicators from 2016-2018. Beginning July 2018, agencies will continue to collect data on these indicators and depending on type of program additional indicators may be measured.