1. General Practice SWK 5113-103 By Mia Kennedy
Census Tract 1028
General Practice SWK
By Mia Kennedy

2. Census Tract 1028 Northeast side of OKC Total population 2,476
Population Predominantly
67% African American
Median age 44
Councilman
John A. Pettis Jr.
Boundry
E-W: N Lottie- N Bryant
N-S: NE 16th- Ne 10th

3. Differences Similarities Predominant Language English More than 80%
Educational Attainment
Some college no degree
24%
Associate's degree 6%
Low Performing Schools
Over 46%
F.D Moon & Edwards
Racial Demographics
African Americans
CT- 67%
OKC -14%
Caucasians
CT- 20%
OKC- 68%
Hispanics
CT- 11%
OKC- 18%
Below Poverty Level
CT- 30%
OKC- 14%

4. … … ... ….. …. . Differences Unemployment SNAP (food stamps)
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Unemployment
CT- 18%
OKC- 6%
SNAP (food stamps)
CT- 56%
OKC- 15%
No Major Grocer
Otwell's
Smart Saver
Median Household Income
CT- $16,199
OKC- $47,779
Differences

5. Community Assets Location Opportunity Initiatives Support
Close proximity to
Social services
Major highway
Parks
Entertainment & Leisure
Bricktown
Adventure district
Library
Opportunity
Vacant buildings and lots
Initiatives
projects
Renaissance
MAPS
Support
Spiritual
Churches
Health & Wellness
Treatment centers
Sober living
Senior living

6. Challenges Poverty Low performing schools Residential segregation
Lack of social capital
Low income/wages
Lack of family stability
Neglected properties

7. Evidence Based Practices
JOBS
Promise Neighborhoods
Assertive community Treatment
Improves outcomes for people with severe mental illness who are most at risk of psychiatric crisis and hospitalization
It's not a linkage program, but provides individual care 24/7 and the recipients home
It consists of a multiplendinary team
Trained in social work, nursing, psychiatry, substance abuse
welfare-to-work program
Key: to quickly move welfare recipients into the workforce
Fast track: Each individual is assigned their own case worker and placed in adult education classes, or life skill classes, or vocational training, or job search.
“Good Jobs” :Unlike other program this program encourages clients to take “good jobs.” even if it means turning down lower quality jobs- providing
Key: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty
Community driven, place based
Cradle to Career
education pipeline
efforts to improve educational and developmental outcomes from birth to college to career
Belief: holistic

8. Application Community Engagement
Neighborhood empowerment
Build a cradle-to-career continuum of supports
High quality
Strong partnerships
inside/outside community
Wrap around student services
Support
Job skill
Summer jobs
College readiness
Financial assistant
tutoring

9. Reference
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