January-present

Research Project: Foster Care Youth
The Center for Public Scholarship is in the process of planning a research project involving the foster care youth in Lancaster County. Anyone interested in the project should contact Dr. Kerrie Farkas, Director, Center for Public Scholarship.

January-July, 2009

Fee for Service Project: Center for Excellence in Long Term Care Practice
The Center for Public Scholarship is in the process of planning a research project for the Lancaster Workforce Investment Boards’ Center for Excellence in Long Term Care Practice.

January-July, 2008:

Fee for Service Project: Lancaster Workforce Investment Board
The Center for Public Scholarship conducted a multi-phase research project for the Lancaster Workforce Investment Board.

• Phase 1: conducted background research and compiled existing research to determine the gaps that exist in the services available to foster youth; the obstacles faced by foster youth once they leave the foster care system; and the educational status of foster youth, including the rate and reasons for leaving the educational system prior to high school graduation.
• Phase 2: focused on helping to create measurable outcomes for grant recipients of the PAYT grant.
• Phase 3: focused on creating a common evaluation tool for measuring the outcomes of funded PAYT projects.