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ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOCUS GROUP MEETING July 24, 2013

ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOCUS GROUP MEETING July 24, 2013. AGENDA. Welcome and Introduction CN Goals Metrics Resident Survey Findings Mapping Discussion on Data Collected Discussion on Additional Data to be Collected Next Meeting. AGENDA. Choice Neighborhood Goals.

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ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOCUS GROUP MEETING July 24, 2013

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  1. ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOCUS GROUP MEETING July 24, 2013

  2. AGENDA • Welcome and Introduction • CN Goals • Metrics • Resident Survey Findings • Mapping • Discussion on Data Collected • Discussion on Additional Data to be Collected • Next Meeting

  3. AGENDA Choice Neighborhood Goals • People: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the target development and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly outcomes related to residents’ Economic Self-Sufficiency, safety, employment, and mobility; • Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long-term; • Neighborhood: Transform distressed, high-poverty neighborhoods into viable, mixed-income and sustainable neighborhoods with access to well-functioning services, high quality public schools and Economic Self-Sufficiency programs, high quality early learning programs and services, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

  4. Comprehensive Needs Assessment • Data to Measure Achievement: • Number and percentage of working-age adults meeting proficient literacy standards • Number and percentage of working-age adults working at least 30 hours per week • Average earned income of HUD-assisted households (excluding those who cannot work due to being elderly or disabled) • Average earned income of HUD-assisted households in above as % of area livable wage Economic Self-Sufficiency Outcome: Households are economically stable and self-sufficient

  5. RESIDENT SURVEY RESULTS

  6. 9. What is the highest education level of the adults living in the household?

  7. Do you spend time reading magazines, newspapers, and books?

  8. 11. Is anyone in your household dealing with the following?

  9. 12. List your household's income sources

  10. 77. Do you have difficulty reading and writing? • If yes:

  11. 79. Which of the choices below best describes the present work status of all adult members of your household?

  12. 80. What kinds of job skills do the adult in your household have right now?

  13. How many adults in your household would be interested in participating in a job training program? • Total = 47 interested adults

  14. 82. What types of job training do the adults in your household most desire?

  15. 83. What prevents adults in your household from working or finding a higher paying job

  16. DATA MAPPED

  17. Discussion on Data Collected • What are the major findings of the resident survey? • What do the maps tell us?

  18. Collecting Remaining Baseline Data • Additional Data to Measure Achievement: • Indentify process for major employers to recruit and train new employees. • Data from broader neighborhood and business surveys. • Living wage data. • Maintain current list of employers and their employment needs. • Number of households receiving TANF. Economic Self-Sufficiency Outcome: Households are economically stable and self-sufficient

  19. Next Meeting Date and Time? • Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

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