Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
University Neighborhood Partners Annual Report May 2017-April 2018
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Partnership Map
This map was developed using the online platform Kumu. To interact with this map, please visit https://embed.kumu.io/c548c72664aa93fdf70e63f3c253e30b. In order to understand which partners are working in UNP partnerships and how these partners and partnerships interact each other, we gathered all the partners and partnerships for the year. We then connected each partner (or partnership) to the partnerships with whom they collaborated. We were able to upload this information into Kumu’s online platform which generated this beautiful partnership map. This map not only illustrates how partners and partnerships are interrelated, but also the magnitude of UNP partnerships.
Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
Report developed by: Kara Byrne, PhD Assistant Research Professor Social Research Institute, College of Social Work, University of Utah
Contributions from research assistant Zoë Diener.
With special thanks to UNP partnership managers and partners for their participation.
Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
Attendance & Outputs Dashboard University Neighborhood Partners annually tracks some key attendance and output numbers. These numbers are presented in the tables below for quick reference. Item Amount Scholarships Awarded ($ amount) $38k Organizational Partners 87 Residents Directly Involved 3712 Residents Indirectly Involved1 21606 % of West side population reached2 40.3% Higher Ed Institutions 6 U of U Department 42 U of U Students 166 U of U Contract Courses Linked to UNP 9 TA, RA, GA, Internship, Practicum 16 positions K-12 Schools Involved 12 Elementary Students 745 Middle School Students 505 H.S. Students 491 Residents Received Training as Leaders3 ~ 450
1 Includes West View, Partners in the Park, and Hartland Festival 2 Based on 2016 ACS Population Estimate for 84104 and 84106 (61,494) 3 Community Advocates, Mental Health & Wellness Partnerships, WLI, Startup Incubator, SCCs, Leadership in Education Class, and parent engagement at schools. Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
Long-Term Goal Graduation and Enrollment from Westside Zip Codes
UNP’s long-term goal of decreasing systemic barriers to higher education is determined by measuring the number of students from 84104 & 84116 who have graduated and enrolled in higher education, as illustrated in Figure 1.
2002-3 2003- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-17 2017-18 2002-2016 % Diff. 2004 14 15 16 U of U 16 92 111 115 121 114 101 531% enrollment* U of U 30 130 109 128 141 124 370% graduation SLCC 182 280 284 296 288 293 61% + from 2003 to 2017 enrollment* SLCC 51 78 86 97 77 114 149 192% graduation** * First time freshman & transfers (unduplicated) who reported either a current or a permanent address in UNP ZIP codes. ** Includes degree, associates, & certificates
Figure 1: Enrollment and Graduation
Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
The following data request and analysis was completed by the Salt Lake City School District, and compares graduation and post-secondary enrollment rates for students who live on the East and West Side of Salt Lake City. As illustrated in Figure 2 and Tables 1 and 2, the students who live on West Side of Salt Lake City have lower graduation and enrollment rates; however, this rate is slowly increasing. While there are many factors that contribute to these difference, tables 1 and 2 illustrate the two groups are indeed different.
Figure 2: Enrollment West and East Side % of Graduates Enrolling in a Postsecondary Program Sometime During the Year Following High School Graduation 65%
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Table 1: West Side Zip Codes
West Side Zip Codes: This group includes students living in zip codes west of I-15, specifically 84116, 84104, and 84119. The zip code from the last enrollment record for each student was used for grouping purposes.
Number of Total Number of Graduates % of Graduates Enrolling Students Included Enrolling in a Total Number of % of Graduates in a Postsecondary Graduation in the Graduation Postsecondary Graduates in West from West Side Zip Program Sometime Cohort1 Year Cohort living in Program Sometime Side Zip Codes Codes During the Year Following West Side Zip During the Year High School Graduation Codes Following High School Graduation2
2012 909 538 59% 233 43% 2013 918 606 66% 266 44% 2014 1007 669 66% 264 39% 2015 912 626 69% 248 40% 2016 954 672 70% 265 39% 2017 967 727 75% Long Term Goal UNP Annual Report | June 2018
Table 2: East Side Zip Codes
East Side Zip Codes: This group includes students living in zip codes east of I-15, specifically 84103, 84101, 84111, 84115, 84102, 84112, 84113, 84105, 84106, 84108, and 84109. The zip code from the last enrollment record for each student was used for grouping purposes.
Number of Graduates Total Number of % of Graduates Enrolling Enrolling in a Students Included Total Number of % of Graduates in a Postsecondary Graduation Postsecondary in the Graduation Graduates in East from East Side Zip Program Sometime Cohort1 Year Program Sometime Cohort living in East Side Zip Codes Codes During the Year Following During the Year Side Zip Codes High School Graduation Following High School Graduation2
2012 915 636 70% 398 63% 2013 915 677 74% 357 53% 2014 854 653 76% 368 56% 2015 837 662 79% 346 52% 2016 774 631 82% 355 56% 2017 805 673 84%
Scholarships Awarded UNP increases access to higher education by offering scholarships to West side residents. These scholarships are made possible by the generous donations of private donors and U of U Alumni.
Alumni Association/UNP Scholarship – 2017-18 Four $5000 scholarships, generously provided by the University of Utah’s Alumni Association, were awarded this year.
UNP Wolf and Meritus Scholarship – 2017-18 This year, scholarships of $3,000 each were given to five students thanks to the generosity of many individuals.
Education Pathways Scholarships Education Pathways awarded a total of 5 scholarships (totaling $3000) and contributed to another from 2017-18. Two scholarships at $750 and two scholarships at $500 were awarded for students attending the University of Utah. One scholarship for $500 was awarded to students attending Salt Lake Community College. Additionally, UNP contributed to a $5000 scholarship to the University of Utah through Our Casa at West High. Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Partnership Process
Partnership Characteristics UNP’s goal of convening mutually beneficial partnerships was measured utilizing a survey of effective partnerships developed by Shultz et al. (2005) & McNall et al. (2008). They identified the following characteristics are contributing to successful partnerships that meet their goals and objectives. SRI surveyed a sample (N=20) of partners from 6 partnerships. The survey measured participant opinions regarding group cohesion, partnership management, perceived effectiveness, shared power, and co-creation of knowledge. Each characteristic is operationalized by a scale composed of up to 6 positively phrased questions. Participants were asked to score agreement with each from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree. As shown in Figures 3-7, the majority of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that their partnership had these strong characteristics. Figure 3: Shared Power
Figure 4: Co Creation of Knowledge
Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018 Figure 5: Partnership Management
Figure 6: Group Cohesion
Figure 7: Perceived Effectiveness
Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Partners Involved
University Neighborhood Partners brings together community organizations, residents, and higher education faculty and staff to develop partnerships. From 2016-17, the following partners were engaged in partnership work. Partners from Higher Education include:
Salt Lake Community College - UU: Department of English - Community Relations - UU: Department of Geography - Education Department - UU: Department of Linguistics - English Department - UU: Department of Modern Dance - PACT - UU: Diversity Scholars - Radio - UU: Division of Human Resources - Thayne Center - UU: Division of Occupational Utah State University Therapy - Center for Persons with Disabilities - UU: Education Leadership and - Social Work Policy (ELP) University of Washington - UU: English Language Institute - College of Education - UU: Environmental and Massachusetts Institute of Health Sustainability Studies Professionals - UU: Equity and Diversity Western Governors University - UU: Family and Consumer Studies University of Utah - UU: Honors College - UU: Bennion Center - UU: Huntsman Cancer Institute - UU: Campus Compact - UU: Kem Gardner Policy Institute - UU: Center for Research on - UU: Kingsbury Hall Migration & Refugee Integration - UU: Master of Public - UU: Center for Science and Administration Mathematics Education: Refuges - UU: Office of Outreach and - UU: College of Architecture and Engagement Planning - UU: Office of Outreach and - UU: College of Education Engagement (BEACON) - UU: College of Education, Culture, - UU: Professional Education and Society - UU: Project Lead, Food, - UU: College of Fine Arts Movement and U - UU: College of Law PBI - UU: School of Medicine - UU: College of Social Work - UU: Sorenson Impact Center - UU: Continuing Education - UU: Student Media - UU: Department of City and - UU: TRiO Metropolitan Planning - UU: Undergraduate Studies - UU: Department of Education (Student Success Advocates) Psychology - UU: Women’s Resource Center - UU: Department of Education, - UU: Youth Education Culture, & Society
Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Partners from Community Organizations, including K-12 schools, include:
Air National Guard International Rescue Committee Allies with Families Jackson Elementary Artes de Mexico en Utah Jordan Meadows Community Council Arts Bridge Jordan River Commission Asian Association of Utah KUER Association for Utah Community Health Latino Behavioral Health Services (LBHS) Backman Elementary Latinos in Action Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Mary Jackson Elementary Program Mental Illness Prevention Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah MICA Bryant Middle School Mountain View Elementary Casa Quetzalcoatl National Alliance on Mental Illness: Catholic Community Services National Center for Creating Community National Alliance on Mental Illness: Utah Center for the Living City National Association of Social Workers: Centro Eres Utah Chapter Child and Family Empowerment Services Neighborhood House Communidades Unidas NeighborWorks Salt Lake Community Maternal in Utah Newman Elementary Congolese Christian Leaders Nopalera Artist Collective Congolese Community Northwest Middle School Department of Human Services One Refugee Department of Substance Abuse and Optum Health Mental Health Pacific Heritage Academy Department of Workforce Services: People Helping People Refugee Services Office Poplar Grove Community Council East High Red Butte Garden English Skills Learning Center Riley Elementary Fairpark Community Council Rose Park Community Council Fish and Wildlife Services Rose Park Elementary Flamboyan Fellowship Royal Outreach (formerly Tiene Malohi) Gear Up Salt Lake Center for Science Education Girl Scouts of Utah Salt Lake City Mayors Office Girls on the Run Salt Lake City Public Library Glendale Branch Library Salt Lake City School District Glendale Community Council Salt Lake City School District: Community Glendale Middle Education Glendale/Mtn View CLC Salt Lake City School District: Family Google Fiber School Collaboration Go Girlz Salt Lake City School District: Human Granite School District Resources Green Tree Yoga Salt Lake Education Foundation Hartland Community 4 Youth and Families School Land Trust Head Start Somali Community Self-Management Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Health Policy Project Utah Change Leaders Horizonte Instruction and Training Center Utah Community Action Agency Utah Division of Arts and Museums Somali Youth Center Utah Museum of Fine Arts Sorenson Multicultural Center Utah Museum of Natural History South Sudanese Community of Utah Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute SPLORE Utah Partners for Health Spy Hop Utah State Board of Education State House of Representatives Wasatch Gardens Sugar Space West High School Sustainable Startups Westpointe Community Council Tracy Aviary Wildlife Refuge at Brigham City Truth Cypher Women of the World USARA YWCA Utah Arts Alliance Utah Behavioral Health Planning Advisory Committee
We are especially grateful to community resident partners, including:
Abdirizak Dulce Jim Mohammed Abigail Ebla Joel Monica Adolfo Eduardo Jorge Morgan Alan Ella Jose Luis Naima Alberto Elisabeth Kalolaine Noreida Alex Erika Keri Patricia Alicia Erin Kim Pete Amanda Estella Kristins Rachel Amy Eustolia Laura Reyna Ana Eva Laurie Robin Ana-Jenny Evelia Leticia Rudy Bad Brad Fabiola Lourdes Saia Beth Fanny Luis Samantha Bim Flor Mana Sean Bryce Gabin Mara Shirley Carla Garroe Maria Silvia Cecilia Gilberto Maria C Soccoro Cencira Glenn Maria G Sol Chris Greg Maria J Stephen Christina Griselda Maria L Suyin Clarita Gustave Maria Lo Tamasepani Corrine Ida Maria P Teresa Craig Irma Maria S Tyler Cristina Israel Mariana Ulysses Dan Issac Maricela Viviana Dane Itzel Mariela Yair Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
David Jacquie Mario Zulie Dennis Jeff Mario R. Derek Jeilani Mayra Dora Jessica Dorothy Jesus
Partnerships University Neighborhood Partners defines partnerships as collaborative endeavors between partners: community residents, higher education faculty or staff, and community organizations. UNP staff work as conveners to bring together partners who work together to develop partnerships that build on the strengths and address the needs of the community.
Events Partners have come together to put on Partners in the Park, Lights On! and Hartland Festival. This year, Partners in the Park brought together 2106 (1761 in 2016) west side residents, community organizations, faculty and student from higher education, k-12 staff and administrators, and city and state decision makers.
UNP also convened the Lights On! Events. Lights On! is a social event intended to bring together participants, families, students and partners of the Hartland Youth Center. This was done primarily as an open-house style event with various partners tabling. UNP served food and provided opportunities for partners to reflect, celebrate and build relationships. The partners were given an opportunity to provide input on future landscaping for the Hartland building. In addition to partners, Lights On! brought together 8 youth, 9 adults, and 4 University of Utah students.
The Hartland Resident Committee put on the Hartland Annual Community Festival. This event took place in April 2018 and attracted approximately 200 residents. This number includes roughly 100 adults, 60 elementary youth, 20 middle school youth, and 20 high schoolers. This event attracted residents from the Seasons at Pebble Creek (adjacent apartment complex) and surrounding neighborhoods. The Hartland Annual Community Festival was created by the Hartland Resident Committee as a means of celebrating the University students, community partners, and residents work and collaborations over the past year. It has also been a way of promoting the rich cultures of the surrounding neighborhoods Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018 as evidenced by the diverse performances, music, and food present at the event.
Partnerships UNP partnerships are at many different stages. Some partnerships are in the beginning stages of blossoming into a self-sufficient partnership. Other partnerships are relatively self-sufficient, have developed partnership agreements, and partners include west-side residents, community organizations, and higher education faculty or staff. All-in-all, this year, UNP staff convened 58 partnerships.
Education Pathways Community Capacity and Well-Being
Adelante Academy of Hope Adult Education Pathways Bases y Fundamentos Afterschool Youth Program BiLingual Radio Backman Community Engagement Bridge Training Clinic Casa Quetzalcoalt Case Management Certification Course Early Childhood Education Community Outreach Task Force Early Childhood Research Disabilities and Mental Health Flamboyan Fellowship Emotional Intelligence Go Girlz Hartland Free Mental Health Clinic Grow Your Own Educator Hartland Landscaping Project Hartland College Lounge (Our Casa) Healthy Schools and Communities Mary Jackson Elementary Housing Mestizo Arts and Activism Latino Behavioral Health Services (LBHS) Northwest Our Casa Family Engagement Mental Health and Substance Use Observe Partnership Our Casa Network Mobile Health Clinic PATHS Mobile Unit Riley Elementary Peers in Recovery Conference School Community Councils Persona-a-Persona Science in the Schools Progression SLCSE Our Casa Family Engagement Utah Behavioral Health Planning Advisory Soccer and Youth Development Committee The Utah Network for Arts and Social Walk-In Center Justice Truth Cypher Leadership URBAN Utah Presents Community Advocates Network and Class West High Neighborhood Democracy Writers in the Schools Personal Professional Development Youth Voices Resident Committee Startup Incubator Westside Leadership Institute Westside Studio Outcomes: Partnership Process UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Partner Feedback At the end of the fall semester, partnership managers distributed a form to partners. Eight partners (representing community or university affiliation) responded to this survey. UNP uses this information to improve their work convening partners.
Satisfaction We asked partners, “How satisfied are you with the partnership work?” where 1 is “Unhappy with Our Work” and 5 is “Best Semester Yet!” As shown in Figure 8, partners were at least somewhat satisfied (“4”) with UNP’s work, with the majority of partners feeling this was their “Best Semester Yet!”
Figure 8
Outcomes: Education Pathways UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Education Pathways UNP-supported partnerships convene to create system-level change that supports students from kindergarten through higher education. These pathways support adult and youth students, teachers, and parents to increase communication, access to resources, student academic performance, and positive engagement in the community.
Number of Participants in Education Pathways Partnerships Figure 9 highlights the number of participants active in Education Pathways partnerships listed above.
Figure 9: Participant Distribution
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Parents Engaged as Leaders UNP developed partnerships that engaged around 272 parents as leaders in K-12 schools. These parents were engaged in the Our Casa Network, Community Advocates, School Community Councils, New American Academic Network, Flamboyan Fellowship, Grow Your Own Educators, Early Childhood Partnership, Youth Voices, and Soccer and Youth Development.
Outcomes: Education Pathways UNP Annual Report | August 2018 Figure 10: Parent Engagement Community Advocates, described in detail below, is a partnership aimed at building Parent Engagement the capacity of parents as leaders. There are 20 currently 38 parents engaged as Community Advocates. Parents were given a 6 question 19 pre/post-questionnaire developed by the 18 Harvard Graduate School of Education to 17 measure parent engagement (Schueler, January Capotosto, Bahena, McIntyre, & Gehlback, 16 May 2014). As shown in Figure 10, scores increased from January to May, 2018. 15 Questions include, “In the past year, how 14 often have you helped out at your child’s school?” and “How often do you meet in 13 Engagement Score person with teachers at your child’s school?” Increasing Access to Higher Education Resources
Through UNP Educational Pathways partnerships, approximately 405 community residents gained access to higher education resources (see Figure 11). Gaining access to higher education resources includes visits to campus, training on finding and applying to scholarships, University presentations at schools, and the opening events for the Our Casas. Figure 11: Accessing Higher Ed Resources Accessing Higher Ed Resources
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Additionally, Community Advocates create opportunities for Youth Advocates to access resources to higher education.
24 youth 9 students 6 students received serve as enrolled in the full-tuition scholarships for 1 Youth U of U PATHS week of summer Advocates. program camps at the U of U.
Over time, 24 Community Advocates have gone on to Higher Education.
Residents in Contract Classes University Neighborhood Partners convened academic and community partners to develop the following contract classes from summer 2017 to spring 2018.
Summer 2017 ELP 7960 030 Community Organizing for 7 Ed FCS 5962 030 Community Leadership 16 and Ed
Fall 2017 HUM 1900 015 Humanities in Focus 5 HUM 1900 016 Humanities in Focus 9 POLS 3960 030 Road to Community 7
Spring 2018 CMP 4960 30 Westside Leadership 12 Institute HUM 1900 015 Humanities in Focus 4 HUM 1900 016 Humanities in Focus 8
Outcomes: Education Pathways UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Increasing Youth Protective Factors UNP partnerships provide healthy and pro-social activities for youth. The UNP afterschool program, Youth Leadership, and the Soccer and Youth Development Program aim to increase youth protective factors.
Soccer and Youth Development The Soccer and Youth Development Partnerships is led by Hartland Community 4 Youth and Families (HC4YF). HC4YF serves the underserved, promoting education with responsibility, respect, and self-discipline, through sports, thus creating opportunities and involvement for youth and families. One of their programs is the Hartland Youth Soccer Club. In the 2017-18 season, HC4YF soccer club had 92 elementary, 35 middle school, 16 high school, and around 42 unspecified students participating in programing.
Representing From 185 Youth 8 Participating Ethnicities 12 in Sliding Schools Scale/Free Soccer Club
We asked a sample of youth to complete a Higher Aspirations survey, adapted from Gibbons (2005) College-Going Self-Efficacy scale. Participating youth were asked to indicate their responses as: not at all sure, somewhat sure, sure, very sure. Statements included phrases such as “I can find a way to pay for college” and “I can go to college after high school.” With a sample of 20 youth participating in pre and post-tests, average scores ranged from pre-test 2.52-3.61 and post-test 2.92-3.44, with mean scores increasing from 3.01 (pre-test) to 3.13. While scores have increased, it seems there could be room for improvement to increase the change the in score over time. Figure 12: Higher Aspirations
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Outcomes: Education Pathways UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Early Head Start
Early Head Start was a welcomed partnership with the UNP Hartland Partnership Center, as this program not only offered programming for children but also created access to resources in the community and supported families. In total, 17 children from the Hartland community were enrolled in the programming. Early Head Start assesses children on a quarterly basis on their development and growth in the following categories: physical, social-emotional, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematics. As shown in Figure 13, scores change over time. Head Start instructors use these formative assessments to guide their focus with children in the program.
Figure 13: Early Head Start
17 Children Ages 3-5 Enrolled Outcomes: Create and Disseminate Knowledge UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Create and Disseminate Knowledge
UNP convenes partnerships that harness the community’s and higher education’s capacity to generate knowledge and disseminate this information to various audiences. This happens by increasing parent engagement in schools, working with higher education to value community knowledge, and increase resident capacity as decision makers.
Student Involvement Approximately 166 (63% increase from last year) University of Utah students were engaged in UNP partnership work as practicum students, research assistants, graduate assistants, and students engaged in course work. These students came from 41 departments (24% increase from 33 last year).
2016-17 2017-18
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Community Resident in Action The Community Resident in Action for 2017-2019 was awarded to David Parker from the Center for Creating Community and David Derezotes from the University of Utah College of Social Work. This award supported a series of dialogues around race, guilt, and responsibility.
Community Scholar in Residence The 2017 Community Scholar in Residence was awarded to Political Science Assistant Professor Jesus Valero. Professor Valero worked with students in his PADMIN 6890 Capstone course to assess a local grassroots organization’s governance and leadership, producing guidelines to move the organization forward in terms of structure, fundraising and public relations, financial management, and operations.
Outcomes: Create and Disseminate Knowledge UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Community Based Participatory Research
Two Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) grants were awarded this year. Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPS is a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) investigator and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah. She won the CBPR grant for her project, “Addressing HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and Knowledge in the Community: Development and Evaluation of Linguistically and Culturally Appropriate HPV Vaccine Educational Materials.”
Tanya Flores, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the Department of World Languages & Cultures. She won the CBPR grant for her project, “Community Building for Hispanic Families of Hearing-Impaired Children.”
URBAN & Community Engaged Scholarship at the U The Community Engaged Scholarship at the U partnership worked with university and community organization partners to contribute to the development of the Civic Action Plan at the University of Utah. This partnership also led to the creation of a Utah node of URBAN. URBAN "aspires to create a community of scholars and change-makers who engage and explore big questions now emerging in cities–the future of governance and democracy, the role of markets, stewardship of nature and the environment and the role of race and identity in constructing communities, to name a few– and break through the barriers that have stymied collaborative problem solving.” Our local node welcomed renowned action researcher Michelle Fine to Salt Lake City, sent a team of six (including community residents and university researchers) to Denver for the national URBAN meeting, and hosted a meet-and-greet for community residents, organizations, and researchers.
Outcomes: Enhance Resident Leadership UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Enhance Resident Leadership
Enhancing resident leadership happens at the individual and organizational level. UNP partnerships build the capacity of individuals to inform decisions and become leaders in the community. Partnerships also target systemic change that supports resident-led initiatives.
The following partnerships focused on enhancing individual and organizational leadership capacity.
Community Advocates Network and Class Neighborhood Democracy Community Based Research Grant Resident Committee Community Resident in Action Westside Leadership Institute Glendale Mtn. View CLC Research Westside Studio Grow Your Own Educators Youth Community Advocates Youth Voices
Supporting Resident Leadership and Participation UNP supports partnerships that build resident and organizational capacity to be decision makers in their neighborhoods, cities, and the state.
Westside Leadership Institute The WLI supports the development of west side resident leaders as catalysts for positive change in their communities. WLI is taught in English and Spanish and offers leadership courses taught by University faculty and community leaders, and connects west side residents to local decision-making bodies, funding sources, and further support. Partners in WLI include The University of Utah Departments of City and Metropolitan Planning, Kem Gardner Policy Institute, and Master of Public Administration; Neighborworks Salt Lake, Salt Lake City School District, and Salt Lake City Mayors office. Resident partners include Cencira, Lourdes, Craig, Corrine, Maria, and Keri. In Fall 2017, 9 community residents and 9 University of Utah students participated in the WLI course. In Spring 2018, 29 residents participated in the course.
2 WLI Groups Mini Conoceme Alzheimer Grants To & Awarded De La Huerta a la Mesa
Outcomes: Enhance Resident Leadership UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Figure 14: Leadership Pre/Post
Average Scores Pre-Post Tests WLI participants 50 receive pre/post-test measuring 40 perceived ability in framing a 30 community issue, community 20 leadership, culture and the 10 community, strategizing, managing 0 a meeting, resolving conflict, Fall 2017 Spring 2018 communication skills, using social Pre Post media, writing grants, engaging local governments and identifying their leadership style. Scores can range from 11 (not confident in ability in any of the above areas) to 55 (very confident in ability in all areas). See Figure 14 illustrating participant scores in fall and spring cohorts.
Grow Your Own Educators Grow Your Own Educators (GYOE) is a district-university- community partnership aimed at growing and diversifying the K-12 educator workforce in Utah. GYOE opens up pathways for engaged parents to step into assistant and paraeducator roles in schools, and for paraeducators to earn teaching licenses and become successful classroom teachers. With an emphasis on Title 1 schools in the valley's west side, GYOE lowers the financial and social barriers that members of low-income communities and communities of color face when entering the teaching profession. It is based in best practices in teacher preparation from around the country, and driven by the knowledge that educators who come from the community bring vital skills, understandings, relationships, and commitments to the challenging work of teaching young people.
This year, Grow Your Own Educators facilitated a series of Community Engagement Teams which brought together parents and teachers to plan for next steps with GYOE.
Hartland Resident Committee The Hartland Partnership Center is overseen by the Resident Committee, which is made up of local resident leaders committed to enhancing the community in which they live. The Resident Committee has many vital roles, primarily serving as a liaison and advocate for bringing the Center and the community into partnerships. Resident Committee members serve as advocates by talking with residents regarding strengths, resources, and needs. They identify means for ensuring classes are culturally appropriate and in line with community values.
Outcomes: Enhance Resident Leadership UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Community Advocates Community Advocates is partnership with long-term goals to increase parent capacity to advocate for themselves, families, and communities. In addition to monthly meetings, community residents also participate in the Community Leadership in Education contract course as a pathway to becoming a community advocate. Through the Community Advocate network and leadership course, parents build their capacity to engage with their children’s schools and build the capacity to build an inclusive community for parents and students.
17 3 Community residents participated in Community advocates went on to the Community Leadership in higher education following the Education contract course in summer Leadership in Education course. 2017.
Community Advocates went on to participate in the Humanities in Focus class following the Leadership in Education 9 course.
Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
The Ripple Effect Maria Fernanda Pesantez was first connected to UNP through the Thayne Center at SLCC. Maria is a student at SLCC, a mother, and part of a SLCC organization that supports new Latinx students. Maria went to the Thayne center to earn an AmeriCorps education award, and for her community site chose the Our CASA partnership. She worked with Paul Kuttner to get involved at the Our CASA at Northwest Middle School, where she did outreach to parents to let them know about the space. Through that involvement, Maria got connected with Alma Yanagui and the Community Advocates working at Northwest, and began attending Community Advocate meetings. At those meetings she learned about WLI, and joined the Spanish WLI class. In that class she worked with some other students to develop a workshop for parents around accessing college, which they presented in the Glendale/Mountain View CLC, called Fortaleciendo Familias Latinas (strengthening latinx families). Now she is working with Jarred Martinez and our youth center coordinators to develop college access workshops for the youth at the Hartland Youth Center, and also to finish out her AmeriCorps hours as a youth center volunteer. Meanwhile, Maria has been transitioning to the UofU to study social work, and so we’ve connected her to Julie Rabb and the walk in center. Maybe we’ll see her again come practicum time.
Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Cultivate Community Capacity & Well-Being While all UNP partnerships build capacity, other UNP partnerships have primary aims to develop educational pathways or leadership skills, whereas these partnerships’ primary goals are to build individual or organizational capacity to build health/well-being in the community. Partnerships may target housing, employment, health, or integration. Partnerships aimed at increasing community well-being include: Mental Health Individual/Organizational Capacity • Disabilities and Mental Health Building (Investing in Diversity) Organizational • Mental Health and Substance Use • Somali Bajuni Partnership (Substance Abuse • Somali Community Self-Management Prevention and Resources for Agency Recovery; NAMI Conference) • Karen Community of Utah • Emotional Intelligence • Startup Incubator • Persona-a-Persona • Glendale Mountain View CLC Research • Progression Individual • Bases y Fundamentos • New American Academic Network • Latino Behavioral Health Services • Academy of Hope (LBHS) • Afterschool Youth Program • Hartland Free Mental Health Clinic • Center for Science and Mathematics • Peers in Recovery Conference • Community Advocates Network and • Utah Behavioral Health Planning Class Advisory Committee • Grow Your Own Educator • Case Management Certification Course Health Access • On the Job Trainings • Mobile Health clinic • Westside Studio • Healthy Schools and Communities • Mobile Unit for Diabetes and Integration Classes Hypertension Screening and Referrals • Citizenship • Multicultural Radio • Language Acquisition
Basic Needs • Bridge Training Clinic Walk In Center • Housing
This year, well-being partnerships focused on 5 overlapping areas: mental health, health access, individual/organizational capacity, integration, and basic needs. See figure 15 for a breakout of these areas. The follow sections will highlight one to two partnerships within each breakout area.
Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Figure 15: Partnership Spread Capacity and Well-Being
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Mental Health
Latino Behavioral Health Services (LBHS) Latino Behavioral Health Services (LBHS) was a partnership of University Neighborhood Partners that evolved into a free-standing 501c3. This year, LBHS expanded their organizational capacity, with the help of UNP staff, to attain federal technical assistance grants to implement a suicide prevention strategy and improve their ability to apply for future funding. Importantly, LBHS paved the way for 3 community residents to become Certified Peer Support Specialists.
Utah Behavioral Health Planning Advisory Committee The Utah Behavioral Health Planning Advisory Committee (UBHPAC) brings together a group of community and organizational partners to plan for the Utah Fall Annual Conference of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. UBHPAC is not a UNP partnership, but UNP’s involvement on this committee has created opportunities for community resident voices to be at the table in planning this important event.
Training Opportunities UNP partnerships facilitated the following opportunities, aimed at building the capacity of individuals in the community: • Emotional Intelligence • Persona-a-Persona • Progression • Bases y Fundamentos
With the help of UNP connections and partnership development, these opportunities trained approximately 157 people on peer-to-peer support and general psycho- educational training for families related to mental health and substance use. Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Health Access Health Access: Mobile Health Clinic The Mobile Health Clinic is a partnership that brings together the Hartland Partnership Center Bridge Training Clinic and Utah Partners for Health. Utah Partners for Health’s Mobile Clinic visited the UNP Hartland Partnership Center 11 times and served a total of 183 community residents.
Residents accessed the Mobile Health Clinic 183
Multicultural Radio On October 20, 2017, the bi-lingual radio station went live on KUAA FMLP 99.9. According to the Utah Arts Alliance, “Through the immersion of languages from other countries with English in a news broadcast format, Radio Bilingual hopes to help build the bridge between immigrant and native communities in Utah and help all of our residents stay informed.” University Neighbordhood Partners played a vital role in bringing together partners including the Utah Arts Alliance, Bilingue Radio, the University of Utah Marriot Library, and faculty across the University of Utah.
Individual and Organizational Capacity
Organizational UNP built the capacity of the following organizations by linking organizations with University of Utah students, providing space for meetings, providing training on grant- writing, and linking these organizations with state and national organizations. UNP provided space for: • Somali Bajuni • Somali Community Self-Management Agency • Karen Community of Utah • Startup Incubator • Glendale Mountain View CLC Research
Startup Incubator The Startup Incubator partnership supported 5 local startups or organizations. These groups are: • Centro Eres • Comunidad Materno Utah • Royal Outreach Foundation • Center for Creating Community Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
• Artes de Mexico Utah.
In addition to providing a space for these startups and organizations to gather and work, partners work with them to develop their organizational cultural responsivity and leadership skills. Startup Incubator participants were given a pre/post survey measuring their knowledge of leadership skills and incorporating responsive components into their programming.
Responsivity With regards to responsivity, participants were asked to choose from 7 possible components of a culturally responsive organization with items such as “Are the forms that client/consumers sign written in their preferred language?” and “Are the persons answering the telephones, during and after-hours, able to communicate in the languages of the speakers?” Participants increased from incorporating an average of 4.4 components into their organization to 5.4 after six months.
Responsivity Components 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Cultural Responsivity
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Leadership Knowledge In addition to a questionnaire regarding their incorporation of components of responsivity, participants were asked to complete a pre/post survey on their knowledge of leadership skills. As shown in Figure xx, out of a possible 55 Knowledge and Ability points, the average participant 50 scores remained at 44 points from pre to post survey. 40 30
20 10 0 Knowledge & Ability
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Individual The following partnerships are aimed at building the capacity of the individual to enact change in their community. Notable outcomes from a sample of these partnerships are described below. · New American Academic Network · Academy of Hope · Afterschool Youth Program · Center for Science and Mathematics · Community Advocates Network and Class · Grow Your Own Educator · Case Management Certification Course · On the Job Trainings · Westside Studio
New American Academic Network, Academy of Hope, and On the Job Training
The New American Academic Network, Academy of Hope and On the Job Training partnerships collaboratively work with community residents and university faculty and staff to identify and reinforce the skills of residents living on the west side of Salt Lake City.
Significant Accomplishments: - Hiring Farrah, a past NAAN participant. Farrah is a significant asset to UNP. - Coordinating partnerships between English Language Institute, University of Utah Human Resources Department, and the Center for Research on Migration and Refugee Integration (CRMRI) - Administering a brief assessment to understand participants’ education and employment needs
Case Management Certification Course
Community residents graduated from the Case Management 17 Certification course
The University of Utah College of Social Work and University Neighborhood Partners supports the Case Management Certification Course. In this course, community residents learn foundations of social work practice, case management, ethics, and general community organizing skills. While the case management course is open to anyone, this class tends to enroll students through the Asian Association, Catholic Community Outcomes: Capacity Building UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Services, or International Rescue Committee. As a result, many of the students have refugee or immigrant background and are existing case managers at these agencies. This brings valuable funds of knowledge of the classroom.
Basic Needs Bridge Training Clinic The Bridge Training Clinic is a partnership that brings together the University of Utah (U of U) College of Social Work, U of U Division of Occupational Therapy, U of U Family and Consumer Studies, Somali Community Self-Management Agency, and NASW: Utah.
Walk-In Center. The Bridge Training Clinic organizes a walk-in center where U of U students provide individualized case-management services. This year, the Bridge Training Clinic students worked with 406 individuals, almost 100 people more than last year, a 30% increase. This year, clinical director Julianne Rabb was able to track specific content areas of social work interactions through the year. As shown in the chart below, employment and housing had the largest number of interactions.
Mindful Movement Social work practicum students facilitated an after school Mindful Movement class with 11 elementary school students. During this course, social worker students led the elementary school students in activities that explored emotions and used chimes to bring attention to senses and mindful practice. The social work students began the class by having the elementary school students draw a feelings table. Below are some examples of their work.
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In addition to asking students to draw feelings charts, the social work students the following “check-in” question at the end of their lessons with the children. To gauge students ability to label their feelings, they asked, “How does yoga make you feel?” to which the students had the following responses.
“Yoga makes me “Yoga makes my “Yoga makes me feel happy.” body feel strong.” feel calm.”
“Yoga makes me “My favorite part of “I like the end when feel good.” yoga is Warrior II we lay down…I feel pose.” calm.”
Integration
Citizenship & Language
The citizenship partnership brings together the University of Utah College of Law and the English Skills Learning Center to 16 provide free classes to prepare community residents to pass the Community United States Citizenship Test. Residents Participated in the Citizenship class from Summer-Fall 2017
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UNP Partnership Managers strengthened partnerships between the Glendale Library and the English Skills Learning Center. The Language Acquisition partnership is currently led by the English Skills Learning Center (ESLC).
20 Over 100 Community Residents Hours of Free and Accredited Participated in Language English as a Second Language Classes Classes Offered
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Generate Community and University Momentum
UNP partnerships generate community momentum around decreasing systemic barriers to higher education. This includes engaging residents in UNP activities and encouraging a sense of urgency or call to action within residents and organizations. Many UNP partnerships named above are aimed at increasing a sense of urgency and call to action. In particular, this call to action is illustrated by the Kumu Partner Map (first page of this report). Additionally, UNP staff develop partnerships and collaborative projects aimed at amplifying resident voice at the University, around the city, and with partners from around the country.
Flamboyan Fellowship A team from Utah, including UNP and the Salt Lake City School District, has been selected for the Flamboyan Foundation's National Family Engagement Fellowship to be a part of their second cohort. Over the course of 18 months, the Utah team will participate in a professional learning community with colleagues from around the country to develop blueprints for family engagement in each location. The Flamboyan Foundation will provide fellows with exposure to family engagement practice, thought partnership and technical assistance. Through the Fellowship, participants will hone their knowledge, skills, and practices around family engagement, equity, design thinking, and strategic planning so that their programs and organizations build lasting impact for students and families.
UNP’s Healthy Schools and Communities partnership works with parents, students, K-12 administrators, and community partners to run culturally-appropriate, intergenerational health education programming in west side schools. The central community partner is Latino Behavioral Health Services, which has developed a set of four concurrent classes for adults, teenagers, elementary/middle schoolers, and small children. This year we are implementing these courses at three school sites in connection with Our CASA spaces. The sites include West High School, Northwest Middle School, and the Salt Lake Center for Science Education. In December 2017 the first six week program was completed at SLCSE. The program at Northwest will begin in January, 2018, and the West program will begin in March.
URBAN UNP Partnership Manager, Paul Kuttner, has pulled together the Utah node of the Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN). URBAN is a multi-disciplinary network of scholars, organizers, artists, and activists committed to advancing community-engaged research for social change. The Utah node is supported by University Neighborhood Partners, and is open to all. Six Utah URBAN members headed out to the URBAN National Conference in Denver this past May. The conference was titled "PLACE AND DISPLACEMENT – TOWARDS BUILDING AND SUSTAINING JUST COMMUNITIES." The sessions were very relevant to the demographic, housing, economic, and cultural shifts taking place here in Utah. Outcomes: Generate Momentum UNP Annual Report | August 2018
Engaged Scholarship at the U
In addition to creating a Utah node of URBAN, UNP has been busy with other activities aimed at increasing engaged scholarships at the University of Utah. In Spring 2018, UNP awarded a Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship of $5000 to Dr. Adrienne Cachelin. Dr. Cachelin is an Associate Professor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies.