City of Rochester Teen Outreach Program (TOP™) Evaluation

City of Rochester Teen Outreach Program (TOP™) Evaluation

As part of a 5-year national effort to reduce teen pregnancy, the University of Rochester is partnering with the City of Rochester Department of Recreation and Youth Services to evaluate the City's replication of the Teen Outreach Program (TOP™) for 11-14 year old youth registered at 11 selected Recreation Centers (RCs). A youth development program with demonstrated efficacy to reduce teen pregnancy, school failure and drop-out rates, TOP™ has never been studied in RCs. Advancing from efficacy to effectiveness, the investigators will also measure program fidelity obtained in RCs.

Inclusion Criteria:

• must be registered at a participating RC
• age 11 through 14 years
• participants must assent and parent(s) or legal guardian(s) provide permission to participate
• basic understanding of the English language

Exclusion Criteria:

• age at enrollment of less than 11 or greater than 14 years
• for facilitators, age less than 21 is an exclusion criterion