Click on the video button to the right to watch a 2:28 minute video on how Changing Lives can impact your school's return on investment.
Click on the pdf button to the right to view a printable version of our  Return on Investment Worksheet

An investment in Changing Lives delivers a dramatic, measurable ROI

lessens costs schools incur to hire substitute teachers and handle teacher turnover increases state and federal aid by improving student attendance and reducing the student dropout rate decreases costs attributed to vandalism decreases the need for hiring additional staff to manage disciplinary needs decreases the need to build or expand alternative learning centers.

Yes, there are costs involved in implementing Changing Lives--both in the form of time and financial resources.  However, in only a few years time, schools see improvements that pay for many, if not all, costs of the program.

But isn't this character education program about improving the lives of youth rather than "making money?"

Absolutely!  Without a doubt, the most important benefit of Changing Lives is the positive effect it has on the youth who participate in the program.  It might be argued that the changes reported in the lives of young people provide "return" enough.  However, in today's economic atmosphere, schools, athletic programs and other youth organizations must also look at the financial ramifications before implementing any programming.

We have developed a Return on Investment Worksheet on which to calculate improvements within a school that affect the financial bottom line.  Click here to print this form, provided for your use in not only calculating your return on investment, but in planning for appropriate record keeping that will allow you to make these calculations each year.

Time and money spent on Changing Lives provides a great ROI--

both in a financial sense and in a renewing of minds!