Providing quality services and value-added solutions.

Evaluation and research findings give staff the information they need to improve delivery, foster accountability, and determine whether programs "make a difference."

The work is a collaborative process that ideally begins prior to or early in the program and is integrated into the fabric of the program so that it is responsive to the program’s needs. The Center utilizes many of the same methodologies used in social research, such as focus groups, surveys, and interviews, and conduct both qualitative and quantitative analysis