{"id":104,"date":"2025-01-24T12:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:53:28","slug":"model-theory-of-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Model &#038; Theory of Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>THEORY OF CHANGE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">YMWAP\u2019s theory of change is <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/theory-of-change-arrows\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?fit=1920%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Theory of Change Arrows\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?resize=1920%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-901\" style=\"border-radius:10px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?resize=768%2C157&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Theory-of-Change-Arrows.png?resize=1200%2C246&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/ymwap-theory-of-change-fy26-redesign\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YMWAP Theory of Change FY26 redesign\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/YMWAP-Theory-of-Change-FY26-redesign.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-spacer-divider gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:2rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Our Model<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/ymwap-model\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?fit=1964%2C1104&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1964,1104\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YMWAP Model\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/YMWAP-Model.png?w=1964&amp;ssl=1 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YMWAP recruits 8th and 9th grade students \u201cin the middle\u201d from 8 Boston schools. Throughout grades 7 -12, young men receive 3 hours of weekly mentoring focused on developing academic, social-emotional, wellness, and financial literacy skills, plus college &amp; career planning, to access sustainable futures in Boston and beyond.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:2rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Strategic Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YMWAP-Strategic-Plan-Goals-2026-2028.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Incrustado de YMWAP Strategic Plan Goals 2026 - 2028.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6fcfc49c-b978-4843-8483-537708be87fb\" href=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YMWAP-Strategic-Plan-Goals-2026-2028.pdf\">YMWAP Strategic Plan Goals 2026 &#8211; 2028<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YMWAP-Strategic-Plan-Goals-2026-2028.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6fcfc49c-b978-4843-8483-537708be87fb\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:2rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Evaluation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"396\" data-attachment-id=\"363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/community-clean-up\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?fit=800%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,396\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685793452&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0011086474501109&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Community Clean Up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?fit=396%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?resize=800%2C396&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?resize=768%2C380&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Clean-Up.jpg?resize=18%2C9&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our overall goal is that <strong>young men leave YMWAP as great human beings,<\/strong> with improved grades and social emotional skills, greater purpose, more likely to pursue healthy relationships, to be critical thinkers, to take care of their mental and physical well-being, and to have financial literacy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 41%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, with the support of consultant Dr. Julia Gittleman, YMWAP developed a &#8220;right-sized&#8221; set of evaluation tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YMWAP measures academic and social emotional growth, graduation rates, avoidance of the criminal justice system and teen parenthood, and development and fulfillment of college and career success plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our graduates attend BU, Bates, Carnegie Mellon, Northeastern, Wentworth, UMass, Framingham State, Bunker Hill Community College, Year Up, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They study accounting, aeronautical, mechanical and electrical engineering, business, computer science, cybersecurity, marine biology, marketing, design, speech pathology, education, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are employed as airplane mechanics, carpenters, IT specialists, artists, engineers, and by the City of Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"441\" data-attachment-id=\"364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/es\/our-program\/model-theory-of-change\/jay-tie-tying\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jay-tie-tying.jpg?fit=592%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"592,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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I&#8217;ve also learned that being educated and having a work ethic is not lame; in fact, that is what is cool to me now.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/YMWAP-Evaluation-One-Pager.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Incrustado de YMWAP Evaluation &amp; Impact.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-03f76997-e5f5-46f0-8989-917a4467b94f\" href=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/YMWAP-Evaluation-One-Pager.pdf\">YMWAP Evaluation &amp; Impact<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youngmanwithaplan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/YMWAP-Evaluation-One-Pager.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-03f76997-e5f5-46f0-8989-917a4467b94f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.gb-69db62c7620d5{font-size: 1.75rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69db62c7620d5{font-size: 1rem!important;}}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THEORY OF CHANGE YMWAP\u2019s theory of change is Our Model YMWAP recruits 8th and 9th grade students \u201cin the middle\u201d from 8 Boston schools. 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