Baja California's Community Based Needs EDUCATION HEALTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT CULTURE AND THE ARTS 2003 la Frontera Norte; Elisa Sabatini, Executive Director, Los Acknowledgements Niños; Kenn Morris, Director Cross Border Business Associates and Celina Borbón García, Vinculación Social, he International Community Foundation (ICF) and the state government of Baja California. Tthe Fundación Internacional de la Comunidad (FIC) wish to extend our appreciation to the many people and We also wish to acknowledge the on-going support of organizations that gave of their time, expertise and Jean Kluver and the Honorable Lucy Killea, Former financial support to make this needs assessment possible. California State Senator and Former ICF President & In particular, we would like to extend our thanks to CEO, who both gave of their time and advice in reviewing Chuck Nathanson, Executive Director of the San Diego various draft versions of this publication. We also want to Dialogue who inspired us to undertake this needs thank FIC Board Member, Yolanda S. Walther Meade, assessment as a way to promote greater civic engagement for her work in the translation of this document into in the San Diego/Baja California region through Spanish and Monserrat Huizar of MonseDesign for her philanthropy. tireless efforts in providing graphical design support throughout this project. We are particularly appreciative of the institutional support received from Tijuana Trabaja, the Consejo de We are also most indebted to Dr. Naoko Kada, ICF Desarrollo Económico de Mexicali(CDEM), Visión Research Fellow for her in-depth research and tireless Ensenada 2025, Fundación La Puerta (Tecate) and the efforts in preparing this publication as well as the efforts Consejo Coordinador Empresarial de Playas de Rosarito of Saytel López, Liana Winters and Concepción for their on-going guidance in facilitating the input and Valladolid for their work in preparing the compendium of counsel of key civic leaders within their respective non-profit organizations in Baja California. We are communities. e collective involvement of these extremely appreciative of the voluntary efforts from the community-based organizations was critical towards following student interns from the University of insuring that the priority needs of the region were California, San Diego (UCSD)’s Graduate School for accurately represented. International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS): Amy Carstensen, Tom Tobin, Julieta Mendez, Alison Additionally we are grateful for the various subject experts Miranda, Lindsay Crinklaw, and Joshua Lloyd. that graciously gave of their time to review this manuscript including: Blanca Lomelí, Regional Director, Border Finally, we would also like to express our sincere gratitude Health Initiative Ca-Mexico Programs, National City, for the contributions of the following donors whose CA; Virgilio Muñoz, Executive Director, Tijuana underwriting permitted this needs assessment to be Trabaja; Russell Bennett, Senior Vice President for undertaken: Latino Healthcare Solutions, PacificCare Health Systems, Santa Ana, CA, and former U.S. Commissioner of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission.; Laura Silvan, Director, Proyecto Fronterizo de Educación Ambiental, Tijuana, B.C; Tomas Fernández, Chairman, Ensenada 2025; Philippe Gagné, Director Ejecutivo, Esperanza International, Inc., Solana Beach, CA; Alejandra Mier y THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC. Terán , Executive Director, Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce; Paola Navarro, Director of Communications, THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION City of Tijuana; Arq. Carlos B. Graizbord, Executive Director, Planificación, A.C., Tijuana, B.C.; Kaare Kjos, Executive Director, and Veronica Baeza, Coordinator, THE REINHART San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative; Michael Wilken, FAMILY Former Director, CUNA Institute, Ensenada, B.C.; FOUNDATION Gustavo Danemann, Director of Conservation, Pronatura Noroeste Mar de Cortés; David Ungerleider, Assistant to the President, Universidad Ibero Americana, Tijuana Campus; Rafael Alarcón, Department of Social Studies, Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Marcos Reyes, Colegio de Acknowledgements........................................................1 Table of Contents Table Of Contents..........................................................2 Preface..........................................................................3 Needs Assessments Executive Summary ....................................................................................................7 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................15 Assessment Methodolgy ...........................................................................................................................24 Education...............................................................................................................................................25 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................30 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................37 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................39 Health ....................................................................................................................................................41 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................42 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................47 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................50 Community Development and Human Services ......................................................................................52 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................53 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................60 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................63 Economic Development ..........................................................................................................................65 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................66 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................70 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................71 Environment...........................................................................................................................................72 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................73 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................78 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................80 Culture and the Arts ..............................................................................................................................82 Overview of Assets and Needs......................................................................................................83 Needs by Community ...................................................................................................................86 Philanthropic Opportunities........................................................................................................88 Additional Research .................................................................................................................................89 Bibliography.............................................................................................................................................91 Glossary Of Acronyms .............................................................................................................................95 Definitions ...............................................................................................................................................97 List of Tables and Charts ......................................................................................................................100 Survey Participants By Community ........................................................................................................101 About the Publishers ............................................................................................................................103 BAJA CALIFORNIA’S COMMUNITY BASED NEEDS … PREFACE BAJA CALIFORNIA’S COMMUNITY BASED NEEDS … PREFACE ……… 3 most other Mexican states (national average $7,4952), Preface and the official number of people living below the poverty line is only 12.4%3 (compared to 63% in he International Community Foundation (ICF) Oaxaca,