







The impact of Kids at Hope has been proved in multiple scientific studies. In 1999, a study was conducted to determine the impact of KAH training on teachers and their students. Teachers trained in KAH were found to be more conscious and capable of identifying student problems, and more proactive in getting parents involved. Two additional studies have shown that the training is very well received by teachers and staff. After the training, trainees strongly believe in teh KAH cultural belief system and want to learn how to implement it more fully in their workplaces. In 2003, a study was conducted comparing the impact of KAH between two schools. The students in the KAH school could identify clear short and long term goals and reported having various caring adults in their lives. These same results were not demonstrated in the control group. The Unified School District in Arizona had all school employees in the district trained in KAH. According to the Arizone Prevention Resource Center, the following results were defined: school attendance increased; students learned to deal with their feelings; students increased their self-confidence; students increased secondary aspirations; younger children could set goals and were aware of careers; fighting and detention related issues decreased; and 90% of the teachers surveyed indicated that KAH had a positive impact on their schools. For more information on these and other KAH studies, see Frances P. Bernat, JD, PhD, The Science Behind Kids at Hope, Arizona State University, Criminal Justice and Criminology Department (2005).