Program
Evaluation and
Recommendations
The
City of Atlanta engaged MXD to provide an assessment &
evaluation
of the Federal Weed & Seed Program administered by the Atlanta
Police
Department.
ANALYSIS
In this evaluation reviewed Atlanta's Weed and Seed Program for the
period
1996 through 1997. We completed an assessment of the results of
the
program's goals to measure actual results against projected results
to:
[i]
compile accomplishments and results;
[ii]
observe any departure from planned achievements;
[iii]
judge the worth of the program; and,
[iv]
make recommendations for expansion, contraction and/or modification
of
the program.
There
were five major components of this evaluation:
(1)
The physical character of each site.
(2)
The impact of the weeding activities.
(3)
The perception of the seeding activities.
(4)
The conclusion and detailed recommendations.
(5)
The supporting documentation for this evaluation
report.
Capitol Homes
Mechanicsville
Thomasville
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COLLABORATION
The evaluation team participated in community and executive
Weed & Seed member committee meetings. Entry and Exit
surveys were developed and distributed to residents and
executive
committee members as part of the evaluation.
FINDINGS
While, this evaluation report provided evidence of the
positive
results of increased law enforcement and social programs, it
also focused on the executive committees and the residents'
perception of the effectiveness of the program.
The
physical character evaluation of each site included
background,
setting and social infrastructure. Key elements at each site
were
evaluated to determine what, if any, quality of life issues need to
be
addressed.
Based
on our observations and findings, recommendations were
developed to assist program administrators, law enforcement,
community members and other stakeholders in their ongoing
commitment to improve the program.
These
recommendations addressed issues which included:
[i]
communication,
[ii]
program marketing,
[iii]
human and social service programs
[iv]
entrepreneurial development.
Overall,
the program is viewed as necessary and important by
most participants.