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(b) Outcome 2: Clients will meet a majority of their self-sufficiency goals (e.g., housing, education, employment) as outlined in the client's Independent Living Plan (ILP). Each client who engages in the program works with the Case Manager to create an ILP with specific self-sufficiency goals that focus on housing, education and employment related milestones. The Case Manager meets with each client weekly to assess their progress and provide support; they also review ILP goals every three months while the client is in the program. Progress toward goals can include development of various life skills such as financial management, basic household management skills, employability and job search, and educational activities; for example, creating or improving a resume, going to an interview, participating in job training or starting GED courses. Our target for this outcome is 90% and we have consistently met this outcome with 100%, 94% and 100% in 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively. (7) Methods and Tools Used to Evaluate Progress: Friends of Youth utilizes an agency-wide client information database, called Youthforce, to track all client information and progress. Program staff enter case notes, assessment results, community referrals, outcome progress, independent living plan goal progress, demographics and aftercare follow-up directly into Youthforce. Our data management specialist works with program staff to ensure data quality, tracks outcomes and trends, and compiles statistics for reporting to our government funders at the city, county, state and federal levels. We directly enter client information into the Snohomish County HMIS, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Runaway and Homeless Youth data management system, RHYMIS. Data is entered into these systems on a regular schedule with consistent data quality checks.