An Evaluation of the Cultural Contextualization of the Incredible Years Parenting Program for African American and Hmong Cultural Groups

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (Wilder) and the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN) received funding from the Greater Twin Cities United Way, which served as a grant-making intermediary in Minneapolis and Saint Paul for the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), to deliver culturally contextualized versions of the Incredible Years program to African American and Hmong parent groups in the SPPN. The report provides background on the cultural contextualization of the Incredible Years parenting program for African American and Hmong parent groups. The program theory, logic model, and outcomes of interest are also described because they helped to shape the implementation and impact evaluation questions and study design. Results for the implementation and impact evaluation are described followed by a conclusions section that summarizes the findings and provides recommendations.