Teen Development
Outcomes
Student data provided by participating Phoenix schools shows a significant increase in behaviors associated with academic success. In the year after completing the program, 126 Phoenix graduates:

• Increased their cumulative GPA by 12 percent: from 2.02 to 2.26
• Averaged nine more school days of attendance
• Received 42 percent fewer behavior referrals
• More than one in three participants increased their GPAs by more than 50%

The YMCA also measures the degree to which the Phoenix Program provides teens an environment rich in developmental assets such as empowerment, positive values, social competency and positive identity.
Using a survey designed by the YMCA of the USA and The Search Institute, Phoenix Program reported the following:

• 100% say that caring about other people has become more important to them since participating in program
• 97%  feel they make better decisions and get along better with other
• 95% learned how to be a leader and to feel good about themselves
• 92% of participants feel that adults in the program expect the best from them