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  Table of Contents    A note on this page's publication date   Goal of the report Process for identifying and selecting charities  Generating a list of potential charities Narrowing the field Examining promising charities All programs and charities considered   Ongoing updates Sources    Goal of the report We sought to identify outstanding charities in the area of US equality of opportunity whose work is proven, cost-effective, and scalable (i.e., has room for more funding). We conducted the research below during 2010, and as of 2011, we have de-prioritized further work on this cause (more in our discussion of GiveWell's 2011 priorities).

 We do not claim that charities with these qualities are the only ones that should be funded, but rather that they are a good fit for individual donors, or people who are: 

Looking to give $250,000 or less in a year, and therefore unlikely to be able to fund personalized projects or hire their own staff (or philanthropic advice). Without personal/firsthand knowledge of particular charities' effectiveness - essentially starting with no or very limited knowledge of their options. Without the time or capacity to visit charities' operations on the ground, develop relationships with charities, etc. - looking to give effectively but also quickly.Also see our blog post on small, unproven charities, which argues that such donors should focus on what is proven, cost-effective and scalable.

 Process for identifying and selecting charities Generating a list of potential charities We sought to find charities in this cause whose programs had been rigorously evaluated, preferably in a randomized controlled trial. Our page on the need for rigorously evaluated programs provides more information on why we rely on this criterion. In order to identify promising charities:

  We checked every program listed on the following sites (each of which provides a list of programs that have been rigorously evaluated): (a) ChildTrends,1 (b) Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, and (c) MDRC.2 We asked for charity recommendations that met the above criterion from the members of the Alliance for Effective Social Investing3 and David Anderson at Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.4 In addition, we considered: National charter school networks (e.g., KIPP, Achievement First, Green Dot). Organizations for which we had knowledge of a randomized controlled trial of their programs but whose trials did not appear on one of our source sites. The DC Central Kitchen, an organization we reviewed as part of our participation in a panel at Social Capital Markets (SoCap) 2010 conference. Narrowing the field The process described immediately above generated a list of both charities and programs. We initially narrowed the field by examining programs (i.e., when a charity was recommended to us we examined the programs it focuses on) and excluding any programs for which one of the following held:

 We could not identify a charity running the program. For each program, we checked whether the source itself (e.g., ChildTrends) provided a link to a charity running the program. We also conducted a Google search for the name of the program to identify charities running the program. We excluded charities which listed the program among many programs they run, without evidence that the program accounted for a majority of their activities. The summary information available for the evaluation had one of the following issues: The source's summary of the program reported that the program had no statistically significant positive impacts. The source only reported statistically significant effects at the p<.1 as="" opposed="" to="" p="" level.="">The evaluation was not yet completed and had not published any results assessing impact. The reported evaluation was not a randomized controlled trial. (More on why we used this heuristic)  The program was "outclassed" by another similar program with a stronger track record, i.e. the program focused on achieving a goal for which we already had a program with a stronger case for impact. For instance, we did not investigate charities running home visitation programs for young children as the Nurse-Family Partnership likely "outclassed" them in achieving this goal. For programs in this category, we have provided a link (click the name of the program) to a more detailed explanation. The programs that were not eliminated in this process are designed priority programs.

 Examining promising charities Any charity focusing on a priority program was investigated in more depth, to determine the extent to which it meets our criteria. Note that when assessing the extent to which a charity is "proven," we included specific attention to both 

Evidence of impact - i.e., whether there are any evaluations rigorously demonstrating that the charity's primary program(s) is/are effective. Ongoing monitoring - i.e., the process by which the charity assesses the ongoing quality of its program and the likelihood that they are achieving comparable results to programs shown to work in past rigorous evaluations.The table below provides links to these in-depth evaluations.

All programs and charities considered The table below provides a full list of all the programs and charities we considered, the source for each, whether it met our initial heuristics, and additional information if relevant.

 Each item links to a program or charity review (or both), if available.

 Name Source Conclusion KIPP Charter school Standout Nurse-Family Partnership Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Past top-rated charity with limited room for more funding Incredible Years Series (Invest in Kids) ChildTrends Reviewed Career Academies (National Academy Foundation) Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Reviewed Big Brothers/Big Sisters Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Reviewed Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ (Center for Employment Opportunities) MDRC Reviewed New Hope Project ChildTrends Reviewed Experience Corps ChildTrends Reviewed Harlem Children's Zone  Independent knowledge of a randomized controlled trial Reviewed Teach for America MDRC Reviewed The Children's Agenda David Anderson, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Reviewed DC Central Kitchen Participated in panel at SoCap 2010 Full review not completed Center for Employment Training Replication MDRC Full review not completed SMART – Start Making a Reader Today Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Full review not completed Success for All ChildTrends Full review not completed Teen Outreach Program (TOP) ChildTrends Full review not completed Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) Summer Learning Program ChildTrends Full review not completed Reach Out and Read ChildTrends Full review not completed Brief Strategic Family Therapy ChildTrends Outclassed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters Creating Lasting Connections ChildTrends Outclassed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters Friendly PEERsuasion ChildTrends Outclassed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters Keep a Clear Mind ChildTrends Outclassed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters Sembrando Salud ChildTrends Outclassed by Big Brothers/Big Sisters Ready to Learn ChildTrends Outclassed by Experience Corps Families First ChildTrends Outclassed by Invest in Kids Achievement First Charter school Outclassed by KIPP Green Dot Public Schools Charter school Outclassed by KIPP Replications Charter school Outclassed by KIPP The SEED Foundation Charter school Outclassed by KIPP Uncommon Schools Charter school Outclassed by KIPP JobStart MDRC Outclassed by National Academy Foundation Healthy Steps for Young Children ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Nurturing Program for Teenage Parents and Their Families ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Parents as Teachers ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Project CARE ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Transactional Model of Early Home Intervention ChildTrends Outclassed by Nurse-Family Partnership Communities in Schools Alliance for Effective Social Investing Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Accelerated Academics Academy ChildTrends No impact Action Schools! British Columbia ChildTrends No impact Adolescent Social Action Program ChildTrends No impact Adventure Island ChildTrends No impact Aggressors, Victims & Bystanders ChildTrends No impact AIDS-preventive intervention ChildTrends No impact Bay Area School Reform Collaborative MDRC No impact Boot Camp ChildTrends No impact Building Early Language and Literacy ChildTrends No impact Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study ChildTrends No impact Comprehensive Child Development Program ChildTrends No impact DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ChildTrends No impact DC HOPE ChildTrends No impact Direct Instruction and Mediated Learning ChildTrends No impact Discharge From Parole ChildTrends No impact Employment Retention and Advancement MDRC No impact Ending Violence ChildTrends No impact Families and Schools Together ChildTrends No impact Families United to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (FUPTP) ChildTrends No impact Family Planning Clinic Support Services ChildTrends No impact Fit for Life Boy Scout Badge ChildTrends No impact Formative Assessments of Student Thinking in Reading (FAST-R) MDRC No impact Griffin-Spalding Middle School Academy ChildTrends No impact Healthy for Life Project (HFL) ChildTrends No impact Heritage Keepers Life Skills Education ChildTrends No impact High School Smoking Prevention Program ChildTrends No impact Home Visitation Trial for Urban Women ChildTrends No impact Hospital and Home Support Interventions During Infancy ChildTrends No impact Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project (HSPP) ChildTrends No impact Impaired Minds Produce Actions Causing Trauma (IMPACT) ChildTrends No impact Kids Can Bike ChildTrends No impact Making A Difference! ChildTrends No impact Minnesota Competence Enhancement Project (MCEP) ChildTrends No impact My Choice, My Future! ChildTrends No impact Paint Creek Youth Center ChildTrends No impact Parent-Child Assistance Program ChildTrends No impact Parent-Targeted Intervention for Adolescent Substance Use Prevention ChildTrends No impact Peer Intervention Program ChildTrends No impact Phonological Awareness Training (PAT) ChildTrends No impact Postponing Sexual Involvement ChildTrends No impact Professional Development in Math Study MDRC No impact Project ACCEL ChildTrends No impact Project ALERT ChildTrends No impact Project Ploughshares Puppets for Peace (P4) ChildTrends No impact Project SNAPP ChildTrends No impact Project Taking Charge ChildTrends No impact Recapturing the Vision ChildTrends No impact Safer Choices ChildTrends No impact School Choice Scholarships Program ChildTrends No impact SEARCH/TEACH Tutoring ChildTrends No impact Skill-based intervention on condom use ChildTrends No impact Teen Court ChildTrends No impact Teens in Control ChildTrends No impact The McMaster Teen Program ChildTrends No impact Twelve Together ChildTrends No impact Untitled Clinic-Based Bicycle Helmet Promotion ChildTrends No impact Untitled Prevention Intervention for Hispanic Couples ChildTrends No impact Virtual Environment Technology to Prevent Teen Smoking ChildTrends No impact California Works for Better Health MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Chicago's New Communities Program MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Dreamkeepers and Angel Fund Emergency Financial Aid MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Extended-Service Schools  MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Foundations for Success MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial High School Reform Conference Series MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Instructional Leadership Study MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Learning Communities Demonstration MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Literacy in Libraries Across America MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Neighborhood Jobs Initiative MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Project GRAD MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Project on Devolution and Urban Change MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Protecting You/Protecting Me (PY/PM) ChildTrends Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Scaling Up First Things First MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial School-to-Work Transition Project MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Supporting Healthy Marriage MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Talent Development MDRC Evaluation not a randomized controlled trial Accelerated Benefits Demonstration MDRC Evaluation in progress Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count MDRC Evaluation in progress AutoSave MDRC Evaluation in progress Building Strong Families MDRC Evaluation in progress Coordinated Care for High-Cost Medicaid Recipients with Disabilities MDRC Evaluation in progress Evaluation of the Content Literacy Continuum MDRC Evaluation in progress Head Start CARES Project MDRC Evaluation in progress New York City Small Schools of Choice Evaluation MDRC Evaluation in progress Performance-Based Scholarship Demonstration MDRC Evaluation in progress Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Random Assignment Evaluation MDRC Evaluation in progress Response to Intervention (RtI) Programs for Struggling Elementary Readers MDRC Evaluation in progress TANF/SSI Disability Transition Project MDRC Evaluation in progress Texas Developmental Summer Bridge Study MDRC Evaluation in progress The Camden Regional Equity Demonstration Project MDRC Evaluation in progress The Developmental Education Initiative MDRC Evaluation in progress Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration MDRC Evaluation in progress Youth Corps MDRC Evaluation in progress Career Beginnings ChildTrends Summary did not report significance at 5% significance level Parent-Child Home Program ChildTrends Summary did not report significance at 5% significance level Preventive Alcohol Education Program ChildTrends No charity Seeking Safety ChildTrends No charity Parenting Adolescents Wisely (PAW) Program ChildTrends No charity ¡Cuídate! ChildTrends No charity 21st Century Community Learning Centers ChildTrends No charity 5-A-Day Power Plus Program ChildTrends No charity Abecedarian Project Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Accelerated Schools MDRC No charity Active Programme Promoting Lifestyle in Schools (APPLES) ChildTrends No charity Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial (AAPT) ChildTrends No charity Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach ChildTrends No charity Adolescent Coping with Stress ChildTrends No charity Adolescent Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids Program (ATLAS) ChildTrends No charity Afrocentric Peer Counseling ChildTrends No charity AIDS Education and Counseling in an Office Setting ChildTrends No charity Alcohol Misuse Prevention Study (AMPS) ChildTrends No charity Alcohol Skills Training Program ChildTrends No charity AlcoholEdu for College ChildTrends No charity All Stars ChildTrends No charity All4You ChildTrends No charity Al's Pals ChildTrends No charity American Heart Association (AHA) Physical Activity Intervention ChildTrends No charity Amity Prison Therapeutic Community Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Anger Coping Program ChildTrends No charity ARREST (AIDS Risk Reduction Education and Skills Training Program) ChildTrends No charity Arthur Television Program ChildTrends No charity ASSESS ChildTrends No charity Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise & Nutrition Alternatives (ATHENA) ChildTrends No charity Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up ChildTrends No charity Be Proud! Be Responsible! ChildTrends No charity Becoming A Responsible Teen (BART) ChildTrends No charity Behavioral Weight Control Programme ChildTrends No charity Behavioral Weight Loss Program for Children and Their Parents ChildTrends No charity Bicultural Competence Skills Program (BCSP) ChildTrends No charity Bienestar Health Program ChildTrends No charity Block the Sun, Not the Fun ChildTrends No charity BrainPower ChildTrends No charity Breakthrough To Literacy (BTL) ChildTrends No charity Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) ChildTrends No charity Canada's Earnings Supplement Project MDRC No charity Canada's Self-Sufficiency Project MDRC No charity Canadian Self-Sufficiency Project Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Canvassing program ChildTrends No charity Carolina Abecedarian Project ChildTrends No charity Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity5 CASASTART ChildTrends No charity Case-Management Program for Academic Enhancement ChildTrends No charity CAST (Coping and Support Training) ChildTrends No charity Catch 'Em Being Good ChildTrends No charity Check and Connect ChildTrends No charity Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) ChildTrends No charity Child Health Supervision ChildTrends No charity Child Parent Psychotherapy for Family Violence (CPP-FV) ChildTrends No charity Children Are People Too (CAP) ChildTrends No charity Children Get a Head Start on the Road to Good Nutrition Head Start Curriculum Guide ChildTrends No charity Children of Divorce Intervention Program (CODIP) ChildTrends No charity Class Action - Project Northland Phase 2 ChildTrends No charity Clinic-Based AIDS Education Programs for Adolescent Females ChildTrends No charity Clinician-based Cognitive Psychoeducational Intervention for Families ChildTrends No charity Cognitive Behavior Therapy ChildTrends No charity Cognitive Behavioral Family Intervention (CBFI) ChildTrends No charity Cognitive/Affective Empathy Training Program ChildTrends No charity Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools ChildTrends No charity Cognitive-Behavioral Training Program for Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents ChildTrends No charity Cognitively Guided Instruction ChildTrends No charity Cognitive-Relaxation Coping Skills (CRCS) ChildTrends No charity Communication Skills Condom Use Program ChildTrends No charity Communication Skills Training program (CST) ChildTrends No charity Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol ChildTrends No charity Comprehensive Oral Hygiene Training Program ChildTrends No charity Computer-Delivered Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention ChildTrends No charity Condom Intervention With Women ChildTrends No charity Condom Promotion Videos for College Students ChildTrends No charity Conflict Resolution Training Program ChildTrends No charity Connecticut's Jobs First MDRC No charity Consulting Program for Teachers to Prevent Vandalism ChildTrends No charity Contingent Math Tutoring ChildTrends No charity Coping Cats ChildTrends No charity Coping With Depression (CWD-A) ChildTrends No charity Culturally Appropriate STD/AIDS Education in a Clinic Setting ChildTrends No charity DaisyQuest ChildTrends No charity Dance for Health ChildTrends No charity Dare to be You ChildTrends No charity Dartmouth Prevention Project ChildTrends No charity Dialogic Reading ChildTrends No charity Diet and Exercise Program for Families ChildTrends No charity Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC) ChildTrends No charity Doors to Discovery ChildTrends No charity Draw the Line/Respect the Line ChildTrends No charity Early Head Start ChildTrends No charity Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers ChildTrends No charity Early Literacy and Learning Model ChildTrends No charity Early Risers ChildTrends No charity Early Start ChildTrends No charity Early Training Project ChildTrends No charity Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and Behavior Skills Training Gun Safety Program ChildTrends No charity Emergency Department-Based Asthma Intervention ChildTrends No charity Enhanced Managing Pressures Before Marriage (MPM) ChildTrends No charity Equipping Youth to Help One Another (EQUIP) ChildTrends No charity Evaluation of Academic Instruction in After-School Programs MDRC No charity Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies MDRC No charity Evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program MDRC No charity Even Start ChildTrends No charity Everybody's Different ChildTrends No charity Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR) ChildTrends No charity Facts & Feelings ChildTrends No charity Familias Unidas ChildTrends No charity Families and Schools Together (American Indian adaptation) ChildTrends No charity Family Matters ChildTrends No charity Family Therapy as a Supplement to Dietary Counseling for Obese Children ChildTrends No charity Family/Media Approach to HIV Prevention ChildTrends No charity Family-Based Behavior Modification Program to Target Obesity ChildTrends No charity Fast Track Prevention Project ChildTrends No charity First Step to Success (FSS) ChildTrends No charity Florida's Family Transition Program MDRC No charity Focus ChildTrends No charity Focus on Families ChildTrends No charity Focus on Kids ChildTrends No charity Fostering Individualized Assistance Program (FIAP) ChildTrends No charity Foundations of Learning Project MDRC No charity FRIENDS Program ChildTrends No charity Functional Family Therapy ChildTrends No charity Gimmie 5 (4th and 5th Grade Students) ChildTrends No charity Gimmie 5: A Fresh Nutrition Concept for Students ChildTrends No charity Girlfriends for KEEPS ChildTrends No charity GO GIRLS! ChildTrends No charity Good Behavior Game Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Guiding Good Choices (formerly Preparing for the Drug Free Years) ChildTrends No charity Head Start ChildTrends No charity Head Strong ChildTrends No charity Health Belief Model Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among High-Risk Female Adolescents ChildTrends No charity Healthy Families New York (HFNY) ChildTrends No charity Healthy Start Program ChildTrends No charity Healthy Weight Regulation Curriculum ChildTrends No charity Hear and Say Reading with Toddlers ChildTrends No charity Heart Smart School Health Promotion ChildTrends No charity High 5 ChildTrends No charity Hip-Hop to Health Jr. ChildTrends No charity Home Visiting Intervention for Depressed Mothers and Their Infants ChildTrends No charity Home Visiting to Vulnerable Families by Nurses ChildTrends No charity Home-Based Nurse Intervention (INT) ChildTrends No charity Homebuilders ChildTrends No charity Howard Street Tutoring Program ChildTrends No charity Hygiene Intervention for Child Care Centers ChildTrends No charity Hygiene Intervention for Preschool Students ChildTrends No charity Hygienic Intervention in Child Day-Care Centers ChildTrends No charity Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) ChildTrends No charity Informed Parents and Children Together (ImPACT) ChildTrends No charity Intensive Supervision Program in Detroit, Michigan ChildTrends No charity Interactive Book Reading ChildTrends No charity Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression ChildTrends No charity Interpersonal Skills Program ChildTrends No charity Intervention to Increase Father Involvement ChildTrends No charity Job Corps ChildTrends No charity Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS) ChildTrends No charity Job Training Partnership Act ChildTrends No charity Jobs-Plus Community Revitalization Initiative for Public Housing Families MDRC No charity Kaiser Kids Sun Care Program ChildTrends No charity Keepin' it R.E.A.L. ChildTrends No charity KindergARTen Summer Camp ChildTrends No charity Know Your Body ChildTrends No charity Leadership Education Through Athletic Development (LEAD) ChildTrends No charity Learning Language and Loving It: The Hanen Program for Early Childhood Educators ChildTrends No charity Let's Begin with the Letter People ChildTrends No charity Life Skills Training (LST) ChildTrends No charity Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP) ChildTrends No charity Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) ChildTrends No charity LionsQuest "Skills for Adolescence" ChildTrends No charity Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN MDRC No charity Los Angeles Jobs-First Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) Program Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Making Proud Choices! ChildTrends No charity Marvelous Me ChildTrends No charity Mastery Learning ChildTrends No charity Mathletics ChildTrends No charity Mentor-Implemented Violence Prevention Intervention for Assault-Injured Youth ChildTrends No charity Metropolitan Area Child Study (MACS) ChildTrends No charity Middle School Physical Activity and Nutrition (M-SPAN) ChildTrends No charity Midwestern Prevention Project ChildTrends No charity Minnesota Family Investment Program MDRC No charity Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) ChildTrends No charity Monetary Incentive Program ChildTrends No charity Montreal Prevention Experiment ChildTrends No charity Motivational Brief Intervention for High-Risk College Student Drinkers ChildTrends No charity Moving to Opportuniy program (MTO) ChildTrends No charity Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) ChildTrends No charity Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Multisystemic Therapy ChildTrends No charity Multisystemic Therapy for Juvenile Offenders Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity My Baby U ChildTrends No charity National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies MDRC No charity New Beginnings ChildTrends No charity New Chance ChildTrends No charity Next Generation MDRC No charity Nuestras Familias ChildTrends No charity Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP-SACC) ChildTrends No charity Obesity-Focused Active Parenting ChildTrends No charity Ohio Learning, Earning, and Parenting Program (LEAP) ChildTrends No charity Ohio's Learning, Earning, and Parenting Program MDRC No charity Online Treatment for Pediatric Recurrent Pain ChildTrends No charity Opening Doors MDRC No charity Opportunity NYC Demonstrations MDRC No charity Osteoporosis Prevention and Self-Management Course ChildTrends No charity Parent Education Group for Families Affected by Depression ChildTrends No charity Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO) ChildTrends No charity Parental Training and Contingency Contracting for Overweight Children ChildTrends No charity Parent-Child Interaction Therapy ChildTrends No charity Parenting Through Change (PTC) ChildTrends No charity Parent-Mediated Treatment Program ChildTrends No charity Parents' Fair Share MDRC No charity Peacebuilders ChildTrends No charity Peer Coping Skills Training (PCS) ChildTrends No charity Peer-led HIV Prevention Education ChildTrends No charity Penn Prevention Program (PPP) ChildTrends No charity Perry Preschool Project Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Phonological Awareness Training and Letter Knowledge Training ChildTrends No charity Physical Activity and Teenage Health (PATH) ChildTrends No charity Physical Training Program for Obese Children ChildTrends No charity Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) ChildTrends No charity Plan a Safe Strategy Program (PASS) ChildTrends No charity Planet Health ChildTrends No charity Portland Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy No charity Positive Action Family Program ChildTrends No charity Positive Action Program ChildTrends No charity Positive Parenting ChildTrends No charity Positive Prevention ChildTrends No charity Positive Youth Development Program ChildTrends No charity Preventing Adolescent Problems ChildTrends No charity Primary Project ChildTrends No charity Problem Solving for Life ChildTrends No charity Problem Solving Program for Childhood Obesity ChildTrends No charity Professional Development in Reading Study MDRC No charity Progresa Poverty Program ChildTrends No charity Project 4-Health ChildTrends No charity Project AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) ChildTrends No charity Project Aware ChildTrends No charity Project BELONG ChildTrends No charity Project CHARM ChildTrends No charity Project EX ChildTrends No charity Project Iris ChildTrends No charity Project Northland ChildTrends No charity Project RESPECT ChildTrends No charity Project SAFE (Strengthening America's Families and Environment) ChildTrends No charity Project Sixteen ChildTrends No charity Project SPARK ChildTrends No charity Project Support ChildTrends No charity Project TALC ChildTrends No charity Project Toward No Tobacco Use (Project TNT) ChildTrends No charity Project Towards No Drugs ChildTrends No charity Project Transition MDRC No charity Project TRUST ChildTrends No charity Project WIN ChildTrends No charity Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) ChildTrends No charity Promoting Emergent Math Skills and Math Interest in Preschool-Aged Children ChildTrends No charity Quantum Opportunities Program (QOP) ChildTrends No charity Raising Healthy Children ChildTrends No charity Reach for Health Service Learning Program ChildTrends No charity Reaching Educators, Children and Parents (RECAP) ChildTrends No charity Read to Achieve Summer Literacy Day Camp ChildTrends No charity Reading One-to-One ChildTrends No charity Ready, Set, Leap! 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 We plan to revisit our recommended charities in this cause annually, seeking updates on their progress and funding needs and revising their ratings as appropriate. Otherwise we are not currently planning ongoing updates in this cause, as it has been deprioritized. Therefore, we will continue to stand by our recommended charities, but cannot commit to actively searching for more promising charities over time.

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 5. An email from a Children's Aid Society representative to GiveWell on December 7, 2012, indicates that Children's Aid Society implements the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program in New York City.

 

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