community needs assessment project - 2007 recommended strategies for improvement
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Community Needs Assessment Project - 2007
Recommended Strategies for Improvement
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement
The community focus groups and local studies used in
the Flintridge Foundation Community Needs Assessment
included suggestions and recommendations to alleviate
three key community concerns:
Education Financial Security Family and Community Violence
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement: Education
The quality of education provided by Pasadena Unified School District has
been a community concern for several years.
Provide services to support literacy, language acquisition and English Language proficiency.
Provide academic and social enrichment opportunities in the school setting before, during, and after school, including the arts, music, sports, special interest clubs, tutoring, etc.
Promote parental involvement and guidance so that youth stay focused on getting good grades, graduating high school, and pursuing higher education or job training.
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement: Education
Provide youth with leadership development opportunities to build communication skills and self-esteem, and encourage their participation in governance systems and community affairs.
Promote effective communications between the school district and community around equity in education.
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement :Financial Security
The availability of decent jobs and affordable housing are critical issues in Northwest
Pasadena and Altadena.
Provide job training opportunities for youth and increase the availability of decent jobs with opportunities for growth for both adults and youth.
Promote business practices that lead to job training and job opportunities, in both professional and vocational fields, for hard-to-employ and underemployed populations including youth, emancipated foster youth, and young adults.
Expose youth to different jobs and careers, including exposure to the wealth of businesses and resources available in Pasadena.
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement :Financial Security
Increase the supply of adequate and affordable housing, particularly for families with children, and ensure the availability of safe, clean and sanitary housing.
Support services that address the root causes of homelessness for women and children.
Facilitate access to high quality, affordable child care for all families who require it, either in their own neighborhoods or near their workplaces.
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement: Violence & Safety
Family and community violence exact atoll on the physical, emotional and
financial well being of individuals, families, and the community as a whole.
Promote: parental involvement in their
children’s lives. A sense of belonging and
opportunities for youth to connect meaningfully with a caring and engaged adult (e.g., mentoring, role models).
Provide : enrichment opportunities for youth,
including exposure to different places, cultures, and environments (including nature).
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement: Violence & Safety
Provide: summer youth employment
opportunities so that youth can be engaged in productive activity.
skill and job development opportunities for youth as well as vocational training in marketable skills/trades that build on young people’s interests and aptitudes (e.g., cosmetology, car mechanics, music production, fashion).
communications training for youth and parents, including conflict resolution.
parent education opportunities for youth to engage in
sports and arts at no/low cost. resources to prevent alcohol and
drug abuse, and adequate treatment.
Flintridge Foundation 2007 Community Assessment Project
Recommended Strategies for Improvement
To view the Community Assessment in its
entirety or for additional information,
please visit our website:
www.flintridgefoundation.org/home/communityassesment.html