1. CT

2. Similarities and Differences
Lack of public transportation
High percentage of single mother households in poverty
Average age of residents
OKC- 34.0 CT
Differences
Population
OKC- 610,672
CT ,561
Percentage of population by Race
Characteristics of Households
Married-coupled families
Mean household income
Percentage of owner-occupied homes
Percentage of residents with Bachelor’s degree
Geography

3. Community Assets Number of schools/ School district Several churches
High percentage of married-couple homes
Low poverty rate
3.6% of families below the poverty level
Mean household income- $96,983
High percentage of residents with Bachelors degree
High percentage of owner-occupied homes

4. Social Problems No available public transportation within Census Tract
Lack of community resources for low-income families
Problem I chose
High percentage of single-mother families living in poverty (44%)

5. Evidence-Based Interventions
Canadian Self-Suffiency Project
Earning supplements (monthly cash payments) for long-term welfare recipients who find full-time and come off income-assistance.
Minnesota Family Investment Program
Welfare recipient that found full-time employment received 20% cash supplement increase and continued to receive welfare benefits until income reached 140% of poverty line
Portland Jobs Training Program
Mandatory welfare-to-work program for single-parent residents receiving welfare assistance with children over age of one.

6. Implementation Collaborate with community organizations
Community college, Moore-Norman Technology Center, DHS office
Each single mother will work with a case manager from Welfare department.
Mothers will independently conduct job search
Those who do not find job take math and reading test and will be interviewed about educational background, job skills, work history
Participants are then placed into “fast track” or “enhanced track”
Once Mother’s find employment they receive 20% cash assistance each month and full welfare benefits until income reaches 140% of poverty level.