By: Eric Breit and Anna Farrar, UNC Masters in City and Regional Planning

The goal of this report is to help CEF better understand how to maximize its limited resources for greatest effectiveness. Specifically, through a statistical-based evaluation of its programs, this study addresses the question: does length of membership in CEF and graduation from its self-empowerment curriculum improve individuals’ outcomes? The hypothesis is, if a member has maintained a relationship with CEF for longer periods of time and has graduated from its programs, then their self-identified goals will be more likely be attained than those who have shorter memberships.  View Here