Evidence-based Certified Program Design

Overview

Service providers play a critical role in helping people access a decent standard of living and economic participation. For programs to succeed, they must be well-designed and effective. Without this, clients often cycle through services without achieving long-term independence. Many organizations focus on immediate needs and are under-resourced, leading to inconsistent outcomes.

Our team brings deep expertise in designing restorative and culturally responsive service programs. We have led program design and project management for multiple felony diversion programs in the Puget Sound region. Our work has helped these programs become evidence-based and certified, particularly in efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.

The Process

AG facilitates vision sessions to define outcomes and uses that insight to restructure programs, including intake, interventions, monitoring, and service duration. We also manage evaluations and guide programs toward evidence-based certification.

Through stakeholder engagement and data analysis, we standardized programs involving incarcerated individuals, made youth prevention more inclusive, created logic models to track impact, and led county-wide meetings to align partners. Even in politically charged discussions, our data-driven approach helped stakeholders find common ground.

The End

Effective programs deliver consistent results. Certification not only improves services but also opens funding opportunities through insurance and public entitlements.

Our approach ensures programs are inclusive, evidence-based, and sustainable, moving beyond short-term fixes to long-term impact.