YouthServices.net is a data collection and reporting system designed to meet the needs of youth service programs. Youth service providers and funders use our software to manage participant information, track services and evaluate outcomes with greater efficiency.
Over the past ten years, more than 1,000 youth service organizations have implemented YouthServices.net. Clients include state and local governments, nonprofits and research institutes.
Track Participants and Services
With YouthServices.net, service providers can register youth and track their participation in program activities. Via online forms, users record key information for each participant including name, address, school, emergency contacts and demographics. All forms can be customized to meet a provider's unique data requirements and to match paper forms already in use. Once registered, participants can be enrolled in program activities and their attendance tracked. Several tools support data collection, including pre-printed attendance forms and options that integrate wireless and PDA technologies.
Manage Staff, Agencies and Facilities
YouthServices.net also manages information about staff, partnering agencies and facilities. Staff forms record staff names, addresses, schedules of availability and pre-qualification information. Agency forms record agency names, addresses, contacts and organizational descriptions. The system also manages information about rooms and buildings, including facility addresses, contacts, room capacities and use restrictions.
Support Evaluations
YouthServices.net includes an advanced evaluation module that has supported research and evaluation projects at the local, state, and national levels. Features include user-defined surveys, data-linking tools and sophisticated data export capabilities. Users can input assessments, such as scores or grades, directly onto a participant record, thus allowing for analyses that relate program elements, such as participation frequency, to outcomes.
Create Reports
With YouthServices.net, it's easy to create statistical reports for presentation to funders, evaluators and others who need program information. Using built-in tools and customizable reports, you can analyze service patterns and participant characteristics to learn details such as who you are serving, what hours and activities are most in demand, and where you are reaching or falling short of intended outcomes. The system also generates enrollment lists, mail labels, contact sheets and attendance forms that facilitate the day-to-day management of services.
Collaborate Online
Youth service providers can use YouthServices.net to work from multiple locations and across agencies. The system supports configurations that allow several agencies to serve a common group of clients, an administrative agency to monitor multiple sites, and funders to view summary statistics but not confidential client data.