Since the inception of the Tangelo Park Program, high school and college graduation rates are higher; students’ grade point averages have increased, as have life time earnings. Crime rates are down and real estate values have steadily increased. The program’s successes, however, is due to the community agencies that work together, developing partnerships outside the community, and working towards the same common goal in an enduring partnership that has lasted for over a decade and a half. Harris Rosen brings credibility, experience, commitment, and financial support to the Tangelo Community, defining the new normal for philanthropy where the donor remains actively involved with the program, understanding that genuine and sustained transformation does not happen quickly.
Tangelo Outcome Powerpoint (PDF)
2-3-4 Year Old Program
• Similar to Head Start in emphasis
• Preschool beginning at age 3 through kindergarten
• Low-income African American urban population
• Total cost is roughly $8,500 per child
• Annual cost of is $250,000
• A 7:1 benefit cost ratio implies an annual benefit of $1.75 million
• Much of this benefit goes to children who leave Tangelo Park
• Over 500 children have participated in the program since 1996
Scholarship Program
• Increased educational attainment of Tangelo Park students
- High school graduation rate increased by 17%
- College attendance rate increased by 31%
• More schooling increases lifetime earnings substantially
• Reduced crime in Tangelo Park
• On average, increases lifetime earnings by $77,500 per Tangelo Park student
• Total benefit of $1.6 million per high school class
Tangelo Park Students’ Mean GPA Chart
Reduced Crime
• Compared with the surrounding area, crime declined dramatically in Tangelo Park
• Estimates suggested declines in auto theft, burglary and assault
• Annual community benefits from reduced crime amounts to roughly $250,000
Tangelo Park Crime Rates Chart
