2. Impact Statement
In 2016, SWT held 5 workshops for over 45
people in the DMV area. The vast majority of
those in attendance were African American/Black
women. As we grow, SWT will focus on marketing
and content to attract and serve men living in
underserved communities as well. However, by
putting on interactive and applicable workshops,
SWT was able to earn an average usefulness
rating of 4.72 out of 5.
3. Overview
5 workshops held in 2016
“Prep for Success” Workshops
“Creating a Budget that Works” Workshops
“Understanding Credit” Workshop
“Resume Building” Workshop
“Landing the Job – Interview Prep” Workshop
At least 45 people were served in 2016
At least 8 people attended Budget Workshops
At least 13 people attended Parent Workshops
At least 9 people attended the Student Loan Workshop
At least 11 people attended the Blueprint Workshops
At least 5 people attended the Understanding Credit
Workshop
4. Data Collection
General Information Form
Name, E-mail, Zip Code, Phone number, Race, Gender, Age
3 to 4 workshop specific questions regarding participants’
current status.
Are you interested in receiving more information about our
services
Yes, Please help me with _____________
No, Thank you.
Question regarding employment status, financial status or
fulfillment
Survey
How useful was this session on a scale of 1- 5?
What could have been done to make the session more
useful?
10 – 11 Workshop specific questions
8. How do they identify?
Race/Ethnicity N = 45 Gender N = 45
89%
11%
Gender
Female Male
9. Services Provided
In 2016 Starting With Today focused solely on Workshop
implementation. Feedback from 2015 participant surveys
was used to revise workshop content and two new
workshops were developed.
10. Average usefulness rating across workshops
N=40
4.667 4.85 4.72
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Usefulness Rating
How useful was the workshop?
2014 2015 2016
12. Blueprint Workshop
“It was well organized and executed..”
How useful was this session on a scale of 5?
Average rating 5 (12 responses)
13. Creating a Budget Workshop
“You're Awesome! Keep up the good work ”
How useful was this session on a scale of 5?
Average rating 4.875 (8 responses)
14. Student Loan
Workshop
“The workshop was very very helpful. Thank you very much”
How useful was this session on a scale of 5?
Average rating 4.8 (5 responses)
“Everything was great! Very informative .”
“A good presentation. Info was clear and comprehensive”
15. Parent Workshop
“Well done! Looking forward to the resume workshop”
How useful was this session on a scale of 5?
Average rating 4.8 (13 responses)
17. Data Collection
Starting With Today strives to minimize the potential
stress and mistrust that can result from asking questions
perceived as “too personal” or intrusive. It is our goal to
find the delicate balance between building a trusting
relationship with our clients and collecting information to
provide an accurate snapshot of the population being
served. Therefore questions regarding financial stability,
employment status and general wellness are only asked
at workshops that directly address those topics.
18. Changes in data collection
General Information Form
SWT added multiple response questions to
both the intake form and the exit survey to
allow participants to choose the options that
best fit their experience. We also added an
other option to allow the participant to add any
other feedback.
We continued to use the Likert 1-5 scale
19. Limitations
Due to late arrivals and early departures not all
participants completed both General Information
Forms and the Exit Surveys.
Editor's Notes
Needs to be updated for 2016
18-25 25-29 30-34 35-40 41-50 51-60 61+
Budget Workshop 0% 0% 9% 9% 18% 27% 36%
Dream Building 0% 20% 30% 10% 30% 10% 0%
Resume Workshop 11% 6% 11% 0% 17% 33% 22%
Grand Total 5% 8% 15% 5% 21% 26% 21%
36 of the 45 (88%) served are over 40
Dream building: 50% were 25-40
DC (ward 7 or 8) Lanham Bowie Capital Heights Fort Washington Suitland Temple Hills District Heights Upper Marlboro Hyattsville Total
24% 7% 2% 10% 2% 7% 17% 19% 10% 2% 100%
