Transcript Grundy County Ready by 21 Pilot Project

Ready by 21
GRUNDY COUNTY
Pilot Project Summary
Facilitators: Joan Leigh & Anita Young, Education Service Network
& Claudia Baird, Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Center
Technical Assistance: Felicia Roberson, Prevention First
Consultation: The Forum For Youth Investment
Rb21 Symposium, Chicago IL
• June 28, 2007
Ready by 21 is a trademark of the Forum for Youth
Investment, core operating division of Impact Strategies,
Inc.
www.forumfyi.org
The SCPA uses the Forum for Youth Investment’s Ready
by 21 ™ approach as the basis for its youth
development framework and related activities.
The Changing Face
of Grundy County
Youth Ages 5-17 in Grundy County
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Youth Population Ages 5 -17
By Census Block Group
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1 - 273
274 - 733
734 - 1203
1204 - 2220
2221-4501
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Why conduct a landscape mapping
survey for Grundy County?
• Readiness
• “Moving Train”
• Goals
- Assist Healthy Community
Steering Group with planned
assessment
- Provide youth-specific data
- Create a framework for
discussion and planning
- Help the county understand and
address critical issues pertaining
to youth
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Methodology
Development
• Adapted from long form
developed by the Forum for
Youth Investment
• Decided to look at the the entire
county, not just one community
• Survey tailored by ESN & Aunt
Martha’s with input from Healthy
Community Steering Group
• Survey was test run by Grundy
County Rb21 pilot team
• Rb21 framework & survey
promoted at local meetings
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Methodology
Dissemination
• Survey was mailed during first
week of April to list of 103
recipients identified as known or
possible youth service providers.
Deadline: April 25
• Survey was accompanied by letter
from Healthy Community Steering
Group
• After deadline, follow-up calls were
made to solicit survey return
• Telephone and in-person support
were given to respondents as
needed
Respondents
Survey Participation
To date, the Grundy County Rb21 survey team has received
and inputted responses from 65 programs.
Government Agencies
7 programs
Business Operations
4 programs
Community/Civic
6 programs
Schools
15 programs
Education/Training
1 program
Faith Organizations
3 programs
Nonprofit Organizations
18 programs
Workforce Providers
1 program
Other Organizations
10 programs
Respondents
Location of Non-School Youth
Providers
Many non-school
respondents serve
Grundy County from
outside of Grundy
County as part of a
larger service area.
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There is no higher
education institution
located in Grundy
County.
Out side Grundy County
In Grundy Count y
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Respondents
Program Size (# of Employees)
7%
0%
0-5
6-10
28%
50%
11-50
51-100
100+
15%
• Most of the organizations represented in the Grundy County
survey are small (29% had staffing of 0 to 5 people). Only 4%
had more than 100 staff members.
• 50% of programs had staff consisting of 5 or fewer people.
Ready by 21 Goal Areas
What goal areas does the program primarily address?
28%
Leading
72%
Connecting
Ready by
21
48%
Thriving
23%
Working
69%
Learning
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Perce nt
The most-cited goal area reported by Grundy County
programs was CONNECTING, followed closely by
LEARNING.
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Services, Supports &
Opportunities
Services, Supports & Opportunities—PRIMARY or
250
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Number Reporting
200
175
149
140
150
100
70
84
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Connecting
Contributing
Learning
Thriv ing
Working
Ready by 21 Goal Areas
Primary
Secondary
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Numbers of Youth Served
How many youth are served by age?
22-25
Age Ranges
19-21
15-18
11-14
6-10
0-5
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Number of Youth
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What Time of Day Do Youth
Receive Services?
In a Youth's Day
When Are Services Provided in a Youth's DAY?
Eve ning
Afte r School
Daytim e for out of s chool
youth
During School Day
Be fore School
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percent
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
What Days of the Week Do Youth
Receive Services?
When are Services Provided in a
Youth's WEEK?
All We e k
We e k e nds
M -F
0%
20%
40%
60%
Pe rce nt
80%
100%
What Times of the Year Do Youth
Receive Services?
When Are Services Provided in a
Youth's YEAR?
All Year
Summer
Holidays
School Year
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
For How Long Are the Youth
Services Provided?
How Long Are Services Per Session?
Length
Ongoing
Long Over (5
hrs)
Medium (1-5
hrs)
Short (less
than 1 hr)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Pe rce nt
70%
80%
90%
100%
How Often Are Services
Available?
How often are services available?
Ongoing
Consistently
Occasionally
Once
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Where Are Services Delivered?
Percent
0%
10%
20%
30%
27%
El ementa ry School
14%
Fa i th Org
13%
Chi l d Ca re Center
Pri va te Fa cil i ty
At a M a l l
11%
2%
Work pl a ce
13%
38%
Location
M i ddl e School
Pa rk
40%
2%
5%
Rec Center
5%
Cl i ni c/Hea l th Ca re Fa ci li ty
Street (outrea ch) 0%
Busi ness venue
2%
37%
Hi gh School
22%
Li bra ry
Communi ty Center
8%
Cl i ent Home
8%
Other: Define
22%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Service Setting
What settings are services provided in?
Both
Se tting
67%
Group
Individually
0%
27%
5%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Pe rce nt
Most Grundy County programs offer services in both individual and
group settings.
Languages
In what languages are services provided in?
Language
SPANISH
Othe r: De fine
Englis h
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percent
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Charges for Service
Are youth/families charged for services?
8%
Othe r: De fine
Sliding Scale
Fe e s
M e m be rs hip
No Charge
Charges
13%
35%
6%
67%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percent
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Publicizing Services
How are youth informed about services?
Methods of
Communicating
33%
62%
Othe r: De fine
51%
Word of M outhProvide rs
Word of M outh- Youth
52%
62%
Public Adve rtis ing
Flie rs
64%
Info s e s s ions
0%
20%
40%
Percent
60%
80%
100%
0
Outcome
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Contributing to
Community Life
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CONNECTING
Civically Active
30
Supportive
Relationships with
Family/Friends
22
Navigation Skills
THRIVING
Valuing Diversity
9
Teamwork
20
Practice "safer sex" or
abstinence
10
26
Engage in Regular
Exercise/Healthy Diet
20
WORKING
Physical Safety
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Pursuing Career
Development
26
Positive Attitudes
towards Work
LEARNING
Employed/Actively
Seeking Employment
30
GED Completion
40
Higher Academic
Achievement
50
High Academic
Motivations/Aspirations
Number of Responses
Increasing Positive Outcomes
Dotted line at 20.8 shows average number of organizations that report working to
increase positive outcomes.
ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCREASE POSITIVE OUTCOMES
70
60
LEADING
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Decreasing Negative Outcomes
Dotted line at 14.8 shows average number of organizations that report working to
reduce negative outcomes.
ORGANIZATIONS THAT REDUCE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES
60
50
WORKING
30
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Outcome
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Voter Apathy
Hate Crimes
10
Gang
Participation
11
Violence
10
Suicide
Poor Work
History
Poor Work
Habits
9
STDs
18
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Grade
Retention
LEADING
25
Early
Pregnancy
18
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CONNECTING
25
22
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THRIVING
Antisocial
Behavior
LEARNING
Substance
Abuse
40
School Drop
Out
Number of Responses
70
Measuring Success
How Organizations Measure Outcomes
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Other
Method
How do Grundy
County programs
show progress?
The chart at right
shows the ways
these
organizations
measure their
outcomes.
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Ev aluation
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Surv eys
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Anecdotal
0
5
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Number of Organizations
Measuring Success
What Kind of Data Is Collected?
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Other
25
Program Quality
Data Type
What kinds of
data do Grundy
County
organizations
collect? The chart
at left shows
what kind of
information is
recorded to
measure
progress.
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Program Outputs
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Outcome
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Count
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Number of Organizations
55
60
65
Measuring Success
Tracking Method
Keeping Count of Youth Engaged in
Program
Other
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Number of
referrals
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How many
youth
36
0
5
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Number of Organizations
Most programs record attendance or participation
to track the number of youth engaged.
Measuring Success
How Much Are Youth Engaged?
Tracking Method
Other
12
Number of
repeat visitors
15
Number of times
collaborating
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Number of times
participating
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0
5
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Number of Organizations
Grundy County programs look most at the number
of times youth participate and/or the number of
repeat visitors
Populations Targeted
35%
serve
specific
groups
65%
serve all
youth
Service Availability
Certain programs are limited to special groups, including
pregnant teens, youth from low-income families,
developmentally disabled, youth with emotional/behavioral
disorders, sexual assault victims, runaways, etc.
Populations Targeted
Special Youth Populations in Grundy County
Group
Limited English
Spanish
Other Language
Gender-specif ic
Male
Female
GLBQTT
Low income
Immigrant
Migrant
Homeless/transient
In Foster Care
Drop Out
Involved w ith Justice
Parents Incarcerated
Physical/Learning Disabilities
Teen Parents
Other
No. of Programs That Serve
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0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
3
3
1
4
1
4
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Improvements Needed
What is needed to expand/improve the program?
Percent
0%
10%
20%
40%
50%
Improvements/Expansion
80%
90%
3%
73%
Funding
13%
Training
42%
Staff
Volunteers
22%
Equip.
22%
10%
Meals/Snacks
3%
25%
Transport.
35%
Space
Other: Define
70%
23%
Collab.
Repair/Renov.
60%
17%
Publicity
Research/Eval
30%
7%
Nearly 3 out of 4 Grundy County Programs cite a need for funding and
over 40% require more staff to expand and/or improve their
programs.
100%
Improvements Needed
How many MORE youth could be served with those
improvements/expansions?
8%
10%
4%
10%
28%
8%
1-25
26-50
51-100
101-200
201-500
501-1000
1000+
28%
Over half of program respondents say they could serve 26
to 100 more youth as a result of needed improvements.
Improvements Needed
How many youth would be BETTER served with
those improvements/expansions?
8%
13%
8%
11%
28%
1-25
26-50
51-100
101-200
201-500
501-1000
1000+
15%
15%
28% of respondents said they could serve 26-50 youth
better with improvements to their program.
Collaboration
Are there partners that work with this program?
34%
66% YES
Most Grundy County programs report partnering
with other organizations.
Collaboration
What is the focus of the partnership?
10%
Othe r: De fine
Coordinating Efforts
3%
46%
Program De live ry
18%
Faciltie s /Ope rations Re s ource s
15%
Training
38%
Info Sharing
Re s e arch/Evaluation
5%
23%
Staff/ Im ple m e ntation
Econom ic/ Com m unity De ve lopm e nt
10%
23%
Publicity/Contacts
46%
Program De ve lopm e nt
23%
Funding
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Most partnerships are focused on program development,
program delivery, and/or the sharing of information.
90%
100%
Collaboration
Which groups does the program currently partner with?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
NTTF Adolescent Interventions
Healthy Comm. Steering
43%
9%
GC Interagency Council
GC PADS
26%
9%
Morris Community Foundation
C & A LAN #49
38%
13%
13th Judicial Fam
28%
GC Teen Conference
Hispanic Latino Coalition
36%
11%
NTTF Strategic Network
Other: Define
50%
26%
11%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Collaboration
Which groups does the program hope to partner with?
0%
10%
20%
Healthy Comm. Steering
17%
GC Interagency Council
17%
8%
17%
Morris Commnunity Foundation
33%
C & A LAN #49
13th Judicial Fam
8%
33%
GC Teen Conference
17%
Hispanic Latino Coalition
13%
NTTF Strategic Network
Other: Define
40%
25%
NTTF Adolescent Interventions
GC PADS
30%
8%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Collaboration
Underage Drinking
Youth with Disabilities
Community Resources for Child Care
Centers
Issues
Identified for
New
Collaborations
Increasing Mental Health Services for
Youth
Support for Foster & Adopted Children &
Their Families
Need for More After-School Programs
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation for Youth
Gangs
Child Find for Special Education
Are Grundy County
Programs Positioned
to Help Youth Be
Ready by 21?
NEGATIVES
• Very rapid growth and
demographic changes are
bringing challenges to providers
• Many youth providers are
serving Grundy County from
outside the county and therefore
are not as strongly connected as
local providers
• Long-time norm of low
educational attainment in the
county
POSITIVES
• A variety of programs are
already serving Grundy County
youth
• Most of these programs are
already involved in partnerships
and/or desire to get involved
• There is willingness to work
together on projects
•There is a strong sense that
Grundy County needs to do
more to prepare for the future
Where Do We Go
From Here?
• Meet with key stakeholders from Healthy Community
Steering Group (Kitchen Cabinet) to share data
• Adjust presentation based on Steering Group input
• Make presentation to entire Steering Group
• Challenge Steering Group to use Rb21 planning
framework to build on what has been learned so far
and help all Grundy County youth to be ready for
college, work and life.
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