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Outline ❑Client ❑Purpose ❑Goal and objectives ❑Background❑Methods ❑Findings from expert interviews ❑Limitations ❑Recommendations
Structure
❑Harlem CARES❑Founded (2009)❑Affiliate of National CARES Network ❑Donation and volunteer driven ❑The Board
Goal
Identify and resolve the issue candidates are having after attending the Harlem
CARES orientation session.
Target Area: Harlem❑Community District 9
❑Manhattanville ❑Hamilton Heights❑West Harlem
❑Community District 10 ❑Central Harlem
❑Community District 11❑East Harlem
Key Indicators District 9, 10, 11 New York Single Female Households
25.3% 11.4
Poverty Rate 28.3% 19.9%Unemployment 8.5% 6.4%Income Levels Below 25K
36.3% 44%
High School Graduation Rates
22.1% 85.6%
Associate or Bachelors Degree
22.6% 34.1%
Why Mentoring is Needed ❑ Almost 9 million children
in the US have no caring adults in their lives
❑ Mentored youth ❑ less likely to engage in
risky behavior ❑ more likely to develop strong
relationships and become productive members of society
Why Mentoring is Needed: Some Facts • NYC Children under 18 accounted for 39% of the homeless
population
• 40% of Harlem residents receive some form of public assistance
• 25% of households are below the federal poverty level
• In 2014, 53% of Youth ages 7-15 in NYC have been arrested of a felony
• Approximately 12% percent of NY State residents age 12 and older experience a substance use disorder annually
• 109,000 students are enrolled in “failing” schools in NYC with a 60% graduation rate
Expert Interviews ❑ Susan Taylor, Founder of National CARES Mentoring
Movement❑ Steven Powell, Chief Program Officer of National
CARES Mentoring Movement ❑ Tammy Samms, Chair of the Brooklyn CARES
Mentoring Movement Chapter ❑ Dr. Stacie NC Grant, Chair of the Queens CARES
Mentoring Movement Chapter
Findings from Expert Interviews
❑ Male recruitment
❑ Time commitment
❑ Process time
❑ Target population: disadvantaged children
❑ Affiliates capacity
Limitations ❑Harlem CARES capacity
❑Database issues
❑Focus group and survey implementation
❑Deadlines and timing
❑Update website
❑Expand community outreach
❑Work with organizations ❑for better time commitment options❑process improvement