PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience

What Can Be Proven About PROSPER's Success?

Studies of the PROSPER Approach Show That It:

Helps teams deliver family and school programs that can prove their effectiveness
Helps communities carry out high-quality programs
Brings changes to families that should improve adolescent behavior
Improves youth competencies
Reduces bad behavior in youth
Improves the community’s perception of public schools

Benefits to Youth, Families, Communities, & Schools

PROSPER programs are properly implemented, have community support, and sustained over time. That has a positive impact on youth, families, communities, and schools.

Potential benefits for schools include:

Reduced youth problem behaviors, such as substance use, and improved youth life skills
Improved youth academic performance
Improved school-parent-community communication
Increased parental involvement with the school
Better parenting skills and increased family well-being
Better community perceptions of school leadership
Closer links between Cooperative Extension and schools
Complements USDE's commitment to scientifically-tested practices
Training and technical assistance to sustain programming
Addresses needs identified in comprehensive school plans