2014 Rensselaer County Community Needs Assessment 2331 Fifth Avenue, Troy, NY 12180 (518) 272-6012 [email protected] www.ceoempowers.org FACEBOOK.COM/CEOCAP TWITTER.COM/CEOCAPNY Thank you! Contents I. Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1 Background/Objectives .............................................................................................................. 1 Approach .......................................................................................................................................... 2 About CEO ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Service Area Departments and Programs ............................................................................ 3 Community Connections ....................................................................................................... 3 Education Opportunities ....................................................................................................... 4 Financial Empowerment ....................................................................................................... 8 Healthy Homes .......................................................................................................................... 9 Wellness Support ..................................................................................................................... 9 Discontinued Programs at CEO ......................................................................................... 11 Collaborative Efforts .................................................................................................................. 11 Services Beyond Rensselaer County ..................................................................................... 12 Facility Locations ........................................................................................................................ 12 Summary of Key Issues & Findings ....................................................................................... 13 Economic Security ................................................................................................................. 13 Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Health & Nutrition ................................................................................................................. 14 Youth & Family Challenges ................................................................................................. 14 II. Community Profile & Well-Being Indicators ....................................................................... 15 Regional Setting ........................................................................................................................... 15 Population Trends ...................................................................................................................... 15 Age Distribution ..................................................................................................................... 16 Racial & Ethnic Composition.............................................................................................. 17 Household Composition ...................................................................................................... 17 Economic Security ....................................................................................................................... 18 Median Household Income (MHI) .................................................................................... 18 Self-Sufficiency Standard .................................................................................................... 19 Individual Poverty Levels ................................................................................................... 20 CEO Community Needs Assessment 2014 i | Page Child Poverty Levels ............................................................................................................. 22 Per Capita Income.................................................................................................................. 24 Public Assistance Participation ........................................................................................ 24 Educational Attainment ...................................................................................................... 25 Unemployment Rates ........................................................................................................... 26 Labor Force Participation & Employment .................................................................... 26 Employment & Training ...................................................................................................... 29 Availability of Child Care ..................................................................................................... 30 Transportation ....................................................................................................................... 31 Economic Development ....................................................................................................... 31 Housing ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Housing Tenure ...................................................................................................................... 34 Housing Age ............................................................................................................................. 35 Housing Affordability ........................................................................................................... 35 Emergency Housing for the Homeless ............................................................................ 38 Health & Nutrition ...................................................................................................................... 39 Free & Reduced-Price Lunch ............................................................................................. 40 WIC Program ........................................................................................................................... 41 Pregnancy and Prenatal Care ............................................................................................ 42 Children with Disabilities ................................................................................................... 43 Chronic Disease & Healthy Habits ................................................................................... 44 Access to Health Care ........................................................................................................... 45 Youth & Family ............................................................................................................................. 46 Domestic Abuse ...................................................................................................................... 47 Foster Care ............................................................................................................................... 47 Persons in Needs of Supervision (PINS) ........................................................................ 48 Juvenile Delinquency............................................................................................................ 50 III. Community Needs Surveys ....................................................................................................... 51 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 51 Short Customer Survey ............................................................................................................. 51 About the Respondents ....................................................................................................... 51 Summary of Survey Results................................................................................................ 52 CEO Community Needs Assessment 2014 ii | Page Human Services Provider Survey .......................................................................................... 53 Services Provided .................................................................................................................. 54 Service Gaps ............................................................................................................................. 54 Underserved Areas................................................................................................................ 55 Pressing Needs of the Low-Income Population ........................................................... 55 Changing Needs of Rensselaer County ........................................................................... 56 Long Customer Survey ............................................................................................................... 58 Customers Participating in the Survey .......................................................................... 58 Background & Family Information .................................................................................. 59 Education, Employment & Training ...............................................................................