Who We Are
Kaye Implementation & Evaluation was established by Dr. Sarah Kaye in 2012 to conduct research and evaluation in the service of children, youth and families. We are a growing team of dedicated professionals with training and experience in social service and social science. Our team is committed to supporting our partners to advance practice and outcomes through high-quality implementation, research, and evaluation.
What We Do
We partner with child, youth, and family-serving organizations and their stakeholders to support programs to reach their intended outcomes. Our collaborative approach includes:
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Listening to our partners to understand context and the organization’s goals.
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Identifying rigorous and innovative approaches and methods that can meet our partners’ needs.
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Discussing evaluation strategies and making decisions together about how best to achieve evaluation goals.
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Valuing diversity of individuals, perspectives, and expertise.
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Working alongside partners throughout study design, execution, interpretation, and reporting to ensure that all evaluation activities are grounded in practice.
Our Partners
Kaye Implementation & Evaluation partners with agencies and organizations that reflect diverse communities across the country. Our partners want to use research and data to serve children and families. We help our partners to explore needs and identify solutions, build evidence about their intervention model, and/or gather data about how to improve implementation and outcomes. Partners have included: federal, state and local government agencies; national and local foundations; organizations that provide training and consultation to advance evidence-informed or promising practice; and community-based child and family serving agencies.
Our Specialties
Bridging Research & Service
We make research and evaluation accessible to family-serving agencies, and conduct practice-based research.
Balancing
Rigor &
Reality
We partner with agencies to design studies that value context and prioritize the needs of partners and communities.
Applying Implementation Science & Practices
We apply emerging science and established tools to help our partners achieve implementation goals.
Building
Evidence & Capacity
We engage stakeholders, enhance knowledge/skills, and empower our partners to demonstrate impact