For over 100 years, St Vincent de Paul of Seattle | King County has provided critical aid to impoverished, under-served, and vulnerable populations throughout the Puget Sound region. We envision a world where people who face financial challenges, food insecurity, and unstable housing are empowered to improve their circumstances, sustain their families and thrive. By listening closing to people are struggling with difficult life circumstances, we maintain a necessary proximity that ensures we can understand their needs to provide support and consistent, close follow up help them reach long-term stability.
Project Description:
Demonstrating the Impact of the Centro Rendu Program
Centro Rendu is one of the signature programs of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle that provides support for at-risk Latino communities from youth to adult. Within Centro Rendu, there are several programs with different roles. Brief descriptions of these programs are provided below. Given the complexity of Centro Rendu, they do not have the capability to clean and analyze these data. Consequently, they are seeking assistance from Pro Bono Analytics. In particular, they would like to leverage their data and available public data to craft their message on Centro Rendu and demonstrate its impact on the City of Seattle. An example question might be: What would it cost for a city to do what St. Vincent de Paul does via Centro Rendu? In addition, there are other nonprofit organizations in the Seattle area that offer programs that have similar aspects to Centro Rendu but are not as comprehensive. Can the available data be used to articulate the value of the complete Centro Rendu program compared to programs that only address some pieces of Centro Rendu?
This Pro Bono Analytics project may be divided into multiple projects, depending on the complexity of the data, where the first project reviews the available data and conducts data preparation with some data management and some initial analysis. The second project would then proceed with various analyses and measurements of impact.
Family programs include the following:
De Colores
For children aged 0-5, this program promotes child development and school readiness to ensure children enter kindergarten ready to learn and situated to succeed in school and in their home lives. De Colores services are available both in-home and virtually, and include case management, parental support, early learning activities, community building events, and educational opportunities.
Contando Contigo
This program connects with parents and caregivers to learn about early childhood development, positive discipline, health and nutrition, safety. This program offers bilingual case management, peer learning and peer support, early learning supports, and access to educational opportunities for parents.
ReRoute Program
For youth aged 11-17, this program supports youth who are beginning to struggle with academic and behavioral issues, helping them navigate challenges such as falling grades, missing assignments, suspensions or expulsions, alcohol or drug use, family conflicts, or issues with personal/social interaction.
Parent Ambassador Model
This is a Catholic initiative supporting increased engagement of Hispanic families in Catholic schools. This program expands the breadth and variety of services available to Hispanic families by adding wide range of essential services.
• Designed to help Catholic school parents to become more involved in school activities and leadership, this program provides opportunities for:
• Spiritual and group engagement
• Personal and professional development
• Servant leadership
• Classes and resources to strengthen literacy and parenting skills
• Participation in cultural events, and more.
Adult Education programs include the following that are offered in partnership with INEA through the Mexican Consulate, Renton Technical College, and Highline Community College:
Primary & Secondary Education (INEA)
The primary education program covers the equivalent of grades 1 through 6, focusing on building essential skills, including reading, writing, basic math, and comprehension.
The secondary education program is aimed at providing students with the equivalent of middle school education (grades 7 through 9). It builds on the primary education and leads into more advanced topics across a range of subjects, preparing students for high school or technical training.
GED/High School Equivalency
This certification is for adults who did not complete traditional high school, offering an alternative diploma to increase access to better job opportunities and/or higher education.
English Literacy
Develop your English language skills. We offer both beginner and advanced classes.
Financial Literacy & Computer Skills
Financial literacy helps adults to better understand concepts like budgeting, saving, and managing debt to make better financial decisions. Computer Skills helps you learn to use computers effectively, including basic functions, internet navigation, and using common software applications like MS Office..
Taimaka's data include anthropometric, clinical, and socioeconomic indicators for ~6000 children treated for acute malnutrition in Gombe state, Nigeria in 2023-2024. They seek help to better target their services to the sickest children - and potentially get the kids who need it to the hospital sooner. The project could also help build the capacity of their team to continue making use of the program data in this way in the future, including eventual testing of targeting criteria based on probability of hospitalization.
Time Commitment by the Volunteer:
Desired start date: 02/03/25
Desired end date: 04/28/25
Estimated time commitment by volunteer(s): 3-5 hours per week
Specific Skills Required:
Data preparation, management, and analysis.
Some data entries may be written in Spanish, so literacy in Spanish by one of the volunteers would be helpful.
Legal waiver required.
The deadline for submissions to this project is 01/23/25.