Building better boyhood programs evaluation of programs funded by the African American Men and Boys Task Force Initiative Schultz, Dana (Dana J.) creator Sontag-Padilla, Lisa author. JSTOR (Organization) Rand Corporation text bibliography Electronic books. cau 2015 2015 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (22 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. African-American youth in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania face the same challenges as many of their peers across the country, including poor employment, education, and criminal justice system outcomes. To address these obstacles, human services and community-based programs seek to capitalize on the strengths of youth while recognizing the heterogeneity and interactive nature of both positive and negative individual and environmental influences. While these programs often focus on bolstering youth skills, such as academic motivation, self-esteem, and interpersonal competence, implementing them is challenging, and the degree to which these types of programs are effective is not always clear. This report evaluates the implementation of programs funded by The Heinz Endowment's African American Men and Boys Task Force initiative in Allegheny County and to understand how the programs operated, whether they made progress toward achieving their goals, and what can be learned from their implementation. Dana Schultz and Lisa Sontag-Padilla. Caption title. Includes bibliographical references (page 22). n-us-pa African American boys Services for Pennsylvania Pittsburgh African American men Services for Pennsylvania Pittsburgh African American boys Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Social conditions 21st century African American men Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Social conditions 21st century African American boys Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Economic conditions 21st century African American men Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Economic conditions 21st century Community development Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Economic development Pennsylvania Pittsburgh African American boys Services for African American boys Social conditions African American men Economic conditions African American men Services for African American men Social conditions Community development Economic development Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 2000-2099 fast E185.86 .S38 2015eb 305.38/896073074886 Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1150-HE 0833093614 9780833093615 2016462518 22573/ctt19wp2k5 JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt19x3gns VT2 160928 20220105170822.0 in00004360448 eng