Asherall on program reach, enrollment numbers, and monitoring systems
Asherall details FY25 enrollment figures—62,000 youth and 17,000 adults in Beacons, 21,000 youth and 6,700 adults in Cornerstones—and describes DYCD's monitoring system, site visits, and corrective action plans.
For all participants, especially youth, community centers offer a safe place to engage.
engage in recreational activities, discover new interests, acquire skills, and find opportunities to contribute to the community, guided and supported by program staff.
Centers provide activities and services for school-age youth, families, and adults ages 22 years and older.
Including seniors.
In keeping with the original concept, programs make special efforts to engage hard-to-recruit youth and young adults for whom participation in activities that foster positive youth development,
social-emotional learning, SEL, and leadership skills are especially beneficial.
DYCD community centers have a broad reach.
In fiscal year 25, Beacon programs served more than 62,000 youth and 17,000 adults.
Cornerstone programs range in size from smaller centers to large, multi-purpose community spaces.
In fiscal year 25, Cornerstone Community Centers served over 21,000 young people and 6,700 adults.
DYCD monitors program performance and provides technical assistance to help programs reach their contract and community goals.
DYCD program managers make periodic on-site visits to programs to ensure that sites are welcoming,
properly staffed, engaging the community, and operating at full capacity.
DYCD program managers also monitor
whether enrollment and attendance are consistent with contracted levels and program goals.
DYCD's evaluation and monitoring system in DYCD Connect documents detailed program evaluations in four key sections, program practice, program compliance,
administration, and outcomes and outputs.
If a program does not meet the established standards, DYCD may issue a strategic action plan or a corrective action plan and provides on-site coaching and capacity building resources if there are issues or indicators that need
serious and formal correction.
This includes but is not limited to contract compliance, program quality, and outcomes and safety violations.