HARTFORD’S PROMISE: CHILDREN ACHIEVING AND SUCCEEDING

May 11, 2010

History of Working Group

November, 2009 Changing the Odds Conference in NYC

Carlos Rivera (Hartford HHS), Beryl Bailey (HPS), Ann Ferris (UCONN Center for Public Health and Health Policy), Lee Hunt (Blue Hills Civic Association), Chris Doucot (Hartford Catholic Worker), Jennie Bruening and Justin Evanovich (UCONN Neag School of Education)

December, 2009 First Meeting of Working Group with PolicyLink Creation of website

www.education.uconn.edu/research/huskysport/hartfrod-zone January, 2010

Creation of Steering Committee and Funding , Community Building, and Data Collection Task Forces

Trip to Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academies

Daryl Rock, Superintendent and UHart Grad Health Clinic

College Success Office Staff and Students, UConn Interns

Membership Analysis

History of Working Group

February, 2010 Hired Katie Martin, UCONN Center for Public

Health and Health Policy, to complete neighborhood need analysis

March, 2010 Community Meeting to share Dr. Martin’s report Asset mapping by Steering Committee and

Community Organizations April, 2010

Neighborhood recommendation RFP released

Steering Committee Membership

Julie Ackerman and Krista Heybruck Santiago-CRT Aura Alvarado and Christina Peterman-CREC Jennie Bruening, Justin Evanovich, and John Settlage-UCONN Neag

School of Education Jose Colon-Rivas-Mayor’s Office for Young Children Chris Doucot-Hartford Catholic Worker Ann Ferris-UCONN Center for Public Health and Health Policy Hector Glynn-The Village Judy Goldfarb and Chanelle Peters-Hartford Childcare Collaborative Lee Hunt-Blue Hills Civic Association Cynthia McKenna-Catholic Charities Martha Page-Hartford Food Richard Sussman-Hartford Foundation Emeka Virgo-Family Day Enterprises, Friends of Keney Park Sandra Ward-Hartford Community Schools

Neighborhood Analysis

Indicator Risk Factors WeightChild Poverty Demographics

Child poverty rate25%# of children in poverty

Neighborhood population% children with single parent not working

Education % of students not proficient in overall CMT scores20%% of adults without HS diploma

% of adults without college degree# of Tier 1 under-performing schools

Crime Crime per capita 15%% of students with disciplinary actions

Health Teen Pregnancy rate 15%% of 4th graders meeting fitness goals

Housing % of Housing that is Rented 5%# of very high risk Lead buildings

Neighborhood Stability

% of households with high social capital10%% of households living at address >1 year

% students attending school last yearCommunity Assets # of preschool, afterschool programs and other services 10%

# of schoolsTotal 100%

Neighborhood Analysis

Selection Criteria and Rationale

  Smaller Population: Lower Child Poverty Rate:

Downtown – 1,118 Blue Hills – 22%

North Meadows – 901 South End – 29%

South Meadows – 1,748 Southwest – 18%

 

West End – high school grad rate (16th), teen pregnancy rate (14th), crime rate (13th)

Parkville – population (12th), CMT scores (11th), teen pregnancy rate (10th)

South Green – population (14th), # of poor children (13th), no schools

Prepared by Katie Martin, PhD, UCONN Center for Public Health and Health Policy. Thank you to Enid Rey and the City of Hartford Office of Youth Services for their financial support of this analysis.

 

Neighborhood Analysis

Neighborhood Risk Factor Score Ranking

Behind the Rocks 14.5 Low

Asylum Hill 15.35 Low

Sheldon / Charter Oak

17.15 Medium

Upper Albany 17.75 Medium

Barry Square 18.6 Medium

Northeast 19.55 Medium

Clay Arsenal 21.75 High

Frog Hollow 21.95 High

Neighborhood Analysis

Key Indicators Clay Arsenal Frog Hollow

Population 6,460 9,323

Child poverty rate 56% 58%

% of students proficient in CMT scores

15.5% 12.6%

% of adults graduated from college 3.3% 10.3%

% of students attending same school last year

77.6% 68.5%

Crime per capita 7.1 6.4

Teen pregnancy rate 19% 21%

% Latino 52% 72%

% Black 45% 13%

Asset Mapping

We propose to:

1.) approach the building of a Hartford model as a community effort in which children, families, community leaders and the organizations that make up the working group come together;

2.) enhance existing community partnerships, as well as form new collaborative relationships, that are both high quality and hold partners to a high standard of accountability;

3.) create an initiative comprehensive enough to meet community needs;

4.) select the initial community segment, and subsequent community segments, and design the plan with careful and thorough data-driven evaluation.

Asset Mapping

Child Poverty-Youth Employment, Assistance for children and families

Education-School-based, academic enhancement, parenting education

Crime-Anti-Crime, Rehabilitation, Intervention Health-Health Care, Sports/Physical Activity,

Recreation, Food/Nutrition Housing-Programs, Assistance Neighborhood Stability-Civic/Cultural/Community

Based Organizations, Adult Job Training

Promise Neighborhood Map-North and South

Neighborhood Recommendation Need Demographics Size/Population Density Assets

Schools Design-America’s Choice, Core Knowledge/Community School School Leadership Partnerships with Community Based Organizations

Community Health Services Wilson-Gray Family YMCA Ropkins Library Housing, Vacant Land

Clay Arsenal/Upper Albany

Neighborhood Recommendation:Potential Elements

Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership with Hartford Public Library and

Everyday Democracy National Medical Association

Cobb Institute CCMC Kellogg Grant Village Child First Program UCONN School of Education, School of Social

Work, Community Outreach, Center for Public Health and Health Policy

Promise Neighborhoods Process Support of neighborhood

recommendation from Mayor and Superintendent

Solicit applications from interested community based organizations

Evaluate applications and make lead organization selection

Hire grant writer May 21 Letter of Intent June 25 Planning grant proposal due