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WHYIn order to tackle our community’s toughest challenges - we must first understand the issues. The United Way of Bartholomew County is fully committed to having deep knowledge of our community’s challenges and strengths. It is foundational to our work and required in order to ensure that resources in the community are aligned with documented needs.This document is an update to our original Community Needs Assessment completed in 2013.
HOW To identify community needs, a group of volunteers conducted interviews with 70 key stakeholders across different spectrums of the community including government, not-for-profits, public officials, business leaders, educational institutions and those with lived experience. The primary themes from the interviews were then confirmed in a community survey that received over 800 responses. We
used a Human Centered Design methodology to identify top community issues facing individuals and families. Based on these findings, data was collected and analyzed from the following sources: American Community Survey - US Census Bureau, Indiana Department of Education, Feeding America, Annie E Casey Foundation- Kids Count Data Book, Columbus Regional Health - Community Health Needs Assessment, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Search Institute - Developmental Assets, Indiana Prevention Resource Center Survey and Early Learning Indiana.
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United Way of Bartholomew County2019 Community Needs Assessment Executive Summary
CHANGES FROM 2012 The needs of a community change over time. Some measures of progress improve while others decline. Today, housing is more affordable; educational attainment is up; and fewer people live in poverty compared to 2012. However, the challenges of substance
abuse and mental health are more prevalent today than they were in 2012. By researching and analyzing community data over time - we deepen our understanding of the factors that improve everyone’s quality of life. This allows our community to focus available resources in those areas that will create the most lasting impact.
2012 2018
CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHERE THE COMMUNITY FOCUS IS: Survey results from 2012 were compared to 2018 survey results to see which areas community members were most concerned with.
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS
Graduation Rates2010/1180.9%
2017/1890.1%
Individuals with Associates degree or higher
201238%
201743.4%
Percent of individuals who spent >30% of income on housing
201238.3%
201634.5%
201013%21%
201710.9%16%
AdultsChildren
Food Insecurity
WHERE WE STILL NEED WORK
Income Disparit
y
Early Child
hood
Workplace Dev
elopment
Generational D
ecline
Representatio
n of Dise
nfranchise
d
Child Dev
elopment & Educatio
n
County Dev
elopment
Volunteer & Civi
c Engagement
Poverty + Alice
201610.3%24.4%
201211.6%23%
100%AliceAlthough the number of people in poverty
decreased; the number of households that earn more than the US poverty level, but less than
basic cost of living increased
Drug Overdose Deaths
20133
201817
Suicide Rate per 100,000 population
201216.76
201720.79
Individuals limited by physical, mental, or emotional barriers2012
24.7%2018
29.1%
Pregna
ncy
LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY...Our community provides people the education, resources and opportunities they need to improve their lives and the lives of their children.
ALICEASSET LIMITED INCOME
CONSTRAINED EMPLOYED
Households that earn more than the US poverty level, but less than basic cost of living
for Bartholomew County
3000+children suffer
from food insecurity
$717Average
cost for a 1-bedroom apartment
Over 10,000Bartholomew County households struggle to meet their most
basic needs
682Households
do not have a vehicle
43%of families could not afford school
lunch in 2017
34%of households
are below ALICE
19 out of 25most common jobs do not earn enough to support a single
working parent with one child
12% Asian34% Black
63% Hispanic39% Multiracial
34% White
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LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE HOMEWORK IS EASIER WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME...Our community ensures children and youth learn and grow by helping them achieve crucial developmental milestones, graduate high school on time and thrive in the job market.
2 out of 5 children are living in homes that can’t
make ends meet
Graduation Rates by Ethnicity
32%Gap
-The gap in iSTEP scores between paid and free/reduced lunch students is 32.6%
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Students that felt sad or hopeless 2+ weeks in a row
Yes: 25.0% Indiana: 22.8%6th Grade
Yes: 27.1% Indiana: 24.8%7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
Yes: 33.3% Indiana: 28.4%
Yes: 30.3% Indiana: 30.3%
10th Grade Yes: 33.7% Indiana: 32.3%
11th Grade Yes: 34.9% Indiana: 30.1%
12th Grade Yes: 31.5% Indiana: 39.7%
-Paid lunch students are 14% more likely to graduate than free/reduced lunch students
-79% of children are not in high quality child care-The average cost of care is $9,196/year-The number of subsidized child care vouchers available decreased 22.5%
14%
Asian: 100% Black: 75%Hispanic: 72.2% White: 90.9%2014
Asian: 100% Black: 84.2%Hispanic: 83.7% White: 91.7%2015
Asian: 100% Black: 72.7%Hispanic: 88.7% White: 91.2%2016
Asian: 97.3% Black: 75%Hispanic: 85.9% White: 89.4%2017
Asian: 100% Black: 94.1%Hispanic: 86.1% White: 90.5%2018
LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE HEALTHY...Our community expands access to affordable healthcare, healthy food and opportunities for physical activity, so that everyone can lead happy and successful lives.
7th worst Indiana has the 7th worst infant
mortality rate in the US
Bartholomew County is
ABOVEthe state average
51.3% Low Income&
22.7% Mid/High IncomeExperienced a 2 weekperiod of sadness or
depression
10.2% of Bartholomew County Residents
Lack proper healthcare
71%of Bartholomew County
residents were overweight in 2018
220%Increase in drug overdoses from
2014-2017
84%of CHINS (abused or
neglected children that aren’t getting the care they need) cases were affected
due to substance abuse
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4 times more likelyLow income individuals
are 4 times more likely to have fair or poor health
What’s Next? Based on the findings from this Community Needs Assessment, United Way of Bartholomew County will work hand in hand with our local not-for-profit organizations, schools, hospitals, businesses, and local government to improve our entire local system of human services. We will work together to discuss the needs, gather additional data, and create solutions that bridge our entire community.
Collaboratively, as a coordinated network, we will strive to create tangible community change focused on economic mobility, childhood and youth success, and health.
Community Change happens when we all work together toward the same goals. United Way of Bartholomew County connects our entire community together for community-level change.
COMMUNITY CHANGE
We believe that every child in Bartholomew County should have the support they need to grow into a successful adult. United Way of Bartholomew County is a partner in seven collaborations
working toward childhood and youth success: Council for Youth Development, Columbus Education Coalition, Early Childhood Coalition, Seamless Pathways, iGrad, Latino Education Coalition, and the Talent Hub. We provide significant financial support to eight certified agencies focused on Childhood and Youth Success.
CHILDHOOD & YOUTH SUCCESS
We believe that all families and individuals should have access to healthcare and healthy relationships. United Way of Bartholomew County is a partner in three collaborations working toward access to health: Premium Link, Alliance
for Substance Abuse Progress, and Healthy Communities. We provide significant financial support to nine certified agencies focused on access to health.
ACCESS TO HEALTH
ECONOMIC MOBILITY We believe all families and individuals should have the support they need to build economic stability and resilience. United Way of Bartholomew County leads five collaborations working on economic mobility opportunities: Avenues to Opportunity,
Free Tax Assistance Programs, Workplace Financial Wellness, Bartholomew County Financial Literacy Coalition, and United Way Volunteer Action Center. We provide significant financial support to nine certified agencies focused on economic mobility.
Goals | - Support the direct services of our partner nonprofit agencies- Strengthen Bartholomew County’s entire human service delivery system
Community Change Childhood & YouthSuccess Economic Mobility Access to Health
Impact Agenda