Best Start LA Pilot Community Evaluation Annual Outcomes Report, Year 2 Prepared for: First 5 LA Prepared by (original) (raw)

Community Stakeholders Prepared for: First 5 LA Prepared by

2011

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the many parents, home visitors and community members who voluntarily gave their time and energy to participate in our focus groups; without their input and insights, we would not have been able to develop this report. We are also greatly indebted to the staff of the numerous community-based agencies that assisted us with organizing and conducting our focus groups. In particular, we salute: Lynn Kersey, Luz Chacon, and the numerous parent coaches at Maternal and Child Health Access; Wendy Ramallo, Aja Howell, and other staff at Para Los Niños; and Vickie Kropenske and staff at the California Hospital Medical Center’s Hope Street Family Center. The trust and respect these individuals (and their colleagues) command among the families and residents of the Metro LA pilot community paved the way for our successful focus groups. In addition, we thank Deborah Grodzicki, a graduate student from UCLA, who provided assistance in conducting and tra...

The Healthy Neighborhood, Healthy Families Initiative

Pediatrics, 2018

Extreme poverty and the associated effects, such as blight, housing insecurity, and crime, have debilitating consequences on child development. Health care institutions are largely ineffective in changing those outcomes 1 child at a time. We present a case study of a hospital treating the adjacent neighborhood as a “patient” to address social determinants. The community represents a largely impoverished and housing-unstable neighborhood that underwent an assessment by community partners and treatment with a multifaceted housing intervention. Marked improvement in vacancy rates occurred, although outcome assessments for children are still being gathered. Several case learnings are presented, but the involvement and investment of pediatric health care clinicians and institutions increased the speed and size of neighborhood development after 80 years of redlining and institutional racism.

Research and Evaluation in a Child-Focused Place-Based Initiative: West Philly Promise Neighborhood

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Place-based initiatives attempt to reduce persistent health inequities through multisectoral, cross-system collaborations incorporating multiple interventions targeted at varying levels from individuals to systems. Evaluations of these initiatives may be thought of as part of the community change process itself with a focus on real-time learning and accountability. We described the design, implementation, challenges, and initial results of an evaluation of the West Philly Promise Neighborhood, which is a comprehensive, child-focused place-based initiative in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Priorities for the evaluation were to build processes for and a culture of ongoing data collection, monitoring, and communication, with a focus on transparency, accountability, and data democratization; establish systems to collect data at multiple levels, with a focus on multiple uses of the data and future sustainability; and adhere to grant requirements on data collection and reporting. Data collec...

Building Blocks for LA's Children

2004

This report could not have been completed without the guidance, support and assistance of countless people. We would like to thank all of the city officials, service providers, and professionals throughout California who shared their wisdom and experience with our team. We would especially like to thank Deputy Mayor Barbara Sandoval and Elizabeth Diaz of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office, who proved to be very supportive and encouraging clients. We also gratefully acknowledge Carlene Davis and Terry Ogawa of the Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth and their Families for providing us with valuable insight into the world of early child care and education. Special recognition is due to a few dedicated professionals who shared their time, enthusiasm, and data in large quantities. For this we thank Darren Dang and Amy Cooper of Karen Hill-Scott & Company, Richard Coral of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, and Dr. Leobardo Estrada and Eric Lomeli of Data Trends LLC.

Strong Families=Successful Children Vision Council Prepared by

The Lighted Schoolhouse pilot project (LSH) at Daniel E. Morgan Elementary School (DEM) in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland began operation in February 2005. It is a collaborative effort among a number of community organizations, led by the Urban League of Greater Cleveland (ULGC). The pilot LSH was initiated by then-Mayor Jane Campbell as a response to Cleveland's designation as the poorest large city in the U.S., and was meant to address three community priorities: after-school programming, fuller use of schools, and pathways out of poverty.