WHYIn order to tackle our community’s toughest challenges - we must first understand the issues. The United Way of Bartholomew County is fully committed to having deep knowledge of our community’s challenges and strengths. It is foundational to our work and required in order to ensure that resources in the community are aligned with documented needs.This document is an update to our original Community Needs Assessment completed in 2013.

HOW To identify community needs, a group of volunteers conducted interviews with 70 key stakeholders across different spectrums of the community including government, not-for-profits, public officials, business leaders, educational institutions and those with lived experience. The primary themes from the interviews were then confirmed in a community survey that received over 800 responses. We

used a Human Centered Design methodology to identify top community issues facing individuals and families. Based on these findings, data was collected and analyzed from the following sources: American Community Survey - US Census Bureau, Indiana Department of Education, Feeding America, Annie E Casey Foundation- Kids Count Data Book, Columbus Regional Health - Community Health Needs Assessment, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Search Institute - Developmental Assets, Indiana Prevention Resource Center Survey and Early Learning Indiana.

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United Way of Bartholomew County2019 Community Needs Assessment Executive Summary

CHANGES FROM 2012 The needs of a community change over time. Some measures of progress improve while others decline. Today, housing is more affordable; educational attainment is up; and fewer people live in poverty compared to 2012. However, the challenges of substance

abuse and mental health are more prevalent today than they were in 2012. By researching and analyzing community data over time - we deepen our understanding of the factors that improve everyone’s quality of life. This allows our community to focus available resources in those areas that will create the most lasting impact.

2012 2018

CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY

WHERE THE COMMUNITY FOCUS IS: Survey results from 2012 were compared to 2018 survey results to see which areas community members were most concerned with.

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS

Graduation Rates2010/1180.9%

2017/1890.1%

Individuals with Associates degree or higher

201238%

201743.4%

Percent of individuals who spent >30% of income on housing

201238.3%

201634.5%

201013%21%

201710.9%16%

AdultsChildren

Food Insecurity

WHERE WE STILL NEED WORK

Income Disparit

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Workplace Dev

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Volunteer & Civi

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Poverty + Alice

201610.3%24.4%

201211.6%23%

100%AliceAlthough the number of people in poverty

decreased; the number of households that earn more than the US poverty level, but less than

basic cost of living increased

Drug Overdose Deaths

20133

201817

Suicide Rate per 100,000 population

201216.76

201720.79

Individuals limited by physical, mental, or emotional barriers2012

24.7%2018

29.1%

Pregna

ncy

LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY...Our community provides people the education, resources and opportunities they need to improve their lives and the lives of their children.

ALICEASSET LIMITED INCOME

CONSTRAINED EMPLOYED

Households that earn more than the US poverty level, but less than basic cost of living

for Bartholomew County

3000+children suffer

from food insecurity

$717Average

cost for a 1-bedroom apartment

Over 10,000Bartholomew County households struggle to meet their most

basic needs

682Households

do not have a vehicle

43%of families could not afford school

lunch in 2017

34%of households

are below ALICE

19 out of 25most common jobs do not earn enough to support a single

working parent with one child

12% Asian34% Black

63% Hispanic39% Multiracial

34% White

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LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE HOMEWORK IS EASIER WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A HOME...Our community ensures children and youth learn and grow by helping them achieve crucial developmental milestones, graduate high school on time and thrive in the job market.

2 out of 5 children are living in homes that can’t

make ends meet

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

32%Gap

-The gap in iSTEP scores between paid and free/reduced lunch students is 32.6%

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Students that felt sad or hopeless 2+ weeks in a row

Yes: 25.0% Indiana: 22.8%6th Grade

Yes: 27.1% Indiana: 24.8%7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

Yes: 33.3% Indiana: 28.4%

Yes: 30.3% Indiana: 30.3%

10th Grade Yes: 33.7% Indiana: 32.3%

11th Grade Yes: 34.9% Indiana: 30.1%

12th Grade Yes: 31.5% Indiana: 39.7%

-Paid lunch students are 14% more likely to graduate than free/reduced lunch students

-79% of children are not in high quality child care-The average cost of care is $9,196/year-The number of subsidized child care vouchers available decreased 22.5%

14%

Asian: 100% Black: 75%Hispanic: 72.2% White: 90.9%2014

Asian: 100% Black: 84.2%Hispanic: 83.7% White: 91.7%2015

Asian: 100% Black: 72.7%Hispanic: 88.7% White: 91.2%2016

Asian: 97.3% Black: 75%Hispanic: 85.9% White: 89.4%2017

Asian: 100% Black: 94.1%Hispanic: 86.1% White: 90.5%2018

LIVE UNITEDBECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE HEALTHY...Our community expands access to affordable healthcare, healthy food and opportunities for physical activity, so that everyone can lead happy and successful lives.

7th worst Indiana has the 7th worst infant

mortality rate in the US

Bartholomew County is

ABOVEthe state average

51.3% Low Income&

22.7% Mid/High IncomeExperienced a 2 weekperiod of sadness or

depression

10.2% of Bartholomew County Residents

Lack proper healthcare

71%of Bartholomew County

residents were overweight in 2018

220%Increase in drug overdoses from

2014-2017

84%of CHINS (abused or

neglected children that aren’t getting the care they need) cases were affected

due to substance abuse

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4 times more likelyLow income individuals

are 4 times more likely to have fair or poor health

What’s Next? Based on the findings from this Community Needs Assessment, United Way of Bartholomew County will work hand in hand with our local not-for-profit organizations, schools, hospitals, businesses, and local government to improve our entire local system of human services. We will work together to discuss the needs, gather additional data, and create solutions that bridge our entire community.

Collaboratively, as a coordinated network, we will strive to create tangible community change focused on economic mobility, childhood and youth success, and health.

Community Change happens when we all work together toward the same goals. United Way of Bartholomew County connects our entire community together for community-level change.

COMMUNITY CHANGE

We believe that every child in Bartholomew County should have the support they need to grow into a successful adult. United Way of Bartholomew County is a partner in seven collaborations

working toward childhood and youth success: Council for Youth Development, Columbus Education Coalition, Early Childhood Coalition, Seamless Pathways, iGrad, Latino Education Coalition, and the Talent Hub. We provide significant financial support to eight certified agencies focused on Childhood and Youth Success.

CHILDHOOD & YOUTH SUCCESS

We believe that all families and individuals should have access to healthcare and healthy relationships. United Way of Bartholomew County is a partner in three collaborations working toward access to health: Premium Link, Alliance

for Substance Abuse Progress, and Healthy Communities. We provide significant financial support to nine certified agencies focused on access to health.

ACCESS TO HEALTH

ECONOMIC MOBILITY We believe all families and individuals should have the support they need to build economic stability and resilience. United Way of Bartholomew County leads five collaborations working on economic mobility opportunities: Avenues to Opportunity,

Free Tax Assistance Programs, Workplace Financial Wellness, Bartholomew County Financial Literacy Coalition, and United Way Volunteer Action Center. We provide significant financial support to nine certified agencies focused on economic mobility.

Goals | - Support the direct services of our partner nonprofit agencies- Strengthen Bartholomew County’s entire human service delivery system

Community Change Childhood & YouthSuccess Economic Mobility Access to Health

Impact Agenda