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■ REACH Ashland Youth Center Evaluation(County of Alameda)
<br /> Since 2076, Kym has been leading the annual evaluation of REACH programming, its impact on disenfranchised and
<br /> vulnerable youth, and the cross-disciplinary REACH partnership. Key highlights of evaluation have included: analyzing
<br /> individual-level attendance, participation, and COST referral data; revising the Results/Evaluation Framework; revising
<br /> and analyzing the annual REACH Member Survey, conducting interviews and focus groups with youth, staff, and family
<br /> members, and preparing final evaluation reports and presentations.
<br /> ■ Calistoga Community Schools Initiative Evaluation(UpValley Family Centers)
<br /> Kym serves as project director. Calistoga Community Schools Initiative (CCSI) is a collective impact effort that brings
<br /> together partners and resources in key areas affecting education, health and wellness. This public-private partnership
<br /> includes the school district, local government, and nonprofits. Kym worked with the CCSI collaborative partners to update
<br /> the initiative's logic model and develop an evaluation plan that includes metrics to measure the impact of CCSI.
<br /> ■ Process Evaluation of Implementation of the Santa Clara County Community Health Improvement Plan(Santa Clara
<br /> County Public Health Department)
<br /> Kym served as project director for the process evaluation of the Countywide Community Health Improvement Plan. Using
<br /> a collective impact approach,the process evaluation used mixed methods including a collaborative partner survey and key
<br /> leader interviews to understand the strengths and challenges of this collaborative effort.
<br /> ■ University of California,Berkeley School of Public Health,Best Babies Zone Initiative Evaluation
<br /> Served as project director to evaluate the place-based Best Babies Zone Initiative (BBZ). Conducted extensive surveys
<br /> and interviews with community partners in Oakland, Cincinnati, and New Orleans to define on outcome evaluation that
<br /> establishes shared baseline measures relevant to the project's community sites to demonstrate impact over time.
<br /> ■ Strong,Prosperous,and Resilient Communities Challenge(SPARCC) Evaluation
<br /> Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, JPB Foundation, and the
<br /> California Endowment,SPARCC is a multi year,multi-site,systems-change initiative to develop a national narrative related
<br /> to improving regional equity. The SPARCC initiative is supporting local efforts to ensure that new infrastructure and built
<br /> environment investments lead to equitable and health opportunities for local residents and prepare communities for the
<br /> challenges of climate change. Kym has provided oversight on the process and outcome evaluations at both the initiative-
<br /> and site-level. This work includes the development of an overall measurement strategy, an initiative-level logic model,
<br /> a set of integrated measures, site-specific evaluation plans, participation in learning convenings, and preparing regular
<br /> reflection memos for project partners.
<br /> ■ San Jose COVID-19 Recovery Task Force(City of San Jose)
<br /> Kym worked with the City of San Jose to develop a strategy to engage residents, community members, and businesses
<br /> on matters of COVID-19 economic and social recovery, to engage those most impacted by the pandemic. This included
<br /> facilitation of monthly Recovery Task Force meetings and subsequent working groups/committees that concluded with
<br /> final recommendations from the Task Force to the City Council.
<br /> ■ San Mateo County Community Collaboration for Children's Success(San Mateo County Health System)
<br /> Kym led the planning process for the CCCS initiative, which identified community-supported, evidence-based strategies
<br /> to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families who disproportionately experience trauma and who have been
<br /> involved in the child welfare and/or criminal justice systems in San Mateo County. The place-based, trauma-informed
<br /> planning process developed community-specific action plans for four neighborhoods within North Fair Oaks/Redwood
<br /> City,South San Francisco, East Palo Alto,and Daly City. The planning process involves extensive community engagement
<br /> with youth (73-24 years old), parents and caregivers of children and youth 0-24, and multi-sector youth and family
<br /> focused community-based organizations and service providers.
<br /> ■ Santa Clara County County of Santa Clara,Office of the County Executive Transportation Needs Assessment
<br /> Led with Nelson/Nygaard to conduct the Santa Clara County Transportation Needs Assessment that focused on six key
<br /> populations. Kym led the community engagement efforts for the 6 key populations for the assessment, which included
<br /> young people in foster care,people receiving health and/or social services, and people being released from the County's
<br /> jail. Through the engagement,the team collected and analyzed 734 surveys, 7 focus groups,and 12 stakeholder interviews
<br /> that resulted in overall findings and population-specific findings
<br /> ■ Santa Clara County Children's Health Assessment Primary Data Collection and Facilitation
<br /> R+A worked with the Public Health Department to lead a qualitative assessment of children's health in Santa Clara
<br /> County. We conducted 19 focus groups, 30 key leader interviews, and collected over 7,000 surveys to understand more
<br /> about the social determinants that affect children's health outcomes across the county. Focus groups were conducted in
<br /> English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. The project culminated in on engaging final report and a community and
<br /> stakeholder"Call to Action"forum to identify action steps.
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