Building Blocks for a Good Life Assessing Our Community’S Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health TABLE of CONTENTS
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Building Blocks for a Good Life Assessing our Community’s Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 3 BACKGROUND.............................................................................................. 4 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ...................................................................5-8 EDUCATION ............................................................................................9-28 INCOME ................................................................................................29-44 HEALTH .................................................................................................45-62 BASIC NEEDS .......................................................................................63-78 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE INTEGRATION .............................................79-86 APPENDIX ............................................................................................87-98 INDEX OF MEASUREMENTS EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................88-89 INCOME ..............................................................................................................................90-91 HEALTH ...............................................................................................................................92-94 BASIC .................................................................................................................................95-96 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE INTEGRATION ...........................................................................97-98 [ 2 ] United Way of Salt Lake | Building Blocks for a Good Life | Community Assessment 2010 | Assessing our Community’s Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health INTRODUCTION United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) works to improve lives in Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties by bringing people and resources together to solve our communities’ most serious social problems. /ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŽƵƌǁŽƌŬŝƐĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ͕ht^> ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƐĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŶĞĞĚƐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨĂĐŝŶŐŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘KƵƌƉĂƐƚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ŚĂƐƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĂƐƚŚĞĐŽƌĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂŐŽŽĚůŝĨĞ͘ht^>ŚĂƐĨŽĐƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚŝƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞďĂƐŝĐŶĞĞĚƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĚůLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐŝŶŽƵƌƐƚĂƚĞ͕ŝƚĂůƐŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨĂĐŝŶŐŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĂŶĚƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐ͘ ht^>ƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞhƚĂŚ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŶ:ŽŶĞƐΘƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ͕ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚƵŶďŝĂƐĞĚĚĂƚĂŽŶƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶŝƚƐĨŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂƌĞĂ͘ĂƚĂǁĂƐĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚŽŶŶĞĂƌůLJϯϬϬ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ĂŶĚďĂƐŝĐŶĞĞĚƐ͘ &ŽĐƵƐŐƌŽƵƉƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞLJĚĂƚĂǁĂƐĂůƐŽŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚĨƌŽŵůŽǁͲŝŶĐŽŵĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ŝƐƐƵĞĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĂŶĚht^>ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƌƐ͘ tĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚĚĂƚĂŽŶŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞĨŽƌƵƐĞďLJƚŚĞ ďƌŽĂĚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJ ŵĂŬĞƌƐĂŶĚƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐ͘ht^>ŚĂƐƵƐĞĚƚŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͕ĚŽŶŽƌƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůĞŶǀŝͲ ƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶƚŽďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĨŽƌĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŽƵƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ/ŵƉĂĐƚWůĂŶĨŽƌϮϬϭϭĂŶĚďĞLJŽŶĚ͘dŚŝƐƉůĂŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶĂƐĞƉĂͲ ƌĂƚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ;ǁǁǁ͘Ƶǁ͘ŽƌŐͿĂŶĚŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐLJĞĂƌƐĂƐht^>ǁŽƌŬƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ͕ĂŶĚƐƚĂďůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ [ 3 ] United Way of Salt Lake | Building Blocks for a Good Life | Community Assessment 2010 | Assessing our Community’s Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health BACKGROUND United Way of Salt Lake’s Vision dŽĐƌĞĂƚĞůŽŶŐͲůĂƐƟŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĨƌŽŵŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐŝŶ ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ United Way of Salt Lake’s Mission dŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞůŝǀĞƐďLJďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽƐŽůǀĞŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͛ŵŽƐƚƐĞƌŝŽƵƐƐŽĐŝĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ United Way of Salt Lake’s Goal dŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞŵŽƌĞƐĞůĨͲƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ United Way of Salt Lake’s Strategy dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŝƚƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶďLJŵŽďŝůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂƌŽƵŶĚĂĨŽĐƵƐĞĚƐĞƚŽĨ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚĂďƌŽĂĚĂƌƌĂLJŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ENGAGE and mobilize individuals, corporations, and communities to GIVE, ADVOCATE, and VOLUNTEER Measure, ACHIEVE, and communicate results; adapt, strengthen, and expand strategies Collaborate, promote, and advocate for long-term CHANGE in education, income, and health; provide support for basic needs INVEST dollars, expertise, and other resources in innovative programs and strategies that meet our communities’ greatest needs [ 4 ] United Way of Salt Lake | Building Blocks for a Good Life | Community Assessment 2010 | Assessing our Community’s Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY The overall goals of the 2010 Community Assessment are: 1. To identify and measure critical community needs in the areas of education, income, health and basic needs 2. To help UWSL focus its work in the areas of education, income, health and basic needs to create community-level change /ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝƐŶŽƚĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůŶĞĞĚƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ZĂƚŚĞƌ͕ŝƚŝƐĂŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶht^>͛ƐƉƌŝŽƌĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐ;ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌůŽĐĂůĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚͿĂƐĐŽƌĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽŶŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌŶĞĞĚƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞ͕ĂƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ͞ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬƐŽĨĂ ŐŽŽĚůŝĨĞ͘͟ ĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚŝƐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽht^>͛ƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌϮϬϭϭ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĐŽŵďŝŶĞďŽƚŚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞǁŝƚŚĂ ďƌŽĂĚĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ϮϬĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͕ĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŶƉƵƚ;ǀŝĂŵĞĞƟŶŐ͕ĨŽĐƵƐŐƌŽƵƉŽƌƐƵƌǀĞLJͿŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ϯ͕ϬϬϬŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĚĂƚĂĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨŶĞĂƌůLJϯϬϬĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂ ƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƌĞůĂƚĞĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ [ 5 ] United Way of Salt Lake | Building Blocks for a Good Life | Community Assessment 2010 | Assessing our Community’s Needs in the Areas of Education, Income and Health ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY s &UNDAMENTAL 1UESTIONS To begin the process, researchers asked the following questions to determine the key components of each priority area. The top responses are listed below, but are not prioritized: ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͗ /ŶĐŽŵĞ͗ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͗ ĂƐŝĐEĞĞĚƐ͗ What is necessary What is necessary What is necessary What are people’s for children, youth, for individuals and for individuals and ŵŽƐƚďĂƐŝĐŶĞĞĚƐ͍ and adults to reach families to become families to lead ƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJƐƚĂďůĞĂŶĚ healthy and ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͍ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ͍ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞůŝǀĞƐ͍ ĂƌůLJůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ :ŽďǁŝƚŚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ^ĂĨĞ͕ŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ &ŽŽĚ ,ŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚLJĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ ƐŬŝůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ^ŚĞůƚĞƌ ŐƌĂĚĞƐ<ͲϭϮ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ ,ŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽů &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůŝƚĞƌĂĐLJ īŽƌĚĂďůĞ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ WŽƐƚͲƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ /ŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ ŶŐůŝƐŚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶĐLJ īŽƌĚĂďůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ 'ŽŽĚŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚ ůĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ Once these components were identified, the remaining research focused on measuring and understanding these key components using secondary data analysis, survey research, focus groups, and a thorough literature review.