Community Needs Assessment for North Philadelphia Pennsylvania

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_____Vocational RehabilitationPotential Partners:_____ Local governments Chambers of Commerce_____ Economic Development Agencies Workforce Investment Boards_____ Regional Planning Commissions_____ Related PlansWORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS – Workforce investment boards are boards covering multiplecounties charged with implementing various job development and training programs around the state.They are required to develop plans for their respective areas. Those plans can be accessed at thefollowing site:LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMany regional planning commissions are designated the Local Economic Development Districtsthrough the Economic Development Administration of the US Department of Commerce. Theirresponsibilities include the development of a comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS)plan approved by the EDA.18
ISSUE AREA - EDUCATIONData and information on the educational levels of clients as well as the issues surrounding access toeducation provide a framework for helping to move people from poverty into self-sufficiency. Educationbegins early and access to quality child care can make the difference between later success and failure. Ithas been shown that low income children who attend Head Start are more likely to graduate from highschool and attend college (National Center for Children in Poverty) yet less than 60% of eligible childrenwere served by Head Start programs (Koball and Douglas- Hall, 2004). Every year of college increasesones ability to gain higher income. Yet those in poverty are least likely to access higher education andmany do not finish high school. According to references in Dr. Donna Beegle’s book, See Poverty, Be theDifference, as recently as 1996 a person in the lowest income quartile was only 10% as likely to completea bachelor’s degree as a person from the highest income quartile.Data Elements:• Public School Enrollment Literacy levels ages 18 and older• Licensed child care Education levels (no degree, GED, BS, MS, PhD)\• Average child care costs• Head Start eligible children and families• Number of child development and child care programs serving Head Start eligiblechildren• Number of Head Start eligible children served by above programs• Estimated number of 4 year old or younger children with disabilities• Types of disabilities of children 4 years and younger• Number of children participating in First Step Program• Number of children with disabilities receiving services• Number of public school districts• Number of private schools• Number of pre-school providers• Children with limited English proficiency• Drop out rates• Colleges, Universities and Trade Schools in the areaEducation is a problem in this area because:Survey Questions:General (check off type) Question:____No high school diploma____Lack of GEDLack of access to programs for obtaining a GEDCost of child careLack of child careLack of computer skillsLack of programs for gaining computer skillsCost of transportationLack of transportationLack of tuition moneyLack of vocational skillsLack of access to programs teaching vocational skillsLack of college educationThreats of violence in Schools19
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction .....
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTIONCommunity Action Agenci
Page 7 and 8: foundation for strategic operationa
Page 9 and 10: SAMPLE TIMELINE(BASED ON INITIAL HI
Page 11 and 12: PART 1 - DATA COLLECTIONA. STATISTI
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Page 15 and 16: B. CONDITIONS OF POVERTY AND ISSUE
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Page 27 and 28: savings programs in your community?
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Page 33 and 34: PART 2 - ANALYSIS OF INFORMATIONSTR
Page 35 and 36: solutions for a problem. The append
Page 37 and 38: ISSUE AREA - EDUCATIONWill addressi
Page 39 and 40: ISSUE AREA - NUTRITIONWill addressi
Page 41 and 42: ISSUE AREA - TRANSPORTATIONWill add
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Page 45 and 46: Initial Matrix for DiscussionEmploy
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Page 51 and 52: HOUSING TRUST FUND LOGIC MODEL51
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Page 55 and 56: Conducting FocusGroupsTHE COMMUNTIY
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Analyzing Root Causes of Problems:T
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