Just as the only true expert on a young person's life is the young person themselves, we believe that organizations, schools, and youth participants can be the best guides to their own success. Owen Consulting specializes in integrating cutting-edge “best practices” and policy research with clients’ goals to ensure successful programming, sustainability, and evaluation. We work with stakeholders to identify participant needs, connect program services with existing curriculum, build on staff and teacher skills, and leverage community and organizational resources. By constructing programs from the "bottom up" instead of the "top down," our initiatives have a higher impact on youth participants than traditional, replicable models.

Our utilization-focused approach to assessment ensures that monitoring and evaluation information is used to strengthen programs on an on-going basis. We help clients target areas for evaluation, identify and promote effective practices, redesign curriculum and services as needed, oversee organizational partnerships, and monitor young people's progress. This ongoing process enables administration and staff to deliver consistently high-quality services, gauge program impact, and sustain or expand support from senior management and funders.