The purpose of this national program, sponsored by the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, was to develop the capacity of three middle schools in low income communities to become national full-service community school model programs that could be adopted by other communities. The participating schools represented different contexts (e.g. urban and rural, ethnicity, etc.). The model included providing “one stop assistance” to families on health, education, and public benefits (e.g. Food Stamps, WIC, etc.) and other services. Community Science conducted a process and outcome evaluation of this model program on the participating schools and families.The evaluation looked at the collaboration among participating organizations, the integration and support of the program by school leadership, the consumer (parents and youth) experience, and changes in child school attendance and academic performance. (2001)
