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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.

2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.

Project CRAFT

Ranking	Effective Practice
Description	Project CRAFT (Community, Restitution, and Apprenticeship-Focused Training) began in 1994 when the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a Youth Offender demonstration grant to Home Builders Institute (HBI), the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The program incorporates the apprenticeship concept of hands-on training and academic instruction. Under the supervision of instructors, students learn residential construction skills while completing community service construction projects. It utilizes the industry validated Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT), numeracy, literacy and employability skills curricula.
Goal / Mission	Project CRAFT is designed to improve educational levels, teach vocational skills and reduce recidivism among adjudicated youth, while addressing the home building industry's need for entry level workers.
Results / Accomplishments	Since 1994, Project CRAFT has served more than 2,000 high-risk youth at 15 sites in ten states (Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas). Project CRAFT currently operates at nine sites in four states, including Florida, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Mississippi. Each year it serves about 400 youth.
Categories	Education / Vocational & Adult Education Public Safety / Corrections
Organization(s)	Home Builders Institute
Source	Pro-Bank
Date of Publication	8/5/2005
Date of Implementation	1994
Location
Primary Contact	John Hattery Project CRAFT 1201 15th Street NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 371-0600 hatteryj@hbi.org http://www.hbi.org/PROGRAMS/PreApprenticeship.aspx
For more details	http://www.ncwd-youth.info/promising_Practices/...
Target Audience	Teens
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