Part I

Select a non-profit and/or social service program in your local area. You will describe a brief history of the organization’s program and its mission statement and provide a brief overview of some of the programs and services offered. Next, you will analyze current trends that influence social policy and social change relative to the program you selected. Describe current trends that impact the program you selected. Then, describe how those trends will influence social policy and social change.

Part II

Chapter 6 in your text describes three examples of program hypotheses. As you review them you will get a better understanding of the need and the process of formulating a hypothesis. Finally, you will address one of the trends you researched and develop a program hypothesis for the program you selected.

Provide appropriate citations and references in APA format when referencing the text and any other outside source in your answers. Assignment should be 3-4 pages long.

I live in York, Nebraska

Kettner, P. M., Moroney, R. M., & Martin, L. L. (2012). Designing and managing programs: An effectiveness-based approach: An effectiveness-based approach. Sage.

Knepper, H. (2009). Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-based Approach, by Peter M. Kettner, Robert M. Moroney, and Lawrence L. Martin: Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008, 275 pages.