The Smith Hatcher Group works with a wide range of clients to devise innovative strategies that improve outcomes for individuals and groups in the community.  Our aim is to build the knowledge, effectiveness, and power of our clients.

Workshops, counseling, and assessments are supported by the premise that capacity development entails the sustainable creation, utilization, and retention of that capacity in order to enhance self-reliance and improve people's lives.  Our consultants are trained to employ a client-centered approach to services, using best practices and model program approaches.

Smith Hatcher combines the principled, rigorous use of scientific methods with practical tools to foster learning and improve capacity for social change within the community.  We support organizational change and program development using a variety of modalities – social science research, participatory-action research, evidence-based evaluation, and organizational analysis.