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Ujamaa Place

Ujamaa Place serves primarily African American men who have multiple…
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Ujamaa Place serves primarily African American men who have multiple barriers to becoming stable, productive members of the community. Wilder Research worked with the program to create a theory of transformation and evaluation framework. Reports look at the impact of the program and present findings from a return on investment analysis.

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June 2017

Ujamaa Place serves primarily African American men who have multiple barriers to becoming stable, productive members of the community. This document outlines the evaluation framework, including a theory of change, desired outcomes, and outcome measures.

June 2016

This report examines the impact of programming delivered by Ujamaa Place, an organization that serves primarily African American men (age 17-29) who have multiple barriers to becoming stable, productive members of the community. As part of the evaluation, Wilder Research conducted a return on investment (ROI) analysis of Ujamaa Place day programming for the 90 total participants that received services in 2015.

May 2014

This report examines the impact of programming delivered by Ujamaa Place, an organization that serves primarily African American men (ages 17-29) who have multiple barriers to becoming stable, productive members of the community. As part of the evaluation, Wilder Research conducted a return on investment (ROI) analysis of Ujamaa Place programming. A conservative ROI analysis indicates a return on investment of two dollars for every dollar invested in Ujamaa Place, as well as a net gain for society of approximately $669,000 during 2013.

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