1. www.forumfyi.org Ready by 21 is a trademark of the Forum for Youth Investment, core operating division of Impact Strategies, Inc. The SCPA uses the Forum for Youth Investment’s Ready by 21 ™ approach as the basis for its youth development framework and related activities. Ready by 21 GRUNDY COUNTY Pilot Project Summary Facilitators: Joan Leigh & Anita Young, Education Service Network & Claudia Baird, Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Center Technical Assistance: Felicia Roberson, Prevention First Consultation: The Forum For Youth Investment Rb21 Symposium, Chicago IL June 28, 2007

2. The Changing Face of Grundy County

3. Youth Ages 5-17 in Grundy County

4. 4 Why conduct a landscape mapping survey for Grundy County? Readiness “Moving Train” Goals -Assist Healthy Community Steering Group with planned assessment -Provide youth-specific data -Create a framework for discussion and planning -Help the county understand and address critical issues pertaining to youth

5. 5 Methodology Development Adapted from long form developed by the Forum for Youth Investment Decided to look at the the entire county, not just one community Survey tailored by ESN & Aunt Martha’s with input from Healthy Community Steering Group Survey was test run by Grundy County Rb21 pilot team Rb21 framework & survey promoted at local meetings

6. Methodology Dissemination Survey was mailed during first week of April to list of 103 recipients identified as known or possible youth service providers. Deadline: April 25 Survey was accompanied by letter from Healthy Community Steering Group After deadline, follow-up calls were made to solicit survey return Telephone and in-person support were given to respondents as needed

7. Respondents Survey Participation To date, the Grundy County Rb21 survey team has received and inputted responses from 65 programs. Government Agencies7 programs Business Operations4 programs Community/Civic6 programs Schools15 programs Education/Training1 program Faith Organizations3 programs Nonprofit Organizations18 programs Workforce Providers1 program Other Organizations10 programs

8. 8 Respondents  Many non-school respondents serve Grundy County from outside of Grundy County as part of a larger service area.  There is no higher education institution located in Grundy County.

9. Respondents Most of the organizations represented in the Grundy County survey are small (29% had staffing of 0 to 5 people). Only 4% had more than 100 staff members. 50% of programs had staff consisting of 5 or fewer people.

10. 10 The most-cited goal area reported by Grundy County programs was CONNECTING, followed closely by LEARNING. Ready by 21 Goal Areas

11. 11 Services, Supports & Opportunities

12. 12 Numbers of Youth Served

13. What Time of Day Do Youth Receive Services?

14. What Days of the Week Do Youth Receive Services?

15. What Times of the Year Do Youth Receive Services?

16. For How Long Are the Youth Services Provided?

17. How Often Are Services Available?

18. Where Are Services Delivered?

19. Service Setting Most Grundy County programs offer services in both individual and group settings.

20. Languages

21. Charges for Service

22. Publicizing Services

23. Increasing Positive Outcomes LEARNINGWORKINGTHRIVINGCONNECTING LEADING Dotted line at 20.8 shows average number of organizations that report working to increase positive outcomes.

24. Decreasing Negative Outcomes LEARNINGWORKINGTHRIVINGCONNECTING LEADING Dotted line at 14.8 shows average number of organizations that report working to reduce negative outcomes.

25. Measuring Success How do Grundy County programs show progress? The chart at right shows the ways these organizations measure their outcomes.

26. Measuring Success What kinds of data do Grundy County organizations collect? The chart at left shows what kind of information is recorded to measure progress.

27. Measuring Success Most programs record attendance or participation to track the number of youth engaged.

28. Measuring Success Grundy County programs look most at the number of times youth participate and/or the number of repeat visitors

29. Populations Targeted Certain programs are limited to special groups, including pregnant teens, youth from low-income families, developmentally disabled, youth with emotional/behavioral disorders, sexual assault victims, runaways, etc.

30. Populations Targeted

31. Improvements Needed Nearly 3 out of 4 Grundy County Programs cite a need for funding and over 40% require more staff to expand and/or improve their programs.

32. Improvements Needed Over half of program respondents say they could serve 26 to 100 more youth as a result of needed improvements.

33. Improvements Needed 28% of respondents said they could serve 26-50 youth better with improvements to their program.

34. Collaboration Most Grundy County programs report partnering with other organizations.

35. Collaboration Most partnerships are focused on program development, program delivery, and/or the sharing of information.

36. Collaboration

37. Collaboration

38. Collaboration Underage Drinking Youth with Disabilities Community Resources for Child Care Centers Increasing Mental Health Services for Youth Support for Foster & Adopted Children & Their Families Need for More After-School Programs Tobacco Prevention & Cessation for Youth Gangs Child Find for Special Education Issues Identified for New Collaborations

39. Very rapid growth and demographic changes are bringing challenges to providers Many youth providers are serving Grundy County from outside the county and therefore are not as strongly connected as local providers Long-time norm of low educational attainment in the county Are Grundy County Programs Positioned to Help Youth Be Ready by 21? A variety of programs are already serving Grundy County youth Most of these programs are already involved in partnerships and/or desire to get involved There is willingness to work together on projects There is a strong sense that Grundy County needs to do more to prepare for the future NEGATIVESPOSITIVES

40. 40 Where Do We Go From Here? Meet with key stakeholders from Healthy Community Steering Group (Kitchen Cabinet) to share data Adjust presentation based on Steering Group input Make presentation to entire Steering Group Challenge Steering Group to use Rb21 planning framework to build on what has been learned so far and help all Grundy County youth to be ready for college, work and life.