1. March 15, 2011

2. Background People-based welfare, unemployment, and housing vouchers serve individuals or families Place-based transportation investments and business tax credits in a given area, target specific areas or communities

3. Project Scope NEIGHBORHOODS @ WORK (N@W)

6. POLICY PROBLEM CAUSALITY INSUFFICIENT ANALYSIS REALTIVE IMPACT In order to further understand the impact of the N@W program, the Urban Leagues needs to compare the program indicators to surrounding areas.

7. Background Median Income Homeownership CRITERIA

9. Proposed Control Regions  Park Mesa Heights: Crenshaw High School  Los Feliz: John Marshall High School  Baldwin Park: Baldwin Park High School  Vernon: Fremont High School  Lomita/Harbor City: Nathaniel Narbonne High School Neighborhood and High School

12. ANALYSIS  PMH vs. Controls  Education  Employment  Health  Safety  Housing

17. 1. Measuring progress in Park Mesa Heights is a challenging: 1. There is limited data available at the census track level 2. Longitudinal data at current (2010) year reporting is limited 2. PMH has not shown progress in all areas 1. Higher API relative to control group 2. Higher rates of increased obesity relative to control group; free or reduced lunch recipients have not changed significantly 3. Foreclosure rates rank in the middle relative to control group 3. Neighborhood change efforts take time 1. Proactively transforming the quality of life within a particular geographic region takes time 2. Measuring indicators of social transformation take even longer given the availability of data Findings and Recommendations

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20. GIS SKILLS Skill Used Inset MapModeling Attribute Sub-Set SelectionMetadata Point Graduated SymbolMeasurement (buffer) GeocodingOriginal Data BufferingCharts, Graphs, or Images