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Hartford’s Promise: Children Achieving and Succeeding

Hartford’s Promise: Children Achieving and Succeeding. May 11, 2010. History of Working Group. November, 2009 Changing the Odds Conference in NYC

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Hartford’s Promise: Children Achieving and Succeeding

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  1. Hartford’s Promise: Children Achieving and Succeeding May 11, 2010

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Neighborhood Analysis

  6. 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.

  7. Neighborhood Analysis

  8. Neighborhood Analysis

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

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