Starfish Report
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COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT : WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY Prepared by: This report is made possible by a generous grant from The Kresge Foundation COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Table of Tables .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …6 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Outline of Report ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Overview of Trends in Wayne County ........................................................................................................ 15 Starfish Service Area ................................................................................................................................... 21 Demographics of the Starfish Communities ............................................................................................... 23 Barriers for Families and Children............................................................................................................... 27 Barrier 1: Lack of Financial Resources .................................................................................................... 27 Barrier 2: Lack of Parental Resources to Cope with Stress .................................................................... 32 Barrier 3: Instability of Housing and Neighborhoods ............................................................................ 39 Barrier 4: Community Policies, Institutions, and Programs ................................................................... 44 Barrier 5: Access: Transportation, Services, Information ...................................................................... 48 The Stress Index .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Summary of Stressors ................................................................................................................................. 52 II. Availability of Resources ......................................................................................................................... 53 A. Starfish Programs ................................................................................................................................ 53 (1) Programs for Parents, Caregivers, and Children............................................................................ 53 (2) Early Childhood Development Programs ....................................................................................... 56 (3) Programs for Youth, Teens, and Young Adults .............................................................................. 59 (4) Children’s Mental Health and Counseling Programs (Lifespan Clinical Service) ........................... 61 B. Other Programs and Resources .......................................................................................................... 63 (1) Medical: ......................................................................................................................................... 64 (a) Pediatricians and Obstetricians/Gynecologists ......................................................................... 64 (b) Hospitals, community clinics, family planning clinics, county health department sites, and Federally Qualified Health Care sites .............................................................................................. 66 (2) Behavioral health: outpatient community mental health facilities .............................................. 68 (3) Education ....................................................................................................................................... 69 (a) GED (General Equivalency Diploma) classes.............................................................................. 69 (b) Community Colleges .................................................................................................................. 70 (c) Early Head Start (EHS), Head Start (HS), Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)...................... 71 2 February 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT (4) Workforce Development ............................................................................................................... 72 (5) Child care ....................................................................................................................................... 73 (a) Parenting and caregiver programs ............................................................................................ 73 (b) Licensed child care providers .................................................................................................... 74 (1) Registered family homes ....................................................................................................... 74 (2) Licensed Group homes .......................................................................................................... 76 (3) Relative and aide providers ................................................................................................... 77 (6) Food pantries and food banks ....................................................................................................... 78 (7) Subsidized housing ........................................................................................................................ 79 (8) Youth development programs ....................................................................................................... 80 Strategic Implications .................................................................................................................................. 83 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix A .................................................................................................................................................. 86 Data Sources Utilized in Needs Assessment ........................................................................................... 86 Appendix B .................................................................................................................................................. 86 Community Profiles ................................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix C .................................................................................................................................................. 95 Stress Index Value by Census Tract ......................................................................................................... 95 Appendix D .................................................................................................................................................. 99 Table 1. Locations of Pediatricians and Ob/Gyns in Starfish Communities ............................................ 99 Table 2. Locations of Hospitals and Health Clinics, Starfish Communities ........................................... 101 Table 3. Locations of Behavioral Health Facilities, Starfish Communities ............................................ 101 Table 4. Locations of GED Classes, Starfish Communities .................................................................... 102 Table 5. Locations of Community Colleges, Starfish Communities ....................................................... 102 Table 6. Locations of Early Head Start, Head Start, Great Start, Starfish Communities ....................... 103 Table 7. Locations of Workforce Development Organizations, Starfish Communities ........................ 104 Table 8. Locations of Parenting and Caregiver Programs, Starfish Communities Subset ..................... 104 Table 9. Locations of Registered Family Homes, Starfish Communities Subset ................................... 105 Table 10. Locations of Licensed Group Homes, Starfish Communities Subset ..................................... 107 Table 11. Locations of Food Pantries and Food Banks, Starfish Communities Subset ......................... 108 Table 12. Locations of Subsidized Housing, Starfish Communities Subset ........................................... 109 Table 13. Locations of Civic Recreation Centers, Starfish Communities Subset ................................... 110 Table 14. Listing of City and County Parks, Starfish Communities Subset ............................................ 110 3 February 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT Table of Figures Figure 1. Unemployment Trends in Wayne County and Detroit, 2000- 2009 ........................................... 16 Figure 2. Population of Detroit and Out-Wayne County, 1980 - 2009 ...................................................... 17 Figure 3. Migration Patterns for Wayne County, 2000 - 2009 ..................................................................