The Laboratory disseminates information about effective programs, develops educational products, holds conferences, and conducts research and evaluation. The organization also provides technical assistance for Illinois's Project Success integrated service program, as well as a number of other educational initiatives throughout its seven-state region. It also operates the Midwest Regional Center for Drug- Free Schools and Communities. Broad BASE Broad BASE offers multi-media software for families, communities, and social service agencies. Noah's Interview, an assessment tool that allows users to input information that can be printed out in the form of an autobiography.
Users maintain control over the information about themselves once it enters the database.
Noah's Compass, a program that assists users with envisioning and planning activities. Noah's Ark, an online network that connects community people, social service providers, and policymakers. Noah's Archive, a compilation of stories featuring people of all races and ages who have faced a variety of challenges and successfully dealt with them. Noah's Notebook, a program that allows agencies to select, sort, and lay out anonymous extracts of information from the Interview and Compass programs. The program can generate line graphs, pie charts, and bar charts and export the results to word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet programs, and a variety of other applications.