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Creciendo Juntos – Growing Together:
An Initiative to Improve
Outreach to Latinos/Hispanics in
Central Virginia
Presented by:
Peter Loach
Deputy Director of Operations
Piedmont Housing Alliance
February 1, 2006
An Introduction to Latinos/Hispanics:
Looking at the Numbers
1990 | Charlottesville and Albemarle Co.
Asian or Pacific
Islander
2.35%
Black
14.13%
White
82.16%
Hispanic/Latino
1.16%
American Indian,
Eskimo, or Aleut
0.10%
Other race
0.09%
Total Population: 108,381
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2000 | Charlottesville and Albemarle Co.
Asian
3.61%
African American
14.08%
Hispanic/Latino
2.52%
Mixed
1.39%
White
78.08%
Other
0.18%
American
Indian/Alaska Native
0.12%
Native
Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander
0.02%
Total Population: 124,285
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2000 | Virginia
African American
19.44%
Hispanic or Latino
Asian 3.66%
4.66%
Mixed 1.61%
American
Indian/Alaska
Native 0.26%
Other 0.17%
White 70.15%
Native
Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander 0.02%
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2000 | Virginia Average Population Age
45
40
Average Population Age = 35.8
35
Age in Years
30
25
20
15
10
5
Male
Female
0
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
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Virginia Change in Residence
1995-2000
80.0%
70.0%
69% of VA
Hispanics have
moved in the last
5 years
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
Not moved
Moved
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Place of Residence in 1995 if Different
from 2000 (Virginia)
100.0%
95.6%
95.4%
90.0%
80.0%
74.7%
70.4%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
29.5%
30.0%
23.9%
20.0%
10.0%
4.3%
4.4%
0.0%
In the US
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
Elsewhere (foreign 8
country or US Islands)
2000 | Median Household Income in Region
$45,000
$43,777
Median Household Income = $41,705
$40,000
$35,588
$35,000
$30,914
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
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White
African American
Hispanic/Latino
2000 | Charlottesville Income Level
35
30
% of Racial Group
25
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
20
15
10
5
0
Less than
$10,000
$10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 to $40,000 to $50,000 to $60,000 to $75,000 to $100,000 to $125,000 to $150,000 to $200,000 or
$19,999
$29,999
$39,999
$49,999
$59,999
$74,999
$99,999
$124,999 $149,999 $199,999
more
Income
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2000 | Albemarle Income Level
35
30
% of Racial Group
25
White
Black
Asian
Hispanic
20
15
10
5
0
Less than $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 to $40,000 to $50,000 to $60,000 to $75,000 to $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $200,000
$10,000
$19,999
$29,999
$39,999
$49,999
$59,999 $74,999
$99,999
to
to
to
or more
$124,999 $149,999 $199,999
Income
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2000 | Renter Occupied Units in TJPD
20000
16000
12000
19312
8000
4000
4900
641
0
hispanic
black
white
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2000 | Home Ownership by Race/Ethnicity TJPD
100%
19312
4900
75%
641
don't own
own
50%
44919
5760
25%
410
0%
hispanic
black
white
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Charlottesville City Schools 2004-05
Asian 2.1%
Other 3.7%
Hispanic 3.1%
Black 48.4%
White 42.7%
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Albemarle Co. Schools 2004-05
Other 8%
Black 13%
White 79%
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2004-05 School Year
14,000
ESOL
8.19%
12,000
1,012
ESOL = English Speakers of
Other Languages
Enrollment (children)
10,000
8,000
6,000
11,344
5.69%
250
4,000
4,147
2,000
0
Albemarle Co. Schools
Charlottesville City Schools
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Increase in ESOL Students Over 10 Years
1,050
10 Years Ago
900
Current
750
Up 555%
600
1,012
450
300
Up 384%
150
264
45
250
0
Albemarle Co. Schools
Charlottesville City Schools
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Albemarle County Male
Educational Levels
70
60
% of Racial Group
50
32% of Hispanic
Males in Albemarle
have less than a 9th
grade education
40
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
30
20
10
0
Less than 9th
grade
9th to 12th
grade, no
diploma
High school
graduate
(includes
equivalency)
Some
college, no
degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate or
professional
degree
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Albemarle County Female
Educational Levels
70
60
% of Racial Group
50
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
40
30
20
10
0
Less than 9th
grade
9th to 12th
grade, no
diploma
High school
graduate
(includes
equivalency)
Some
college, no
degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate or
professional
degree
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Charlottesville Male
Educational Levels
70
60
% of Racial Group
50
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
40
30
20
10
0
Less than 9th
grade
9th to 12th
grade, no
diploma
High school
graduate
(includes
equivalency)
Some
college, no
degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate or
professional
degree
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Charlottesville Female
Educational Levels
70
60
% of Racial Group
50
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
40
30
20
10
0
Less than 9th
grade
9th to 12th
grade, no
diploma
High school
graduate
(includes
equivalency)
Some
college, no
degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate or
professional
degree
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Overview of Latinos/Hispanics
and the Economy
President George Bush:
“We hear claims that immigrants are somehow
bad for the economy -- even though this
economy could not function without them.”
State of the Union – January 31, 2006
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Construction
Virginia Hispanic Employment by Industry
Manufacturing:
1%
Hispanic Employment by Industry
Wholesale trade:
6%
7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and
mining
18%
Construction
Retail trade:
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Transportation
15%
8%
and w arehousing, and
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information:
2%
Information:
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental
and leasing Finance, insurance, real
9%
11%
estate and ren
Professional, scientific,
leasing:mngt, admin, and
waste mngt services
Educational, health, and social services
5%
12%
3%
3%
Professional, scientific, management,
w aste managemen
Other servicesservices:
(except public administration)
Arts, entertainment, recreation,
administrative, and
accommodation and food services
Educational, health, and social services
Public administration
Arts, entertainment, recreation,
accom
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Source: PCT85. SEX BY INDUSTRY FOR THE EMPLOYED CIVILIAN POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER [Data Set: Census 2000
and food services:
Summary File 4 (SF 4) - Sample Data
“CRECIENDO JUNTOS – GROWING TOGETHER”
Misión:
Somos una red de organizaciones y personas que
trabajamos para apoyar y fortalecer la comunidad de
la región de Charlottesville a través de la integración
y desarrollo de sus miembros Latinos/Hispanos.
Mission:
We are a network of organizations and people working
to support and strengthen the Charlottesville
regional community through the integration and
development of its Latino/Hispanic members.
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“CRECIENDO JUNTOS – GROWING TOGETHER”
Participants To Date
City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville Police Department
Charlottesville Department of Social Services
Charlottesville Neighborhood Development
Services
Charlottesville Transit Service
Over 75 individuals
and 35+ organizations
involved
Albemarle County
Albemarle County Schools
Albemarle County Office of Housing
Albemarle County Department of Social Services
Albemarle County Police Department
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
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“CRECIENDO JUNTOS – GROWING TOGETHER”
Participants To Date
•International Rescue Committee
•Jefferson Area CHIP
•TJPDC
•Nuevas Raices Newspaper
•Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
•Legal Aid Justice Center
•United Way
•Rockfish Presbyterian Church Nellysford
•UVA School of Medicine
•Internal Revenue Service
•Shelter for Help in Emergency
•Church of the Incarnation
•La Clinica @ UVA Med Center
•Rural Health Outreach Program
•Piedmont Housing Alliance
•Love Presbyterian Church
•HIV Prevention Education/ASG
•Piedmont Council of the Arts
•UVA Cancer Center
•Tienda De Propiedades (Property
Store) Homes and Land Realtors
•US Postal Service
•Ch-Alb. Commission on Children and
Families
•UVA Dean of Students Office
•Sexual Assault Resource Agency
•Zona Latina TV Program
•Focus Women’s Resource Center
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“CRECIENDO JUNTOS – GROWING TOGETHER”
Accomplishments in First Nine Months
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Six meetings to share information/lesson learned
Spanish Language Resource Guide
English staff guide
Focus Group study with 30 Latinos/Hispanics
Help Fair in Spanish involving 30 agencies and 200
Latinos/Hispanics
Formal presentations on immigrant legislation, City
of Richmond experience with outreach to
Latinos/Hispanics
Meetings with Chamber of Commerce, VA Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, UVA faculty
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“CRECIENDO JUNTOS – GROWING TOGETHER”
Goals For 2006
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Complete development of website; hosted by PHA.
Develop regular schedule of sector-specific roundtables.
Develop regular series of staff-level workshops for variety of
agencies on cultural sensitivity, language resources, education,
health, housing, criminal justice, etc.
Monthly prominent speakers series.
Monthly plenary meetings.
Support to development of bilingual cultural television program.
Develop Latino/Hispanic community roundtables.
Focus on Southwood Trailer Park.
Expand support to Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Develop network of Latino/Hispanic residents as points of contact in
the community.
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