Presentation at EERS 2018 on #3DLogicModels by Elizabeth Grim, Isaac Castillo, and Elena Pinzon O'Quinn
http://eers.org/session/the-logic-model-repair-shop-why-most-logic-models-are-broken-and-how-we-can-fix-them/
6. Inputs Activities Outputs
Short Term
Outcomes
Intermediate
Outcomes
Long Term
Outcomes
Resources
Financial
Human
Technological
Material
Program
components
What the
program is
actually doing
Product of
the activities
Often
presented as
a #number
Changes that are expected as a result of the
activities
Ex. Changes in knowledge, skills, attitudes,
behaviors, policies, systems
7. Inputs Activities Outputs
Short Term
Outcomes
Intermediate
Outcomes
Long Term
Outcomes
Resources
Financial
Human
Technological
Material
Program
components
What the
program is
actually doing
Product of
the activities
Often
presented as
a #number
Changes that are expected as a result of the
activities
Ex. Changes in knowledge, skills, attitudes,
behaviors, policies, systems
Assumptions Situation Purpose
Priorities External Factors Impact
15. 3D Logic Models – The Answer to All of
the Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
Isaac D. Castillo
Director of Outcomes, Assessment, and Learning
Venture Philanthropy Partners
Twitter: @isaac_outcomes
@vppartners
EERS Annual Conference
May 1, 2018
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Activities Outputs Outcomes
Eat Less
(Fewer Calories)
Number of Calories
Consumed
Decreased
Weight
Exercise More
Number of Minutes
of Vigorous
Exercise Decreased
Body Mass Index
Number of Calories
Burned
Weight Loss Example Logic Model
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Activities Outputs Outcomes
Eat Healthier
(Less sodium)
Milligrams of
Sodium Consumed
Decreased
Blood Pressure
Exercise More
Number of Minutes
of Vigorous Exercise
Decreased
Body Mass Index
Number of Calories
Burned
Lower Blood Pressure
Example Logic Model
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Activities Outputs Outcomes
Eat Healthier
(Less saturated fats)
Grams of Saturated
Fats Consumed
Decreased
Cholesterol
Exercise More
Number of Minutes
of Vigorous Exercise
Decreased
Body Mass Index
Number of Calories
Burned
Lower Cholesterol
Example Logic Model
23. Improved Health Stack of Logic Models
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30. youthCONNECT at Multiple Schools
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Context
Hillside
LAYC
VPP
9th Grade
10th
Grade
Urban
Alliance
youthCONNECT
at Suitland
youthCONNECT
at High Point
Context
Nonprofit 1
Nonprofit 2
VPP
School Initiatives
youthCONNECT
at Oxon Hill
Context
Nonprofit 3
Nonprofit 4
VPP
School Initiatives
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31. VPP’s Ready for Work model
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Instructional Models
Summer Employment
Instructional Quality
Apprenticeships
Context
VPP
Context
VPP
Career and Technical Ed
Youth Employment
youthCONNECT
youthCONNECT at Suitland
youthCONNECT at High Point
youthCONNECT at Oxon Hill
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32. Ready for Work in 3D
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33. Ready for Work in 3D
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Career and Technical Ed
Youth Employment
youthCONNECT
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34. 3D LOGIC MODELS:
PUTTING IT INTO
PRACTICE
ELENA PINZON O’QUINN
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND EVALUATION
LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER
ELENA@LAYC-DC.ORG
WWW.LAYC-DC.ORG
35. SOME LAYC BACKGROUND
• 4800 youth served last fiscal year
• Multi-service:
• Housing
• Education
• Wellness
• Workforce
• Recreation
• Intensive case management
• Over 50 programs - each with their own logic
model
36. HOUSING CONTINUUM OF
CARE
Drop-In Center
• Low barrier center; identify
needs and provide
emergency services
• Connections to youth
housing providers
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 16-22
(Transitional Living
Program-TLP)
• Live with host families
• Wraparound services
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 18-24
(STAGE Program)
• Live independently
• Wraparound services
37. DROP IN CENTER LOGIC MODEL
Inputs Activities Outputs Short-Term
Outcomes
Intermediate
Outcomes
Homeless or
unstably
housed youth
age 24 or
younger
Essential
supplies and
services
Case
management
and non-
housing
referrals
Referral to
LAYC housing
program
waitlists
# receiving
emergency kits
or accessing
services
# receiving
case
management
and non-
housing
referrals
# attending
workshops
# on waitlists
Immediate
needs
addressed
Youth access
supportive
services and
resources
Youth increase
knowledge of
life skills
Youth placed in
temporary or
stable housing
Youth are safe
Youth achieve /
maintain
permanence
Youth maintain
temporary or
stable housing
38. TLP LOGIC MODEL
Inputs Activities Outputs Short-Term
Outcomes
Intermediate
Outcomes
Runaway and
homeless youth
between ages
of 16 and 22
Host families
Provide
gateway /
essential
supplies and
services
Case
management
and non-
housing
referrals
Family
reunification
counseling
Life skills
workshops
Access to safe
and stable
shelter for 18
# youth
receiving
gateway /
essential
services
# youth that
create
individual
service plans
and access
counseling
services
# attending
workshops
# youth
accessing safe
and stable
shelter
Increased
knowledge of
community
resources
Increased
knowledge of
techniques to
address past
trauma
Increased life
skills
Access to
shelter that
fosters stability
Increased
housing
stability
Form
permanent
connections
with positive
social networks
39. STAGE LOGIC MODEL
Inputs Activities Outputs Short-Term
Outcomes
Intermediate
Outcomes
Runaway and
homeless youth
between ages
of 18 to 24
Youth
apartments
Case
management
and non-
housing
referrals
Counseling
Life skills
workshops
Access to safe
and stable
shelter for up
to 18 months
# youth that
create
individual
service plans
and access
counseling
services
# attending
workshops
# youth
accessing safe
and stable
shelter
Increased
knowledge of
community
resources
Increased
knowledge of
techniques to
address past
trauma
Increased life
skills
Access to
shelter that
fosters stability
Increased
housing
stability
Form
permanent
connections
with positive
social networks
40. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOGIC MODELS
Drop-In Center Short Term Outcome
Youth Placed in LAYC
TLP or STAGE
TLP
STAGE
Input
Youth referred from LAYC
Drop-In Center
Input
Youth referred from LAYC
Drop-In Center
42. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOGIC MODELS
Drop-In Center Activity
Life Skills Workshops
Transitional Living Program
STAGE
Activity
Life Skills Workshops
Activity
Life Skills Workshops
43. MOVING THROUGH THE
CONTINUUM
• One program’s outcomes are another
program’s inputs
• Link the logic models to have an overall
model of the continuum of care
45. ADDING A CONTEXTUAL
FACTOR
Coordinated
Entry
System
Drop-In Center
• Low barrier center; identify
needs and provide
emergency services
• Connections to youth
housing providers
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 16-22
(Transitional Living
Program-TLP)
• Live with host families
• Wraparound services
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 18-24
(STAGE Program)
• Live independently
• Wraparound services
46. CONTINUUM OF CARE - NOT
ALWAYS LINEAR
Drop-In Center
• Low barrier center; identify
needs and provide
emergency services
• Connections to youth
housing providers
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 16-22
(Transitional Living
Program-TLP)
• Live with host families
• Wraparound services
Transitional Housing
Program for youth 18-24
(STAGE Program)
• Live independently
• Wraparound services
47. EXPANDING THE 3D LOGIC
MODEL
• Housing as one piece of LAYC’s 3D logic model
• Multi-service organization
• Different program areas often working toward the
same outcomes
• Healthy behaviors
• Academic success
• Transition to work
Menu of options for youth. Within each department, different type of programs that often build on each other
Today’s example: LAYC’s housing programs. Programs work together to form a continuum of care. CoC is essentially a theory of change that creating linkages between these programs will help youth achieve better outcomes down the line by minimizing disruption/trauma. They work at the local/regional level and at LAYC we have one within our housing programs
This flow chart is not a logic model.
https://endhomelessness.org/resource/what-is-a-continuum-of-care/
It would be tough to fit these two next to each other on a sheet of paper
It would be tough to fit these two next to each other on a sheet of paper
Connection from TLP to STAGE as well
Each program’s outputs or outcomes are another program’s inputs. Youth likely can’t move to the next part of the continuum without reaching the outcome in the previous program (i.e. youth might not be ready for independent living if haven’t attained certain life skills)
Use manipulatives. Will have sheets of paper to show the programs and how they link
Whether or not a youth is able to be placed in transitional housing often depends on various contextual factors – including the coordinated entry system (coordination amongst housing providers in a jurisdiction to get as many youth housed in available beds as possible). Sometimes there are not enough beds and youth aren’t able to get into transitional housing.
Add to 3D logic model
The Drop-In Center’s main purpose is to get youth connected to housing services they may need, but what if youth continue to use Drop-In Services?
Stack manipulatives on top of each other