- OUR RESULTS
Over the past five years, GOSO participants have earned degrees or certificates from Columbia University, Queens College, Ohio University College for the Incarcerated, TCI College of Technology and APEX Technical School. Many others have earned their high school diplomas or GEDs and are currently enrolled in colleges and vocational programs throughout the city. Most are also employed. They have defined their goals for the future and are now on course to achieve them. That is our primary measure of success.But we recognize that it's not enough for us to believe we are succeeding in our work. We have to be able to demonstrate it. We have developed effective ways to monitor and measure our results, not only for reporting to our funders, but as a means of building and adjusting our programs to meet the needs of the young men we serve. We utilize the Social Solutions Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) database system which was designed specifically as a tool for social service organizations. Through it we are able to create detailed profiles of our participants, monitor their achievements, and track their participation in our different program services. As we continue that process we gain new and valuable insights into the impacts of our efforts that help us to improve our program and more effectively utilize our resources.
