The Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth Board of Directors Meeting August 15, 2018
2018 Youth to Youth Survey KEY FINDINGS Youth Data Squad Alliance Staff ● Kaysone Syonesa ● Aba Suomahoro ● Ivan Lui ● Lauryn Redden ● Rema Absey ● Raymond Lee ● Ava Barr ● Pablo Vasquez Lopez ● Hakim Abdurahman ● Tiana Smith
AGENDA • Introduction (Purpose and Methods) • Participation in Programs and Activities • Barriers and Motivations/Interests • Well ‐ Being • Safety and Police • Summary and Discussion
PURPOSE • To understand youth participation in Out ‐ of ‐ School ‐ Time (OST) programs and activities • Explore further the Alliance’s goal of Youth Safety and Well ‐ Being • Specific questions posed by Alliance members • Inform everything we do at the Alliance
YOUTH DATA SQUAD
METHODS • Surveying 5 weeks: mid ‐ June through mid ‐ July • Targeting disconnected youth ages 10 ‐ 19 in/from the Brooklyns • Total of 669 youth were surveyed – 99% confidence level with a ±5% margin of error • Demographics were consistent with target population
SURVEY LOCATIONS Population Density by Race Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty
SURVEY LOCATIONS • Parks • Apartments • Libraries • Community Centers • Events • Summer School • Transit Center
YOUTH PARTICIPATION Currently Participating 6% increase from 2016!
PARTICIPATION Have you EVER participated in activities or programs for youth? Are you CURRENTLY participating in any kind of activity or program? • Added in “Library events or programs” • Participation in programs for activities 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 EVER participated 64% 73% 57% 66% 61% CURRENTLY participating 26% 42% 39% 40% 46%
PARTICIPATION Have you EVER participated in activities or programs for youth? Are you CURRENTLY participating in any kind of activity or program?
BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION What, if anything, are the reasons you don’t participate in youth programs or activities? I am busy with other things such as a job or homework 34% Don’t know what’s available 32% Activities cost too much 26% Don’t have a way to get there or home 24% I want more free time or time to myself 24% Have responsibilities at home 22%
BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION What, if anything, are the reasons you don’t participate in youth programs or activities? • Major differences between age groups and gender Gender Age Barrier Female Male 10 ‐ 14 15 ‐ 19 Too Busy with Job or Homework 43% 27% 28% 46% Don’t Have Transportation 30% 19% 21% 29% Have Responsibilities at Home 30% 15% 18% 25%
BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION (TREND) What are the reasons you don’t participate in youth programs or activities? 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 1 st 1 1 2 2 Don’t know what’s available 2 nd 2 2 4 4 Transportation 3 rd 4 3 5 3 Cost too much 5 th 3 4 3 ‐ Responsibilities at home 4 th 5 5 ‐ ‐ No interest in programs offered* ‐ ‐ ‐ 1 1 Too busy with job, homework, etc. ** ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 5 Want more free time *** * Removed as answer choice in 2016 ** Added as answer choice in 2016 *** Added as answer choice in 2018
MOTIVATIONS TO PARTICIPATION What would get you to participate in a program or activity?
MOTIVATIONS (TREND) What would get you to participate in a program or activity? 2016 2018 1 st Recommendations 3 2 nd Free or Low cost 1 3 rd Awards, prizes, or recognition 2 4 th Safe ‐ 5 th Easy to get there and/or sign up 4 Offer more activities of interest ‐ 5
INTERESTS What programs or activities would you like to be apart of, if they were available?
INTERESTS (TREND) What programs or activities would you like to be apart of, if they were available? 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 Sports 1 3 1 1 1 Employment ‐ 4 2 2 3 Music 5 5 3 3 2 Watch live music 2 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ Performing/ Visual arts ‐ ‐ ‐ 4 4 Watch sports 3 2 4 ‐ ‐ Other (youth cafe, outdoor, school, and 4 ‐ 5 5 5 afterschool programs)
SPORTS What sports would you be most interested in? Basketball 47% Football 32% Swimming 30% Archery 29% Volleyball 28% Soccer 28% Fitness 28%
WELL ‐ BEING 97% 84% 75% Have a caring Have Positive Are adult in their and Emotionally lives Supportive Healthy Friendships
WELL ‐ BEING How much to do agree with the following statements? Strongly Agree/ Agree I have enough food, clothing, housing, etc. (basic needs). 89% I have enough positive and supportive friendships. 84% I have the life skills and tools I need to succeed. 82% I am mentally healthy (can mentally function well). 81% I am physically healthy. 80% I am emotionally healthy (can manage emotions well). 75%
WHAT WOULD INCREASE WELL ‐ BEING What would help you increase your well ‐ being (physical health, emotional/social health, relational health, growth and development)? Physical Fitness 22% Supportive People 13% Social and Relational Activities 12% Something to Do 11% Nutrition 9% Free Time / Relaxation 9%
DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS Do you have an adult in your life who... Shows you that you matter to him/her 97% Pushes you to keep getting better 96% Helps you to complete tasks and achieve goals 93% Treats you with respect and lets you have a say 91% Connects you with people and places that broaden your world 85%
ADULTS Who are the caring and supportive adults you thought of in the previous question?
FINDING A CAREER What would help you find a career that best interests you? I need education on career awareness 27% I already know my career 24% I need practical exposure to career opportunities 21% (shadowing, internships) I need help researching or finding a career that fits interests 17% I need to go to school or receive training 14%
YOUTH SAFETY 92% 73% 72% Youth Feel Youth Feel Youth Feel Safe At Safe In Their Safe At Home Neighborhood School
SAFETY How much do you agree with the following statements? Always & Rarely & Sometimes Mostly Never I feel safe at home 92% 6% 1% I feel safe in my 73% 18% 8% neighborhood I feel safe at school 72% 23% 5%
SAFETY SUGGESTIONS What would make you feel safer? Presence of family, friends, or trusted adults, and a sense of 26% community Nothing 12% More security (guns, cameras, rules) 11% I already feel safe 8% Less crime 7%
ROLE OF THE POLICE How would you describe what a police officer's role is? To protect, keep safe, or save 58% To help or serve 21% To enforce laws (stop violence, arrest criminals) 16% Unsafe, intimidating, biased against blacks, brutality 9% Respect people equally, be fair 5% Do good and be a good example / role model 5%
POLICE IN THE COMMUNITY In your opinion, how true are the following statements about police in your community? Strongly Strongly Agree & Neutral Disagree/ Agree Disagree If I needed police services for myself or someone I know, I'd contact the 69% 21% 9% police. The police are helpful in dealing with 58% 31% 11% the issue they get called for. The police are dependable. 56% 30% 14%
POLICE IN THE COMMUNITY In your opinion, how true are the following statements about police in your community? Strongly Strongly Agree & Neutral Disagree/ Agree Disagree I am comfortable when police are 50% 28% 22% around. The police are fair. 45% 29% 27% If I talk to a police officer, he or she will 61% 25% 14% listen to me. The police use respectful language and 63% 25% 12% tone when speaking to me.
POLICE & YOUTH RELATIONSHIP What would help strengthen relationships between youth and the police in your community? Community events or activities with police 14% Open communication (listening, talking) 13% Mutual respect, fairness, and equality 13% Relationships understanding between youth, police, and 12% community Positive interaction with police 11%
THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO US • Mothers were the most supportive adults in young people’s lives, as they often have the closest connections to their children. • Public organizations often focus on teachers, park and rec staff, and other youth workers to be supportive adults, but family members are seen by youth as the most supportive adults in their lives. • Adults don’t always have the experience or social network to connect youth with opportunities that broaden their world. • High school does not always prepare us for college and career afterwards.
Conversation 2018 Youth to Youth Survey • Go around: One data point that struck you • What action ideas are emerging? How could this inform our work? Your work? • Who else needs to ‘chew’ through this information? • What are the recommendations from young people do you hear emerging from this data?
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