1. Kalamazoo United for Shared Prosperity (KUSP): Basic Principles and Proposed Strategy Don Cooney, Stephanie Moore and Tim Ready* Kalamazoo City Commission Meeting April 14, 2014 * Director of the WMU Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and Associate Professor of Sociology

2. The Challenge Why Kalamazoo Needs a Well-Coordinated Strategy to Promote Shared Prosperity

3. Poverty Rate for Individuals: 2000 and 2008-12

4. City’s Poverty Rates* and Poverty Percentile Ranking Among All US Cities: Total, and by Race/Ethnicity Percent of City Residents in PovertyNational Percentile Rank for Poverty All Persons37% (30%**)98 th Percentile (83 rd** ) White32%99 th Percentile Black52%97 th Percentile Hispanic 40%91 st Percentile American Community Survey, 2009-11 ** Note that the poverty rate for all persons in the city of Kalamazoo is nearly seven percentage points higher than it would otherwise be because of the presence of college students. If college students were excluded, we estimate that the poverty ranking for Kalamazoo would be at about the 83 rd percentile among US cities of at least 65,000 residents. Source: Alemayehu Bishaw, US Census Bureau; SEHSD 2013-17, 4/1/2013).

5. Total number of persons in poverty in city of Kalamazoo: 24,206

6. Child Poverty in Kalamazoo:* Percentile Ranking among All US Cities with at Least 65,000 People % PoorNational Percentile Rank for Poverty All Children: 46%96 th Percentile White Children 33%95 th Percentile Black Children 64% 93 rd Percentile Hispanic Children 43% 79 th Percentile * American Community Survey, 2009-2011.

7. Children in Poverty, City of Kalamazoo, 2010-12

8. The Cost of Doing Nothing…….different

9. How Child Poverty Places At-Risk Not Only the Future of Affected Children, but the Entire Kalamazoo Community Source: Greg Duncan, Stanford University Pathways, winter, 2011

10. The Cost of Doing Nothing… Not Making Good on The Promise The Kalamazoo Promise is a Unique and Important Asset to Promote Shared Prosperity It Has Proven to Make a Difference for Many by Making College Affordable BUT Will Our Children Be Prepared to Take Advantage of The Promise If They and Their Families Are Struggling with the Effects of Poverty?

11. Child Development and Schooling Poverty, Especially in Early Childhood, Profoundly Affects a Child’s Chances for Healthy Growth, Development and Learning Studies Consistently Show that Family and Neighborhood Poverty Have a Far Greater Impact on Learning than How Good Teachers and School Administrators Are Good Schools Can and Do Make a Difference, and We Must Support Our Schools in Every Way We Can… …But It Take a Community To Raise a Child – Schools Can’t Do It Alone

12. Top to Bottom Ranking of Kalamazoo County Public Schools by Percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Students, 2013 In Percent Percentile Ranking among All Michigan Schools The percentage of economically disadvantaged students in a school accounts for 76 percent of the variation among the county’s 64 public schools in the Michigan Department of Education’s 2013 Top-to-Bottom Ranking of public schools. R 2 =.760 * In 21 of 65 County Public Schools, at least two-thirds (66%) of students are economically disadvantaged. * 17 of these 21 schools are KPS schools; the remaining 4 are in Comstock. * All 21 schools are below the 30 th percentile in the Michigan State Dept. of Education’s Top-to Bottom Ranking; 18 were below the 20 th percentile, and; 12 were at or below the 10 th percentile.

13. High Poverty Neighborhoods Concentrated Poverty (not just individual and family poverty): – Is hazardous to our health – Undermines education outcomes – Increases the risk of crime 12 of 25 Kalamazoo Census Tracts Have Concentrated Poverty (At Least 30 Percent of Residents in Poverty)

14. Twelve of the 25 Census Tracts in the City Have Concentrated Poverty (poverty rate of at least 30 percent) Percent of All Persons in poverty Tract 148%Tract 15.0640% Tract 2.0134%Tract 15.0758% Tract 2.0246%Tract 16.0115% Tract 345%Tract 16.0322% Tract 537%Tract 16.0427% Tract 650%Tract 17.0118% Tract 958%Tract 17.0230% Tract 1047%Tract 18.0112% Tract 1126%Tract 18.0219% Tract 12 3%Tract 55.0111% Tract 1317% Tract 15.0116% Tract 15.0223% Tract 15.0314% Tract 15.0476%

15. The Increase in Poverty in the City Is Not Confined to Only a Few Neighborhoods… Between 2000 and 2008-12, – Poverty Increased in All But One of the City’s 25 Census Tracts – The Number of Census Tracts with Concentrated Poverty (greater than 30 percent) increased from 9 to 12

16. Poverty Rate for Individuals in Kalamazoo Census Tracts, 2000 and 2008-12

17. Percent of Children in Poverty for City Census Tracts, 2000 and 2008-12

18. More Broadly Shared Prosperity Our Challenge and Our Opportunity

19. KUSP Core Objectives – Involve low income residents as full participants in the planning and evaluation process – Involve Community-based Organizations to move beyond disjointed delivery of categorical services to better meet people’s needs! – Engage private sector employers as full partners in job creation and job training, because the goal of more broadly shared prosperity makes sense for business, besides being the right thing to do

20. Core Objectives (continued) Strategically Focus the Considerable Resources of Our Community on the Goal of Shared Prosperity Make Sure that Low Income Residents Are at the Table and an Integral Part of the Process Plan and Structure Must Be Appropriate to Kalamazoo’s Decentralized Network of Community Assets Strategic Action Plan Must Make a Difference in People’s Lives!

21. KUSP Core Strategies Community indicator system to establish baseline information and measure progress toward goals, similar to The Coordinating Council of Calhoun County. Data should be both county-wide and specific to the city of Kalamazoo, where poverty is most concentrated Draw on the collective wisdom of the Kalamazoo community, including its elected and appointed public officials, nonprofit leaders and grassroots citizens KUSP strategies also should be informed by research on best practices from around the country

22. Strategic Doing Provides the Methodology (doing agenda) for the Proposed Organizational Structure of Kalamazoo United for Shared Prosperity Strategic Doing Combines Effective and Visionary Civic Leadership with an Inclusive Civic Engagement Process

25. Kalamazoo United for Shared Prosperity: Proposed Organizational Structure The specific organizational structure we propose is outlined in coming slides. HOWEVER The specifics of the proposed structure are of less importance than achieving core objectives and strategies…

26. Kalamazoo United for Shared Prosperity Executive Committee of Board Education Board of Stakeholders Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery Food Security Equitable Economic Development Other Housing Executive Director Job Training Employment of ex-offenders Kalamazoo City Commission

27. Collective Impact Model from Shared Prosperity, Philadelphia

28. Next Steps