Tayo Fabusuyi and Victoria Hill contributed a blog entry on using a mixed method approach for evaluating a year-long program in Western Pennsylvania for high-school aged African American males. The framework employed was an open systems one in which three interrelated forms of behavioral changes were examined using two forms of inquiry. The approach allowed the evaluation team probe beyond program outputs to a more comprehensive assessment that takes into consideration the broader influences that often affect program outcomes of this nature. The evaluation strategy also naturally lends itself to data triangulation an attribute that helped reduce the risk of incorrect interpretations and strengthen the validity of the conclusions reached.