WELCOME ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.

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WELCOME ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Transcript of WELCOME ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.

WELCOMEONONDAGA COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

MOVING TOWARD CHILD WELL-BEING

CHILD WELL-BEING

How well a child is doing in their family, in the community and in the school setting.

How well a child is developing the capacity and learning skills needed to function well as an adult

in our society.

CONTEXT

Onondaga County Caseload Change

2008-09 2008-13

Temporary Assistance +12% +61%

Food Stamps/SNAP +14% +87%

Medicaid +4% +41%

“We’re seeing first hand, a fundamental shift in the American economy”

THE END OF THE MANUFACTURING ECONOMY

“Knowing how the economy is changing is

critical in understanding why the issue of child well-being is so important.” 19

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EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS

Occupation Projected Growth2012-2022

KNOWLEDGE-BASED

Health practitioner/Technical 22%

Computer/Math 18%

Business/Financial 13%

SERVICES/SUPPORT

Health Care Support 28%

Maintenance 13%

Food Service 9%

Retail Sales 7%

Office Support 3%

MANUFACTURING

Production/Manufacturing 1%

“Shift toward non-routine, knowledge-

intensive employment and a steady loss of blue-collar jobs.”

EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTABILITY

“Certain jobs are a pathway

to financial independence;

while others aren’t.”

Occupation 300+% of Poverty

0-100% of Poverty

KNOWLEDGE-BASED

Health practitioner/Technical 30% 7%

Computer/Math 29% 5%

Business/Financial 45% 4%

SERVICES/SUPPORT

Health Care Support 1% 74%

Maintenance 2% 54%

Food Service 1% 44%

Retail Sales 0% 42%

Office Support 4% 24%

MANUFACTURING

Production/Manufacturing 4% 28%

UNEMPLOYMENT

“Unemployment rates for

Knowledge-based jobs are about 1/3 of the

rate of Service/Support-

based jobs”

Occupation Unemployment Rate 2013

KNOWLEDGE-BASED

Health practitioner/Technical 2%

Computer/Math 3%

Business/Financial 4%

SERVICES/SUPPORT

Health Care Support 7%

Maintenance 9%

Food Service 9%

Retail Sales 7%

Office Support 9%

MANUFACTURING

Production/Manufacturing 8%

EDUCATION AND ANNUAL EARNINGS“Locally, about

70% of persons receiving public benefits (TA,FS, MA) do not have

high school degrees.”

“For about 97%, the highest level of educational attainment is a

high school degree”

Education Achieved Annual Earnings

% Employed Full Time

Professional Degree 100,000 68%

Doctorate 90,000 68%

Master’s Degree 70,000 60%

Bachelor’s Degree 58,000 60%

Associate’s Degree 41,000 58%

Some College 40,000 55%

High School Graduate 30,000 50%

9th-12th Grade 25,000 35%

None-8th Grade 21,000 35%

Source: US Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2006-08

SKILLS GAP From Business: • “We cannot get qualified people… they don’t match the skill set.”

• “I think we’re being surpassed...”

• “…you need to have higher education, otherwise you’re not going to be able to compete with everyone else.”

From the Military: • 74% of youth don’t qualify

• “We cannot afford to start turning our defense systems over to individuals who are poorly educated, have criminal records, or suffer from obesity.”

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION &KINDERGARTEN READINESS

High School Graduation Rates

County Average Lowest District0%

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Kindergarten Readiness 2012-13

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71% 74%

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* ½ of urban students did not graduate Onondaga County

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Source: Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE (ACE)

From: The High Cost of Adverse Childhood Experiences (2007) http://www.fpc.wa.gov/publications/ace_impact.pdf

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE (ACE)

From: The High Cost of Adverse Childhood Experiences (2007) http://www.fpc.wa.gov/publications/ace_impact.pdf

THE GOOD NEWS

Policy Initiatives• Federal – Early Childhood Education • State – Universal Pre-K , OCFS Well-being Initiative

• Practice – Interventions Work

GOOD DESIGN

+ GOOD EXECUTION

= GOOD OUTCOMES