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I do not have experience with research and program evaluation. I just was selected to be on a committee at work to review policies within our agency. One of the roles was to collect data and analyze it. When asked who had experience or who would want to collect data, I informed them I did not have experience yet but I had this course that started this week. Needless to say I took on the challenge in agreement another person would be working on it with me. I am excited to venture into this new area.
I had issues downloading java due to using my work computer and needing permission to download it. I plan on emailing IT tomorrow to inform them I need this for school at night and hopefully they will allow it.
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Jarissa Tejada
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I currently live in Manhattan and my community is located in uptown Manhattan. They call my area Inwood Hill, NY and this community has a population of 216,768 people. About 65% are between the ages of 18 and 64. When it comes to gender, 52% are females. The majority of those who live in this community are Hispanic, which makes up about 68%, followed by white at 20%, black at 7%, Asians make up 3% and 2% are more than two races. When it comes to household income, about 14% make under $100k, 2% make between $100k-$200k, 7% make $200k-300k each year, 11% $400k-$500k, 36% $500k-$1M and 5% over $1M. There is an estimate of 21% of people living below poverty levels (Census Reporter, n.d.).
There are about 76,244 families living in this community with an average of 2-3 people per household. About 35% of these families are made up of married couples. It seems like many in this community do not have a college education and 76.2% are high school grade. About 37.4% have accomplished a college degree or higher. About 24% have no degree at all, 17% earned a high school diploma, 22% have some college, 22% have earned a college degree and 15% have completed a master’s degree. It is said that about 35.2% are foreign born and came to this community to build their family. When it comes to language, 59% of the people in the Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY community speak Spanish. This community has a 1.3% population of veterans (Census Reporter, n.d.).
The crime rate has also gone up and in just the first week of January 2023 there have been eight reported robberies in this community and twenty-four in the last 28 days. This does not include other crimes such as felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and that is just to name a few. In the first week of January 2023 there were 30 crimes committed and 136 in the last 28 days. Although these numbers are high, the numbers were 10 times higher in the 1990s. According to records, in 1990 there were 10,027 different crimes that were committed, comparing this to the year 2022 in which there were 1,664 reported crimes (City of New York, n.d.).
For the most part, it seems like my community is doing well, even though there has been a high crime rate lately it does not compare about 30 years ago as it has gotten better. Better paying jobs will help those in the community reach a different bracket. Another suggestion is bringing in more resources for the children in order to keep them engaged. I think bringing in opportunities will result in positive outcomes. For example, a lot of the time, children are a part of their environment. Therefore, it is important to have a healthy space or somewhere they can go to and feel safe. Education should also make a difference and helping those who are interested in started a career get enrolled. This will give better numbers on the graduation dates.
A skill I will have to develop to conduct a more extensive research study signing my community is being a great listener. It is important to understand what is happening in this community and the areas that might be struggling. Planning is also very important to put a plan together of what will help this community and what are the things that have been working for them. Great team leadership is also an important skill, because a good leader can be the voice for this community. Bring ideas to those who have the power to make a difference where it is needed. Another skill i will use is critical thinking because it allows the social worker to better gather information and evaluate the data that was collected.
Census profile: NYC-Manhattan Community district 12–Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill Puma, NY. Census Reporter. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2023, from https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603801-nyc-manhattan-community-district-12-washington-heights-inwood-marble-hill-puma-ny/
City of New York. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2023, from https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-city.pdf