Logic Model for the Program

• Helping congregations strengthen social and emotional health not only in their congregation but in their community. • Move churches from a scarcity model to one of abundance and joy. • Give congregations the skills they need to reach out to their neighbors and communities with an asset mindset. • Empower congregations to identify their strengths and merge those with the strengths of their communities.

These goals were/could be achieved in multiple ways. The logic model below is the evaluators’ perception of the mechanisms of outcome achievement embedded in the GNE program. This perception is based on the analysis of the program documents, conversation with the GNE coordinators, and our interpretations of the current literature on the neighboring interventions. This is not the final version of the model. Logic models are meant to evolve as programs develop over time.

Figure 1. Logic Model for the GNE Program

Based on the logic model we assume that the resources invested in the program will manifest themselves in at least two kinds of outputs: (1) the participants will complete the GNE curriculum, and (2) facilitators will be trained for further curriculum distribution. If these two outputs are achieved, we can expect changes in participants’ and facilitators’ knowledge about neighboring, their attitudes towards their role as change makers in the neighborhood, the congregations would be prepared to act in the community, and facilitators