Reconnect for Life employs a Two Generation approach and is actively seeking partners to use a universal assessment tool that can track client progress across time and agencies. Currently there are two partners using the Crisis to Thrive Tool.  Reconnect for Life meets quarterly with other partners with a stake in increasing youth employment in Kent County. As the program becomes more established, more partners will be able to adopt the tool.  

Kent Family Center – The local family support center sub contracts with Maryland Rural Development Corporation to provide case management for opportunity youth in the active cohort. They are a Two Generation Partner by using the Crisis to Thrive Tool. They were a vital partner since the planning phase and have helped to refer and engage opportunity youth, especially parenting opportunity youth. The support center also provides space for workshops and activities

MRDC Housing Outreach Office – referral source and Two Generation partner.  When Reconnect for Life opportunity youth have housing needs, the program manager takes them to the Housing Outreach office where the youth completes the Crisis to Thrive assessment.

Reconnect for Life has determined through technical assistance with Garrett County that their participant numbers are still too small to be able to report on this performance measure after one year.  The recommendation is to report after 2 years.  

In FY20, 7 out of 20 youth made a 1 point improvement across the 10 categories in the Crisis to Thrive Tool.  

This performance measure requires multiple snapshots over a period of 2 years to discern trends. 

Crisis to Thrive Tool