Built to earn confidence through accountability.
Confidence comes from knowing where support goes and who answers for the work. This page is the responsibility map: how funding supports access, how the program is delivered, how quality is reviewed, and how future reporting will develop as the Initiative grows.
Responsibility map
Clear stewardship
You can see where support goes.
Your support expands youth access and the systems behind it.
Funding supports sponsored access for defined youth populations, along with the trained human support, operations, safety practices, and evaluation activities that make responsible access possible.
Sponsored youth access
Sponsored access to Peer Chaperone support for defined communities, schools, healthcare pathways, and implementation cohorts. Access is structured through approved partner, cohort, or funding pathways rather than open public enrollment.
Peer Chaperones
Recruiting, training, supervising, and supporting the trained Peer Chaperones who provide trusted human connection. People lead; technology supports their work.
Program operations
Day-to-day delivery, including scheduling, onboarding, partner implementation, support tools, and the operational backbone that keeps the program running reliably.
Quality review
Supervision, escalation pathways, safety review and continuous coaching so that the quality of every interaction is held to a consistent standard.
Outreach & partnership
Working with communities, schools, hospitals, and public-sector partners so sponsored access reaches the young people, populations, and pathways it is intended to serve.
Research & evaluation
Research and evaluation in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago so the program can be studied honestly and improved over time.
A note on funding estimates. Sponsored access is scoped based on the population, cohort, pathway, implementation needs, and evaluation requirements involved. We share funding estimates to make support tangible, not as fixed prices. Institutional partnerships are planned individually so access, delivery, operations, and evaluation can be supported responsibly.
Chaperone Health delivers the operational program.
The Initiative is built on the operational peer-support infrastructure of Chaperone Health. Chaperone Health is responsible for the platform and day-to-day systems that help make trusted human connection dependable, supervised, and safe.
- The platform and infrastructure that connect young people with Peer Chaperones
- Supervision systems that support and back up the human team
- Safety workflows, escalation pathways, and clear handoffs to appropriate resources
- Operational delivery, including onboarding, scheduling, and partner implementation
Technology supports people; it never replaces them
Technology and AI-assisted tools assist the team with routing, scheduling, documentation, and supervision workflows. They do not replace Peer Chaperones, clinicians, therapists, or crisis services, and the program is not surveillance or monitoring of young people.
What this is, and what it is not. The Chaperone Initiative is not therapy, clinical treatment, diagnosis, crisis counseling, or emergency response. If someone is in immediate danger or crisis, call or text 988, or chat through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
UIC supports independent research and evaluation.
The Initiative's research and evaluation work is developed in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago, an arrangement designed to keep the program evidence-informed, accountable, and focused on continuous improvement as it grows.
- Independent research grounded in academic standards
- Evaluation of how the program is delivered, experienced, and improved
- Findings that inform continuous improvement
Evidence over assertion
We would rather measure impact than simply claim it. Independent academic involvement helps hold the Initiative to that standard: studying what works, naming what needs improvement, and strengthening the model over time.
"Prevention earns trust when it can be measured, reviewed, and improved."
Clear roles, clear responsibilities.
A deliberate structure separates mission, delivery, and evaluation responsibilities, so when a funder asks who is responsible for what, the answer is clear.
The Chaperone Initiative
A prevention-focused youth-safety initiative. It sets the mission, convenes partners, and coordinates philanthropic support for sponsored youth access through the approved fiscal structure.
Chaperone Health
Operates the platform, infrastructure, supervision systems, and safety workflows. Responsible for delivering trusted human connection safely and reliably through the approved program model.
University of Illinois Chicago
Provides academic research and evaluation perspective, helping keep the program evidence-informed and continuously improving from outside day-to-day delivery.
This describes the high-level relationship between the organizations. Formal agreements, compliance requirements, and reporting processes will guide how the Initiative operates as implementation progresses.
Support is managed through clear lines of responsibility.
Good intentions are not a plan. The structure separates philanthropic support, program delivery, and evaluation so that the same organization is not solely responsible for both operating the model and assessing its results. Sponsored access is coordinated through the Initiative, delivery is provided by Chaperone Health, and research and evaluation are supported through UIC.
For a funder, that means there should be a clear answer to "who is responsible for this?" whether the question is about how support was used, how a young person was supported, or how results are assessed. You can see the people and the mission behind those roles on our About page.
Meet the team and the missionSeparate roles
The organization that delivers the program is separate from the academic partner supporting research and evaluation.
Clear lead for each role
Mission, sponsored access, delivery, and evaluation each have a clear lead, so funders know who answers for what.
Reporting what we learn, honestly.
As the Initiative matures, reporting will focus on what is working, where the model needs improvement, and how the work is strengthened over time.
Reach & access
How sponsored access is reaching the defined youth populations, communities, and pathways it is intended to serve.
Quality of connection
How the experience of trusted human connection is delivered and held to a consistent support standard.
Learning over time
What the evidence tells us about prevention-focused peer support, shared clearly with partners and stakeholders.
Deeper transparency as the Initiative matures.
The following transparency tools are planned for future reporting cycles as implementation, evaluation, and fiscal processes mature.
Audited Financial Statements
Financial reporting will align with the approved fiscal structure and future reporting requirements.
Annual Program Reports
Public program reports summarizing activity, reach, and learning will follow as implementation and evaluation activities progress.
Impact Dashboard
A dashboard of program and impact indicators is planned as the Initiative develops the data, reporting, and evaluation infrastructure to support it.
Two more ways to dig deeper.
The evidence behind the program
How impact is studied, evaluated, and strengthened through the Initiative's academic research and evaluation partnership.
See how we evaluateThe mission and the people
Who we are, why this work matters, and how the organizations behind the Initiative relate.
Meet the mission and teamHelp build a measurable, prevention-focused future for youth.
If credible, measurable prevention matters to your organization, we would be glad to show how your support can expand access, strengthen evaluation, and help build trusted youth support infrastructure.