HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 4469 - Strategic Youth Plan - City, County, LISD - Reducing Youth Crime & Violence, YAC - 04_26_1994Resolution No. 4469
April 26, 1994
Item # 1
4/21 /94
JOINT RESOLUTION
CITY OF LUBBOCK/LUBBOCK COUNTY/
LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the future of our cities, state and nation depends on leadership being
developed in our youth; and
WHEREAS, numerous local agencies, governmental units and private providers are
attempting to provide youth services to help our youth and their families; and
WHEREAS, any plans or strategies must address both the root causes and symp-
toms of youth problems that negatively impact their lives, families, and
communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock, County of Lubbock and Lubbock Independent
School District (LISD) recognize the need to develop strategies to reduce
juvenile crime, criminal gang activity and substance abuse; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock recently completed a report entitled "Strategic
Youth Plan" as a guide for directing and coordinating Youth Strategies and
for reducing youth crime and violence; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COURT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, AND THE LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
That the "Strategic Youth Plan", developed by the City of Lubbock is hereby
adopted as a guide, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof, together
with strategies to reduce youth crime and violence, and
That the City, County, LISD, and other youth service providers shall coordi-
nate through the Lubbock United Way to develop specific strategies and actions,
together with responsibilities and timetables to implement the recommendations of
the "Strategic Youth Plan" developed by the City of Lubbock, or as amended by
mutual consent, and
That there is hereby established a "Youth Advisory Council" to provide guid-
ance to the efforts of the City, County, LISD, and the United Way, in order to:
1. Share insight about youth issues in Lubbock;
2. Pool youth program resources and information about those
resources;
3. Enhance delivery of services to Lubbock's youth, including
coordination with all youth -serving agencies;
4. Conduct on -going evaluations of all youth programs;
5. Address any additional youth issues that the Youth Advisory
Council determines to be appropriate.
That the "Youth Advisory Council" shall initially consist of the County Judge,
Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, City Manager, First Assistant City Manager, Super-
intendent of LISD, Assistant Superintendent of LISD, President of United Way, and
the Chairman of the United Way Board, and
That the City, County, LISD and United Way shall jointly work, coordinate
and cooperate with the Youth Advisory Council and will contribute resources to
allow United Way to employ a full-time Director of Youth Issues, who will work for
the United Way of Lubbock, with the advice and consent of the Youth Advisory
Council, if the position is deemed necessary, and
The Director of Youth Issues' primary responsibility shall be to develop spe-
cific strategies, actions and timetables for implementation of the "Strategic Youth
Plan" and other youth issue strategies as directed by the United Way of Lubbock,
and in cooperation with other appr outh services providers.
Passed by the Lubbock City Council t 1 94.
avid R. Langston -Mayor
Passed by the Lubbock County Commissioners Court this 2� day of
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Mayor
David R. Langston
Council Members
Mayor Pro Tem Randy Neugebauer
Councilmember Victor Hernandez
Councilmember T.J. Patterson
Councilmember M.J. "Bud" Aderton
Councilmember Max Ince
Councilmember Alex "Ty" Cooke
Prepared by: Quincy White, Youth Services Coordinator
September 15, 1993
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ExecutiveSummary......................................................1
^- Recommendations........................................................2
iOverview. ....... ......................................10
The Ultimate Costs ofJuvenileDelinquency ............................11
r, Mission Statement.......................16
Risk Factors... ��
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Developing A Community YouthProfile .................................. 21
Recognizing Positive and Negative Trends..............................30
Crime...........................................................31
Gangs...........................................................47
TeenPregnancy..................................................49
.- School Drop Out.................................................51
rAcademic Performance............................................52............................ Druas.. ..........................60
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r Inventory of Available Facilities and Services ........................64
Determining Program and Service Gaps .............. .... .............79
Facilitating Community Linkages and Networking with �Youth .. .82
Educating the Community.. ... ........ ...............83
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Developing Strategies to Address Program and Service Gaps.............84
Pursuing Implementation of Needed Programs and Services...............85
Issues and Recommendations............................................86
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - EXHIBITS AND CHARTS
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{ Increase in State Expenditures.......................................12
PopulationUnder Age 5........... .......................... ..
,., Population Age 5-9 Years.............................................23
Population Age 10-14 Years...........................................24
Population Age 15-19 Years...........................................25
% Families Below Poverty.. .... ..... .......................26
% Families With Children That Are Female Head........................27
% Families With Children That Are Male Head ..........................28
1992 Juvenile Crime Statistics - Lubbock .............................33
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1991 Juvenile Crime Statistics - Lubbock ......................... .34
National Juvenile Crime Statistics................................35-36
Juvenile Probation Statistics........................................37
Lubbock County Jail Statistics.......................................38
Lubbock County Adult Probation Statistics ............................39
Inmates Residing in Distressed Neighborhoods .........................40
% Population in Distressed Neighborhoods .............................41
Maps:
Distressed Neighborhoods.......................................42
Percent Unemployment...........................................43
Vacant Housing.........................................44
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Percent Persons Below Poverty.............................45
Percent of Housing Built Before1960 ...........................46
GangMembers.. .............................................. .48
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Public School Funds............................................... 54-55
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills...............................56-59
Maps - Youth Services:
Private........................................................67
Public.. ............................... ...............72
Non-Profit.....................................................75
_ Schools........................................................78
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PW Today, we have less effective control over the process of
child rearing, education and the socialization of our youth
than ever before. It is during adolescence when far too
many of our youth become involved in the Juvenile Justice
System, become hooked on drugs, drop out of school, rebel
r•• against authority, exhibit self-defeating behavior, show
disrespect to their elders and display mannerisms that are
often repugnant and repulsive. To reverse this decline, it
is recommended that the following plan be brought into oper-
ational focus. The overall strategy for implementation of
the plan includes three basic principles:
■ Continuity of community action from birth to
adulthood.
■ Priority for preventive strategies rather than
reactive damage control, although the intervention
into human difficulties must continue, and,
■ Partnership among all elements of the Lubbock com-
munity with special emphasis on the role of neigh-
borhoods in the planning and execution of pro-
jects.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Strategic Plan for youth presents twenty-seven recommen-
dations, under six major issue areas (Parenting and child -
development, Education, School drop -out, Youth crime, Em-
ployment, and Teen pregnancy) that furthers the city's youth
initiatives.
Parenting and Child Development
1. All parents, especially high risk families, should
have knowledge of and access to support, informa-
tion, and comprehensive parenting education,
appropriate to the needs of their children through
a comprehensive network of existing parenting pro-
grams.
2. Establish a Parenting Advisory Committee comprised
of parents who held their families together —
against tough odds and whose children developed
normally. These shall include single parents,
legal guardians, and extended family members who
supervise youths within households.
3. Develop a strong outreach component to ensure that
high -risk children and families access a continuum
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of culturally appropriate, individualized, and
comprehensive parenting and childhood services.
4. Develop a comprehensive database designed to iden-
tify, assess and track high risk infants, children
and families in our community.
5. Expand current mentoring programs (Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Lubbock, African American
Real Men) by recruiting additional volunteers to
match the rising demand of youth in need of guid-
ance and positive role models.
Education/School Drop -out
1. Expand the Head -Start Program to all eligible
children.
2. Develop programming that focuses on early identi-
fication and intervention with high -risk elemen-
tary school children and their parents before
their problems become chronic or severe.
3. Expand literacy/GED classes to a neighborhood
level and encourage family literacy.
4. Expand the Tech -Prep ,Program to a broader popula-
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tion of students. Tech Prep is a sequence of
study beginning in high school and continuing
through at least two years of postsecondary occu-
pational education. The program parallels the
college prep course of study and presents an
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alternative to the general education program. It
prepares students for high -skill technical occupa-
tions and allows either direct entry into the
workplace after high school graduation or continu-
ation of study which leads to an associate degree
in a two-year college.
Targeted occupations:
■* Health occupations
■* Business/computer occupations
* Manufacturing technology/electronics
* Child care
* Environmental technology
* Law enforcement
■ Initial implementation programs
* Defined as demand and emerging occupations by
the South'Plains Quality Work Force
5. Recruit minority and male teachers up to a level
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that is reflective of the demographics of the stu-
dent population within LISD.
6. Schools should work with community agencies to
construct a unified system of youth development, a
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joint enterprise that recognizes the common goals
of schools and community agencies while respecting
their inherent differences and strengths. Such a
system should involve joint planning and decision
making; build on existing institutional and orga-
nizational resources and devote financial and
human resources to deliver the required services.
Youth Crime
1. Continue support of 'systems designed to track
known juvenile offenders and gang members through
the Lubbock Police Department and the Criminal
District Attorney's Office.
2. Continue support at current levels for prevention
and intervention programs provided by Community
Development, Parks and Recreation and the Lubbock
Police Department: such as R-POP/B-POP, Youth
Outreach Opportunities, and the Summer Satellite
Program. Achieve closer coordination between city
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programs and private non -profits.
3. Establish strong neighborhood associations city
wide, prioritizing distressed neighborhoods as _
high priorities.
4. Incorporate Community Policing as a way of doing
business, and building rapport between police and -
neighborhood residents.
Employment
1. city of Lubbock needs to take the lead role by
bringing city employment of minorities up to at
least the levels reflected in the 1990 census.
2. Expand public sector youth employment programs to
include the private sector by networking with —
Senator_Montford's Youth Employment Subcommittee.
3. Develop apprenticeship programs within city de-
partments and other organizations, both public and
private, that will provide job specific skills
training aimed at creating long-term employment.
4. Expand adult programs including GED and vocational
training services aimed at reducing welfare recip-
ients and overall unemployment. Special emphasis
should be given to tracking and involving recent
school drop -outs.
5. Council appoint an Advisory Board of corporate
leaders to promote the community -wide employment
efforts.
6. Staffing of current employment programs (i.e.,
JTPA) must reflect the ethnicity of clients being
served.
Teen Pregnancy
1. Support the recommendations made by the Teenage
Pregnancy Task Force.
2. Develop an integrated plan with existing parenting
programs to reduce the City of Lubbock and LISD's
role in sex education.
3. Establish a Youth Advisory Council.
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Community -Based Service Delivery
1. Work toward comprehensive services offered under
one roof at the neighborhood levels, by obtaining _
multiple uses of existing public buildings.
2. Develop satellite centers in neighborhoods
throughout the city to expedite service delivery. —
3. Work toward the formation of a Community Network with the inclusion of decision makers from the
City of Lubbock, County of Lubbock, the District
Attorney's Office, Lubbock County Juvenile Proba-
tion, LISD, Texas Tech University, South Plains
College, Job Source, Texas Employment Commission, —
MHMR, Department of Human Services, and other
involved agencies.
Conclusion'
The problems of youth, especially those in high -risk situa-
tions, are community issues and must.be approached by a
community -wide partnership of government and citizens.
Solutions will require the concerted efforts of adults,
parents, churches, civic groups, institutions of higher
learning, governmental agencies, community based organiza-
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tions, criminal justice system, and schools. We must real-
ize that the problems facing young citizens, while not com-
plex, cannot be resolved in one or two years. Positive
change and influence require a long term commitment.
The City of Lubbock, with the creation of the Youth Services
Coordinator's position, has already taken the lead in initi-
ating a course of action that will bring about positive
change thereby providing hope for all the citizens of
Lubbock.
There are 27 recommendations included in this report. The
cost of implementing these recommendations now are minimal
in comparison to future costs if the problems are left
unaddressed.
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OVERVIEW
During the past years, the issues concerning our youth and
adolescents have become increasingly important to our commu-
nity. The City of Lubbock has begun to examine closely the
governmental role in the implementation and facilitation of
youth initiatives and it has been identified as one of the
top priorities for our community. According to a recent
Urban Institute report, there has been an increasing profes-
sional and legislative concern about the precarious state of
adolescents in America today, particularly young adolescents
between the ages of 10-15.1 Some estimates suggest that as
many as half of today's youth run a moderate to high risk of
school failure or participation in early sexual activity,
alcohol and drug abuse or criminal behaviors.
In addition to the precarious state of our adolescents,
there is an extremely high social and fiscal cost associated with the problems of adolescents. The Urban Institute
reports goes on to say that "despite evidence of long-term
negative consequences of problems that emerge in early
adolescents; this nation has no coordinated policy to help
its at -risk youth prepare for adulthood and little system- —
atic information on the magnitude of service needs for
1 Source: Urban Institute
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adolescents in a given community. instead, existing
services for these youths suffer from fragmentation, inade-
quate resources and a preoccupation with problems instead of
strengths".2 With this as a backdrop, the City of Lubbock
has prepared this Strategic Plan for Youth Initiatives to
provide a community -wide perspective to the problems and
issues associated with our youth population.
The Ultimate Costs of Juvenile Delinquency
On a local basis, the cost of unsuccessful youth initiatives
is staggering. The State of Texas continues to struggle
with its role in providing services to the youth population.
More importantly, it also continues to grapple with the cost
of ailing educational systems, high school drop -out rates,
teen pregnancy, and juvenile delinquency, which have caused
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in many instances our taxes to increase greatly.
Probably the most visible aspect of our failure to educate
and successfully transition adolescents into adulthood is
shown in the Texas prison system. About 120 new inmates are
flowing into Texas prisons every day, of which 85% are alco-
holic and drug abusers, 45% are illiterate or read at less
than a sixth grade level, and 80% are high school drop -outs.
2 Source: Urban Institute
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According to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ),
over the past eight years prison appropriations for criminal
justice has increased in the State of Texas by 127%.3
State of Texas
Increase in State Expenditures
Adjusted for Inflation
(Percent Increase in Last Eight Years)
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Totol 42
Other 50
Higher Education 2
Public Education 20
Employee Benefits 25
Transportation 32
Health/Human Sery 101
P.Safety/Corrections 127
TBCJ has requested a budget of $4 billion for 1994-95. In
1993, $1.18 billion was budgeted for prisons. The TBCJ is
asking for $1.997 billion in 1994. With increases like
3 Source: Texas Board of Criminal Justice
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that, it is becoming clear that unless serious actions are
taken soon to prevent ,high school drop -outs, teen pregnancy,
juvenile delinquency, and other social dilemmas, taxes will
explode.
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of our lawmakers, Senator Jim Turner of Huntsville, has
only to look at the State prison in his own legislative dis-
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trict, to know that the crime wave out of control.
With the State's inmate population growing by leaps and
bounds, he has become convinced that Texas won't be able to
bail itself out of the crime problem. The only practical
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solution is to catch the trouble -makers at an early age
while they are still children and have yet to cause serious
problems. Senator Turner believes that looking at such
problems as parenting, the shortage of basic health care for
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children, the high rate of school drop -outs, and the need
for more youth programs, would yield necessary data to
develop strategies for preventing juvenile crime.
Every day life in areas of our city has grown so desperate
and dreary that the threat of incarceration by comparison
has lost its power as a scare tactic. In fact, many youth
today perceive the penitentiary as somewhat glamorous. Too
many youth believe that going to prison in our community is
like going to the Army was for our previous generation.
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Previously, young men spent a couple of -years in the Army,
many now spend a'couple in prison. The TBCJ estimates that
even with 37,000 prison beds now being added at a cost of $1
billion, the State of Texas will soon need an additional
28,000 prison beds.4 Thus, by the year 1995, about 92,000
inmates will be behind bars. By the year 2000, Texas could
have 120,000 citizens incarcerated. The cost of supporting
them in prison will be nearly $2 billion per year.
It costs the taxpayers $35.76 per day to keep an inmate in a
Texas prison. That amounts to $13,052.40 per year per
prisoner. Inmates with health problems are much more expen-
sive. If the cost of debt service for new prisons is added,
the actual cost of imprisoning inmates is closer to $42.76
per day, meaning the cost per inmate per year is approxi-
mately $15,607.
By comparison,
for a full year
to send a student to Texas Tech University
(summer included), including tuition, books,
housing, and food,plus $300 a month spending money, would
cost about $12,000.5 Comparatively, the Lubbock Independent
School District estimates that it costs $4,731 a year to
educate one student.6
4 Source: Texas Board of Criminal Justice
5 Source: Texas Tech University
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In addition, recent Texas Department of Health statistics
indicate the following7:
■ it costs $600 to provide prenatal care for one
expectant mother. To treat one premature baby for
one day is $2,500.
■ To treat an average individual infected with HIV
costs an estimated $102,000. A box of condoms
costs $3.00.
■ An estimated dollar spent on prenatal care saves
an estimated $3.38 medical cost during the
infant's first year.
■ Every dollar spent for immunization services saves
$10 in health care cost caused by childhood ill-
ness.
■ Every dollar spent on quality child care saves $6
in social welfare, special education, and juvenile
justice cost.
6 Source: Lubbock Independent School District
7 Source: Texas Department of Health
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Mission Statement
A recommended mission statement was proposed in the early
stages of the strategic plan research, to set the stage and
process for development of the plan itself.- This mission
statement states that "Youth initiatives.shall promote and
support the welfare of the children and youth of our commu-
nity, enabling them to have safe, healthy and productive
lives". The City will work to support and promote this mission
through:
1. Identifying risk factors;
2. Developing a community youth profile;
3. Recognizing positive and negative trends;
4. Compiling an inventory of available facilities and services;
5. Determining program and service gaps;
6. Facilitating community linkages and networking with youth
service providers;
7. Educating the community;
8. Development strategies to address program and service gaps;
and
9. Pursuing implementation of needed programs and services.
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RISK FACTORS
There are many well -funded research papers which identify
and discuss the risk behaviors and the factors that pre-
determine behavior. The traditional definitions of risk had
a behavioral emphasis that focused on preventing a single
type of negative behavior such as substance abuse. This
traditional view assessed risk on the basis of problem
behaviors in which youth are already engaged in.
The new definition of risk which is outlined in the Urban
Institute Report states that an alternative definition of
risk that allows for an assessment geared specifically to
young adolescents.$ This definition "emphasizes the early
signs of dysfunction rather than the onset of negative or
destructive behaviors, and facilitates both the provision
and integration of comprehensive services".
With this framework of examining risk, there would be four
components. "This would include the risk and.antecedents
such as poverty, neighborhood/environment, and family dys-
function which are environmental forces that can have a neg-
ative effect on youth and make them increasingly vulnerable
to later family, school and community problem".
8 Source: The Urban Institute/Policy and Research Report
Winter/Spring 1993
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A recent Carnegie Corporation report identified "that living
in an economically deprived neighborhood is one of the major
facts which promotes high risk behaviors".9 The study fur-
ther states that "the case for focusing on low income neigh-
borhoods is strengthened by knowledge that economically
deprived areas tend to also have less adequately funded pub-
lic services, higher crime rates, more drugs, more physical
danger, and fewer positive role models for young people".
The family has become "part of the problem, instead of part
of the solution", in addressing many of the issues associ-
ated with the youth population. Family dysfunction and lack
of parental support are identified as precursors to many
negative behaviors. The Carnegie Report shows that 1140% of
the adolescents' waking hours are discretionary - not com-
mitted to other activities (such as eating, school, house-
work, chores, or working for pay)". The report goes on to
say that "many young adolescents" spend virtually all of
this discretionary time without companionship or supervision
from responsible adults. They spend the time alone, with
peers, or in some cases - with adults who may exert negative
influences on them or exploit them.
9 Source: Carnegie Corporation - Task Force on Youth
Development and Community Programs
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Secondly, it would include risk markers such as poor school
performance or involvement with child protective services
which are visible indicators of problems that previous
research suggest are linked with increased vulnerability and
the potential onset of negative behavior.
The third component is problem behavior such as early sexual
activity, truancy, running away from home, early use of
tobacco, alcohol and other drugs which are associated with
delinquent peers, have the potential to harm youth, the com-
munity, or both.
The fourth component is risk outcomes such as pregnancy,
homelessness, prostitution, delinquency, sexually trans-
mitted disease, and other life threatening conditions and
death by accident, suicide or homicide which are the results
that stem from problem behaviors. These outcomes are more
prevalent among this age group than are generally assumed.
The Urban Institute Report further states "that the number
of youth who fall within the definition of risk and could
benefit from preventive and supportive services is stagger--
ing".10 Evidence suggests that one-fourth of today's
youth, ages 10-15 are at high probability of experiencing at
10 Source: Urban Institute Report
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least one of the risk components. Another one-fourth are at
a moderate risk. Moreover, the researchers'fou'nd that many
of the same ascendants and markers are present regardless of
which negative behavior outcome is examined.
Additionally, we reviewed risk factors as they were deter-
mined by the Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership. These
also identified risk factors by groupings; including commu-
nity, school, family and individual risk factors.
No single factor determines . the future of a child, but a
combination of these factors;increases the possibility of a
non -productive adulthood.
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DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY YOUTH PROFILE
In a youth -centered city, every neighborhood would have a
network of affordable, accessible, safe, and challenging
opportunities that appeal to the diverse interest of its
youth. -Development of such a network is dependent on our
understanding the demographic data concerning our youth.
The following is a profile of Lubbock's youth population.11
Non Hispanic
African or African
American Hispanic American Total
Population
under age 5
1,665
4,886
7,725
14,276
Population
age 5-9 years
1,597
4,698
7,577
13,872
Population
age 10-14 years
1,458
4,309
6,794
12,561
Population
age 15-19 years
1,598
4,070
10,529
16,197
Total
6,318
17,963
32,625
56,906
LISD 1992-93
4,099
11,376
14,893
30,368
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Approximately
13,831
(24.3%) of
Lubbock's
56,906
youth ages 0-19 years
live in poverty.
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25.8% of Lubbock's families
with
children
are
headed by a single parent
(20.3%
female,
5.5%
male).
These youth are distributed geographically in Lubbock as
shown on Exhibits 1-7 as follows.
11 Source: 1990 Census
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18.0
6.05
149
301
19.0
71
21.02
156
22.02
220
6.06
74
1
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1
104.03
105.04
105.05
105.06 1
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1D101
996
169
403
419
107 j
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!
205
I
193
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SOURCE: 1990 CENSUS OF PA'�""AL"
POPULATION & HOUSING ! ___________ ____ ____J CITY LIMITS I
_--------__
PREPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK ` 92 NORTH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
N
i
------!
2
POPULATION .01
----
AGE 10.14 YEARS '-----
CITY OF LUBBOCK --- J 144 204
102 �----
4.05 uauwEar P w
3.02 ''•. _ g ��
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1 104M 5 VtVWsr 8 b73 ---
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4.08
3.01
295
67
10 11
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104.02 'TMi^RW
4.04
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4.03
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7
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123
292
279
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17
116
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17.08
17.02
16.02C18.01
15
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13
12
354
162
10
224
245
311
I
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19
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1
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192
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19.01
20
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396
2b6
243
663
POPULATION
254
sonrenarr
1
21.01
TRACTS AGE 10.14 YEARS
I
I
3.01 168
1
366 a 346
q
4.06 34
I • 7.05
340
457 207 1
6.03 170
I
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r
6.04 53 <
1 127 416
18.0
19.E
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l
22.02
I
328 128
181
171
6.06 50
I
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105.04
105.05
105.06 F -
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1D1O1 413 180 404 340 74 1 =
SOURCE: 1990 CENSUS OF I P"'�" "" S,, STAmr I
POPULATION & HOUSING ! ___________ 10 .o� � CITY LIlVIITS
----
I ____ 77 r
-----------
PREPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK j I NORTH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
rt
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POPULATION
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2.01 &wmb.►tar JLj
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--,
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r-_---_
1
AGE 15-19 YEARS
'-----
CITY OF LUBBOCK
i
19i
_ J
168
L4.05 _
169197
PARM
3.02 ''•
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337
645
1
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104.01
5
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8
648
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4.08
3.01
241
67
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4.04
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4.03
3�409
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7
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108
384
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285
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16.01
15
14
13
12
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$
613
157
226
197
265
245
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1
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101
fo
18.01
19.01
xrn.narr
20
3
`
24
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25
220
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17.03
319
259
225
214
522
POPULATMN
376
,mom
AGE A15- a ;
21.01 v
.
3.01 254 I
326
386
4.06 70
•
7.05
330
456
166
1
6.03 358
6.04 80
ri
127
396
18.
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1
6.05 135
(/, (
293
123
216
155
6,06 70
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1
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105.04
105.05
105.06 F, -'Lr
-
-- -
ta.ot
264
178
297
238
71 1
SOURCE:1880 CENSUS OF 1
P"�""`'
POPULATION HOUSING !
___________
r---- i
CITY LIMITS
T
1 _.__I
60
PREPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK
`-
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NORTH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
N
ON
I
I
FAMILIES 201 mwmasTmT
BELOW POVERTY KEW �
I �
CITY OF LUBBOCK ; 22.3% 23.6%
o
4.05
_ 5.4/e _ ° 27.6%
SAMPLE DATA ; 104.01 5 vmxm ST 8 33.6%
I PARTIAL *
_
02
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I
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I
4.os
3.01
43.4°�
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• 10
1
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4.04
4.02
4.03
s
'%
7 °
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41.1 %
Y
9.2%
3.3%
6.9%
oa
.oe
75.4%
24.0%
+► to1 pim TMcn
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14.9%
nnrsmEEr
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17.06
17.02
16.01
16.02
15
14
13
12
1
I
9.6%
14.4%r79
0
9.5%
20.9%
43.9%
1
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�
a.nrsrnEEr
o
�
25
$
1
I
L_______________
18.01
19.01
20
23
24
1
17.03
7.2%
9.1%
13.5%
19.3%
��
° FAMILIES
I
>
,o, ME"
27.7%
I
RACTS
BELOW POVERTY
17.9%
18.03
19.03
21.01 �
22.01
.01
29.2%
i
e
5.2 /o
3.7%
°
3.8/e
L-1
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17.97o
17.05
10.7%
16.2%
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44.8 /0
r_
.04
13.6%
r
5.9%°
1.4%
18.0
.05
33.9%4.2%
19.04
21.02
22.02
54.0%
�
3.2%
3.0%
10.0%.06
rnnsneEEr
1
104.03105.02
105.04
105.05
105.06 f -
1
L--------------------�
\
1 ta.ot
1 2%
0901.
20
06
82 1
i
SOURCE: 1990 CENSUS OF PARTIAL « �.r►IsrREEr
POPULATION & HOUSING L------------ 105.07 �- - _ _ - CITY LIlVIITS
REPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK
NORTH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT I ,HINSIREEr-'
Ln
N
4
I
% FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN THAT ARE
FEMALE HEAD
CITY OF LUBBOCK
20.3%
I
I
I
•n�arRttr
rJ
I
I
I
18.7%
I
amr stRet'r
L----------------- -----
% FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN THAT ARE
TRACTS
FEMALE HEAD
3.01
21.9%
4.06
19.4%
6.03
34.7%
6.04
24.2%
6.05
33.5%
6.06
44.4%
SOURCE: 1990 CENSUS OF
POPULATION & HOUSING
PREPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
v 25.2% 1
1. V l BtQEtD arRt�r
I
I
I
I
32.0%
3.02 ''•�
11.0% 18.7%
5 rxs#ow sr
4.06 kilrl
02 14.03 0
I% 13.7%
x
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17.06 17.02
16.01
16.02
15
14
- 24.5%
26.6%
20.9%
23.5%
27.
fp
somstrew
18.01
19.01
20
3
18.3%
'r 17.03
15.7°/
�
19.5%
23.4%
23.
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sotttsrR�t
29.2°
21.01
16.40/b
"
14 0°/
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14.2%
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52.500
24.9% i MYRAM
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13 12I
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9/6
23.6%
I
0
` 25
54.9% --
24 .c
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26.0%
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I
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7.05
16.01/
27.1 %
17.6%
j 8.2%
11.1%
iooPM
� .02
118.0
19.0
10.7%
8.0%
16.f °/
14.5%
-
amo s"kw
I 104.03
105-02 105.04
105.05
105.06
r -- --`
104.01 9.8%
9.8% 7.7%
10.6%
10.*
x
I PARTIAL A
I
L
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CITY LRvHTS
105.0
-[
1 9.4%
L---"'I
I I
-----------
NORTH
rt
11
% FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN THAT ARE
MALE HEAD
CITY OF LUBBOCK
5.5%
I
1
1a.o1
PARTIAL*
.n�srreEEr
.04
3.4%
2.4%
1
17 06
8 \
2.7%
4.02 4.us p .03 .05 7 , t
50% 1 2.1 %..at� Y o �
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17 02 16 01 16 02 15 14 13
2.01 e[u s►REEr I
r---------J
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I
� I
---J 6.5%
4.05- uu[awEar�
3.02
2.9% 6.6%
5 Emsawsr
4.06 3.01 5.2%
j
3.1 %
4.3%
3.6%
1.9%
5.9%
7.4%
{ a�nrsmEEr
L----------------------I
3.9%
1a
"lwsmm,
o
18.01
19.01
20
23 *
24
1
% FAMILIES WITH I
17.03
5.5%
3.3%
w
5.4%
e
6.1 /o
5.3%
CHILDREN THAT I
4.7%
`
soT+�st>rErr
TRACTS ARE MALE HEAD 1
18.03
19.03
21.01
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3.01 6.97g I
3.4%
o
2.4 /o
`
4.06 8.2% I
7.05
2.8%
4.7%
6.03 9.4% 1
6.04 9.1%
3.9%
2.6%
18.0
19.0
LOOP' M
1.0
6.05 8.5%
j
2.6"/0
1.7%
5.0%
22.02.,
6.06 8.6%
I
MNDsmEEr
I
104.03
10
105.04
105.05
105.06
1
1w.o1
1.4%
3.6%
0.9%
2.5%
3.8°/
SOURCE: 1990 CENSUS OF
PARTIAL *
I
wn+sraeEr
POPULATION & HOUSING L
----------
105_07_L_--
PREPARED BY CITY OF LUBBOCK
i
I
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
i
lf4r"s'"'
1
4.7%
102
PARTIAL * I
d i
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Dow 11 1
10 I
� 1
9.1 % I * ooMrtM TRocu
E�sr»TMaTREET IKrolttcoonca�rvrsr
2
1
25 6.9%
r� I
1
L_1
CITY LIMITS fi
-----------
NORTH
rt
V
Lubbock's youth represent a rich array of racial, ethnic,
and cultural backgrounds, and this diversity will increase
in the coming decades. Community programs must be prepared
to understand and respond to this diversity.
-29-
RECOGNIZING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TRENDS
Lubbock's youth trends mirror that of other cities of equal
size. The majority of our youth, guided by parents and ex-
tended family, encouraged by school and supported by their
community, go on to become productive law abiding citizens.
We must not down play the fact that risk factors and problem
behaviors can be found among people of all income levels and
in all communities nor can we overlook the fact that some
youth from even the worst neighborhoods manage to avoid
problem behavior. This is not the case for many others who
have become victims of gangs, crime, teen pregnancy, drugs,
academic failure, and school drop -out.
What caused our youth to develop the attitudes they now
have? What were the sources, institutions and images re-
sponsible? The University of Michigan conducted a survey in
1950 and repeated the survey in 1980, attempting to deter-
mine the major influences on children. The study was re- _
peated in 1989 by a professor at Wayne State University.
-30-
Listed below are their findings:
1950
1 Home/Parents
2 School
3 Church
4 Peers
5 Television
1980
1 Home/Parents
2 Peers
3 Television
4 School
5 Church
1989
1 Peers
2 Television/Radio
3 Home/Parents
4 School
5 Church
The institutions have drastically changed since 1950. The
peer group and electronic media have increased their influ-
ence while home, school, and church have rapidly declined.
This change in attitude is at the core of the youth issue.
Over the past five years, critical juvenile statistics in
the area of crime, gangs, teenage pregnancy, school drop-
out, poor academic performance, and drug distribution and
usage have increased drastically. The following is a sum-
mary of Lubbock's statistics in each category.
Locally, the juvenile crime arrest rate has increased by 29%
since 1988. In 1992, 2,053 juveniles were arrested as com-
pared to 1,593 in 1988. of those arrested in 1.992, 21 of
the offenders were between the ages of 1 and 9 years old.
-31
Nine of the crimes were committed by African American males,
five by Hispanic males, and 3 by Caucasian males. The
remaining offenders for this age group were female.
Of particular interest is the fact that juvenile crime for
years 1991 and 1992 is highest during the quarter preceding
summer or the quarter following summer. In 1991, summer was
the third highest quarter for juvenile crime. There is no
statistical data available which analyzes juvenile crime
patterns as it relates to the time of year.
Exhibits 8-11 as follows, highlight the local and national
juvenile crime statistics.
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LUBBOCK.POLL.. DEPARTMENT
JUVENILE DIVISION STATISTICAL REPORT FOR :YFARLY , 19..2.E
ACE 6 RACE TYPE OF OFFENSE TOTALS
co a
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0 9 � 4 G. e o 4 b 4 � w a, � O ti`b � F c, -c w o`b a°j °. �.
q O q c. •c o�.y y�•A°j � e� JO G 4•".ti �e a, w 4 .0 3'�
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REFERRALS
To Probation Office 1721
To Children's Protective 2
Services
To Other Author ' ities 239
ARREST DISPOSITIONS
Total Referrals 1962
Counseled b Released 91
FTotal Arrests 2053
SHIFT ACI VITY
SHIN' I
SHIFT It
TOTALS
Arrests Made
2053
Counseled 6
Field Calls
Total Handled
2180
Percentage Handled
100%
4
LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT
JUVENILE DIVISION STATISTICAL REPORT FOR YEARLY
19 91
ACE 6 RACE
TYPE OF OFFENSE
TOTALS
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ti• J
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17
1
3
2
2
1
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1
2
3
1
9
16
133
73
136
65
65
35
7
2
20
2
52
126
40
12
24
11
11
3
13
7
159
5
107
619
15
91
50
153
101
72
37
1
6
2
23 1
48
130
1 21
2
36
9
2
14
2
3
13
191
2
92
609
14
52
43
93
96
44
36
1
2
1
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24
104
1 16
21
1
5
1 3
4
1167
61
11
430
13
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31
86
62
20
'27
1
2
1
16
86'
7
19
1
3
3
1
2
101
1
28
286
12
26
19
38
22
19
11
4
1
7
68
3
12
2
43
8
157
11
8
7
42
12
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1
7
39
1
9
21
1
27
7
97
to
8
1
14
2
6
5
1
1
24
6
1
5
4
1_9
5
12
1
12
6
3
Z4
3
1
1
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51
225
577
363
247
15811
2
16:15
0
6
158
602
87
1G
132
24
8
33
5
20
26
697
8
309
ARREST DISPOSITIONS
Total Referrals
1782
Counseled 6 Released
129
Total Arrests
1911
SHIFT ACTIVITY
SHIFT I
SHIFT II
TOTALS
Arrests Made
1911
Counseled b
Field Calls
215
Total Handled
2126
Percentage Handled
loot
1
1
2
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Juvenile Arrests
500
450
350
300
250
200
ISO
National Statistics
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1965 1968 1970 1972 1975 1978 1980 1982 1985
❑ Juveniles accounted for 17% of all violent -crime arrests in 1991.
❑ Juvenile arrests for murder increased by 85% between 1987 and 1991.
0 Three of every 10 juvenile murder arrests involved a victim under the age of 18 in 1991.
Sources: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
U.S. Justice Dept.; FBI
1987 1990
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
GUNS AND HOMICIDES
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Veapons
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1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992
El Between 1987 and 1991, juvenile arrests for weapons violations increased 62%.'
El One out of 5 weapons arrests in 1991 was a juvenile arrest.
El Black youths were arrested for weapons -law violations at a rate triple that of
white youths in 1991; they were victims of homicides at a rate sb( times higher than whites.
1 I I I I , I I i I I I I 1 11 1 1 1 1 : I I - I I
Juvenile Crime Statistics 1992 12
Summary
# of Arrests % of Total
Hispanic 1,044 51%
Anglo 635 31%
African American 374 18%
TOTAL 2,054 100%
Juvenile Probation Statistics
Summary
# on Probation % of Total
Hispanic 418 54.6%
African American 181 23.7%
Anglo 166 21.7%
TOTAL 765 100.0%
* Lubbock County Juvenile Probation
* Period ending August 31, 1992
Disturbingly, most chronic delinquents, regardless of eth-
nicity, continue to be involved in criminal activity as
adults.
There were 560 local inmates in the County jail as of June
1, 1993. The following Chart is an ethnic breakdown of
these inmates.
12 Source: Lubbock Police Department
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Chart #1
Lubbock County Jail Statistics 13
# of Inmates Percentage
African American 247 44%
Hispanic 185 33%
Anglo 128 23%
TOTAL 560
African Americans and Hispanics represent 31.1% of the
city's population, yet these groups represent 77% of the
jail population. On the other hand, Anglos represent 67.2%
of the city's population, yet they represent only 23% of the
jail population.
13 Source: Lubbock County Jail
MY E
The following chart shows the adult probation statistics by
race/ethnicity for Lubbock County.
Chart 2
Lubbock County Adult Probation Statistics
Felonies
# on Probation
% of Total
Anglo
681
42%
African American
559
34%
Hispanic
376
23%
Other
11
1%
TOTAL
1,627
100%
Misdemeanors
# on Probation
% of Total
Hispanic
706
45%
Anglo
630
40%
African American
218
14%
Other
15
1%
TOTAL
1,569
100%
Felonies and Misdemeanors
# on Probation
% of Total
Anglo
1,311
41%
Hispanic
1,082
34%
African American
777
24%
Other
26
1%
TOTAL
3,196
100%
* Source Lubbock County Adult Probation
* Period ending August 31, 1992
■ Anglos received probation more frequently than African Americans
or Hispanics.
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A comparison of the Juvenile Crime Statistics and the Lubbock
County Jail statistics indicate that the ethnicity of those
jailed as adults however, is a drastic departure from the
criminal trends established as juveniles.
A careful analysis of the local crime statistics show a clear
and strong correlation between distressed areas of the city,
income, and criminal activity.
The characteristics which depict distressed neighborhoods
include percentage of unemployment, percentage of vacant
housing, percentage of persons living below poverty guidelines
and percentage of housing built before 1960. (See Exhibits
12-16, Pages 42-46)
Lubbock
County Jail Statistics
June 1, 1993
# of Inmates Residing in
# of Inmates Distressed Neighborhoods
Percentage
African American
247
224
91%
Hispanic
.185
160
86%
Anglo
128
72
56%
TOTAL
560
456
81.4%
The above chart shows the percentage of inmates who reside in
a distressed neighborhood. Eighty-one and four tenths percent
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(81.4%) of all county jail inmates reside in a distressed
neighborhood. Of particular note is the fact that fifty-six
percent (56%) of the Anglo inmates come from the same area,
while this area represents only fifteen percent (15%) of the
city-wide Anglo population.
Population in Distressed Neighborhoods 14
Population % of City Population
Hispanic 28,025 67%
Anglo 18,765 15%
African American 11.877 74.5%
TOTAL 58,667 31.5%
Breakdown of the population in Distressed Neighborhoods and the
percentage of the city population this area makes up.
In addition to the majority of county jail inmates residing in
Distressed Neighborhoods, 73 percent15 of residents receiving public
assistance reside in the same neighborhoods.
14 Source: 1990 Census
15 Source: Department of Human Services
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PERCENT PERSONS
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PERCENT OF HOUSING
BUILT BEFORE 1960.
EXCLUDING MOBILE HOMES
CITY LIMITS
SOURCE: CITY OF LUBBOCK LAND USE DATA FILE NOVEMBER 1992
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7
r
In the early 1970's, the youth gang problem was confined to
perhaps eight or nine major cities. By 1991, Los Angeles,
r. California's principal gangs, the Crips and Bloods totaled
more than 30,000 members inside Los Angeles County alone,
but their influence was spreading fast nationally. Now
a
cities where once almost every street was safe have gang
problems.
Los Angeles emerged as a major distribution point for
cocaine in 1984. With the vast availability of drugs, the
Bloods and Crips began to expand their drug distribution
network to other cities and forced their will upon the
people. They were far more advanced than other gang members
and the locals looked up to them. Plus, the Los Angeles
gangsters had the dope and in the drug business, that's the
,
key to power. They recruited locals showing them how to
,., make money selling drugs and they were in business. The
peak age for gang members at that time was 16, but the money
being generated in the drug business has kept members in
longer, raising the age to 20.
The profits generated in the drug business are the root
cause of the violence that is commonly referred to as "turf
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battles". There's intense competition for drug sales and
that's increasing the number of gangs and driving rival gang
members to war. The rival factions are armed with state of
the art weapons, including AK47's and UZIS, making drive -by
shootings and homicides common occurrences. What began as a
Los Angeles problem has become a national one. our city
too, has been a victim of this urban chaos.
According to the Lubbock Police Department, as of August 25,
1993, there are 566 known gang members and associates. The
breakdown is as follows:
# of Members
■ Hispanic 340 60.1%
■ African American 219 38.6%
■ Anglo 7 1.3%
Male 95.9% Female 4.1%
Lubbock has a growing gang problem. For the majority of the
gang members, their goal is money. That's the most impor-
tant thing in the mind of a gang member. He wants power,
attention, prestige, and a chance to improve the quality of
his life.
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ti
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I
If we are going to solve the gang problem, it will be
through prevention. Despite that primary focus, we cannot
write off current gang members. There are plenty of kids
who can be saved but they don't know how to do it them-
selves. They need the assistance of the entire community,
particularly positive male role models.
.... ... .... ................ ........... .
Teen Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a very serious problem in Lubbock. For
the years 1986 to 1991, Lubbock was second only to Dallas
with the highest teenage pregnancy rate among girls ages 13-
17.16 In 1991, Lubbock had the highest teenage pregnancy
rate of the eight largest counties in Texas - 311 babies
were born to teen mothers. The racial mixture was 53.3%
Hispanic, 24.8% Anglo and 21.9% African American. In 1990,
k
an average of 5 births per week occurred among girls 17 and
under.l7
In 1989, 269 of Lubbock's 295 births to teenagers occurred
at University Medical Center. Of that number, 247 or 92% of
the deliveries were paid for by Medicaid, Maternal and
Infant Health Improvement Act, or County Indigency Funds.
16 Source: Texas Department of Health
17 Source: Lubbock Health Department, 1992
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The rate of pregnancy among African American teenagers is
higher than both Anglos and Hispanics. .
Adult presumptions that accompany this issue are that high
incidence of teenage pregnancy among youth nationwide grew
out of youthful ignorance both about birth control methods
and adolescent reproductive capabilities. Many also think
that the girls are falling victims to cynical manipulation
by the boys, although the numbers of babies born to adoles-
cent girls appears to be awfully high`for this to be the
dominant pattern.
Many recent studies indicate that adults are wrong on all
counts. Leon Dash, a reporter for the Washington Post,
found in his study conducted in Washington D.C. through
interviews with both boys and girls, that teenagers as young
as eleven knew more about sex, birth control, and their re-
productive abilities than previous generations had known at
the same age.18 He found the girls, far from being passive
victims, were often equal -or -greater actors than their
boyfriends in exploring sexuality and becoming pregnant
The girls were as often the leaders in their desire to have
a child as the boys were. Dash states that he did not find
one adolescent couple where both partners were ignorant
18 Source: Leon Dash, Reporter Washington Post
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about the results of sexual activity without the use of con-
traception.
It has become clear that for many girls in poverty stricken
communities, that a baby is a tangible achievement in an
otherwise dreary and empty future. It is one way of
announcing: I am a woman. For many boys, the birth of a
baby represents an identical right of passage. The boy is
saying: I am a man.
Dash found the desire for a child was especially acute among
adolescents who were doing poorly in school. They knew im-
plicitly and had been told explicitly that they were not
likely to graduate from high school. These are youths, ages
thirteen to seventeen, usually one to two grades behind, who
were at highest risk to get pregnant or father a child.
While the better students strove for a diploma, the poor
students achieved their form of recognition with a baby.
The major reason cited for dropping out of school is poor
academic performance. other reasons include pregnancy for
females and job opportunities for males. The drop -out prob-
lem in Lubbock, 5%, is greater than it is in the State of
r
Texas, 3.809 (Drop -out figures do not include students
who drop -out prior to the seventh grade). The Lubbock
Hispanic drop -out rate is double the Anglo and African
American drop -out rates. School drop -outs are more depen-
dent on welfare and.unemployment aid, and more likely to be
involved in criminal activities than are high school gradu-
ates.
LISD totaled 572 drop -outs for school year 1991-92.20 The
racial mixture was 55% Hispanic or 2.8% of Hispanic enroll-
ment, 25% Anglo or .47% of Anglo enrollment and 19.6%
African American or 2.7% of African American enrollment.
According to the Urban Institute, education is a pre -requi-
site for social and economic opportunity for both indi-
viduals and the nation. Education is only helpful if "a stu-
dent is ready to learn. This is as true for early adoles-
cents as it is for preschoolers. _
"We profess to have high expectations for our students and
our schools, but the are willing to settle for much less. We
talk a good fight about wanting to have excellent schools
19 Source: Texas Education Agency
20 Source: Lubbock Independent School District
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C ` when in fact we're content to have average ones" states David
7 1Gardner, former president of the University of California and Chairman
it
of the National Commission on Excellence in Education which wrote "A
7 Nation at Risk" published 10 years ago.21
The commission predicted that the country could soon be
swallowed by a "rising tide of mediocrity" in elementary and
secondary schools.
In the decade since, education has become a permanent fix-
ture on the national agenda, no longer simply under the
scope of local districts. Two presidents have made educa-
tional excellence a cornerstone of their campaigns. The
business community, weary of having to run its own remedial
programs, has also joined the crusade by demanding a better
trained work force to compete in a global economy.
on the local level, many states and districts have raised
academic standards and instituted new testing programs. The
dialogue has become increasingly sophisticated with everyone
from school -board members to President Clinton tossing
around such terms as "apprenticeship training and
"cooperative learning".
Sadly, despite all
the talk of
reform, real
change has been
21 Source: National
Commissionon
Excellence in
Education
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remarkably slow. Money - the lack ofit- has been the
biggest obstacle. In 1989-90, the federal government con-
tributed only 6.1'percent of the funds spent on K-12 educa-
tion, nearly a percentage point less than it provided in
1983.
Where's the Money Coming From?
Revenues for Public Schools, By Source of Funds
1983-84
Federal (6.8%)
State (47.8%)
Local (45.4%)
Source: Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics
1989-90
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Federal (6.1 %)
State (47.2%)
Local (46.6%)
Source: Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics
In addition, the recession, new immigrants, and a growing
number of poor children have strained resources both
nationally and locally.
No school is an island, and the everyday tragedies of the
outside world - drugs, street violence, teen pregnancy -
have made the job of training young minds even more diffi-
cult and far more crucial.
In September of 1992, LISD administered the Texas Assessment
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of Academic Skills (TARS) to the 3rd and 7th grades.22 In
the Spring of 1993, LISD administered the TAAS to the 4th,
8th, and loth grades. The results are as follows:
3rd Grade Results
■ The 3rd grade test was administered in forty elementary
schools.
■ 10 schools met the 70% minimum expectation.
■ Percent by race/ethnicity meeting minimum expectations:
Anglo 72%
Hispanics 42%
African American 30%
All 55%
4th Grade Results
■ Three of forty elementary schools met the 70% min-
imum expectation.
22 Source: Lubbock Independent School District
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■ Percent by race/ethnicity meeting minimum expecta-
tion:
Anglo 60%
Hispanics 30%
African American 17%
All 44%
7th Grade Results
■ The 7th grade test was administered to 7 Junior High
Schools.
■ No school met the 70% minimum expectations.
■ Of the 7 schools, 3 are located in Distressed Neighbor-
hoods.
■ Percent by race/ethnicity meeting minimum expectations:
Anglo 56%
Hispanics 19%
African American 13%
All 37%
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8th Grade Results
■ The 8th grade test was administered to 8 Junior High
Schools plus Homebound and Project Intercept.
■ No school met minimum expectations.
■ Percent by race/ethnicity meeting minimum expectations:
Anglo
50%
Hispanic
15%
African American
12%
All
32%
loth Grade Results
■ The loth grade test was administered to 4 High Schools
plus New Directions and Project Intercept.
■ No school met minimum expectations.
■ Percent by race/ethnicity meeting minimum expectations:
Anglo
68%
Hispanic
29%
African American
21%
All
49%
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Comparison of LISD and State TAAS Results23
Grade
LISD
State
3rd
55%
61%
4th
44%
47%
7th
37%
39%
8th
32%
38%
loth
49%
49%
Summary
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TARS) LISD 1992-1993
% Meeting Minimum Expectation on all Tests Taken
Ethnicity
3rd Grade
4th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
loth Grade
Anglo
72%
60%
56%
50%
68%
Hispanic
42%
30%
19%
15%
29%
African American
30%
17%
13%
12%
21%
All
55%
44%
37%
32%
49%
"It's not just the bottom level that's hurting" says former
education secretary William Bennett. "It's the middle and
upper levels as well".
LISD results on the TAAS test confirm former secretary
23 Source: Lubbock Independent School District
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Bennett's claim.
Students from all walks of life are having difficulty with
standardized tests. Test results indicate that African
Americans and Hispanics experience more difficulty with
tests than Anglos.
Children in single -parent families are at greater risk of
educational difficulties than children living with two
parents. They score .lower on standardized tests, get lower
grades in school, and are twice as likely to drop out of
school before graduation. Once drop -out occurs, test scores
that had declined from third to eighth grade make a
tremendous up-swing.in the tenth grade.
Drugs
Drug trafficking and abuse has become a national problem
that has impacted in some way upon the lives of nearly every
man, woman, and child in America today.
The National Institute of Drug Abuse, in a 1992 study, asked
17,000 high school seniors, 15,000 sophomores, and 18,000
eighth grade students about drugs. The following is a
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summary of the results:
■ More eighth grade students (most of whom are only
13 or 14 years old) report using marijuana,
cocaine, crack, LSD, other hallucinogens, stimu-
lants and inhalants than a year earlier (in 1991).
■ One in every six eighth grade students reported
using an inhalant at some point in his/her life.
Inhalants (such as glues, butane, solvents,
nitrous oxide, etc.) are preferred by eighth
graders over other types of illicit drugs.
In 1992, eighth graders were significantly less
likely to see cocaine or crack as dangerous.
■ And for the first time in recent years, high
school seniors saw less risk in using LSD, heroin
and amphetamines. They also showed less concern
about marijuana, cocaine and barbiturates.
■ Virtually no progress was reported in changing the
percentage of kids who smoke cigarettes. They
remain 16 percent of the eighth graders, 22 per-
cent of the loth graders and 28 percent of the
seniors - this despite falling rates for adult
WIC
smokers.
■ The use of LSD was reported up at all three grade
levels..
■ Reports of drinking -of alcoholic beverages and
drunkenness fell slightly for the seniors and loth
grade students, but the eighth graders showed a
slight increase.
Drug sellers are not hesitant to show off their success to
city youth. They carry and exhibit large sums of cash, wear
expensive clothing, and drive flashy cars. This helps to
recruit the community youth into thedrug trafficking net-
work at.an early age. This is an informal educational and
on-the-job training system which serves to promote the drug
business.
There is.a concern that the prevalence of gangs, drugs, and
violent crimes will continue to escalate. The homicide
rate, robbery and assault, and property crimes can be
attributed to drug involvement, at a'minimum of 50% and
increasing, as a means for buyers to obtain money or barter
for drugs. Other more violent crimes are a result of some
of the turf struggles between rival gang factions. Shooting
incidents in which uninvolved and innocent by-standers get -
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{
injured by warring factions has caused neighborhoods to be-
come afraid as well as lose confidence in the Police Depart-
ment's ability to impact upon the situation. The activities
of youth buyers and sellers are becoming more and more
sophisticated. The sales network includes suppliers,
dealers, runners, look -outs, whistles, cellular phones,
pagers, automatic weapons, and elaborate sales methods.
Sales occur at some locations on a 24-hour basis, with
significant activity between the hours of midnight and dawn.
Conclusion
New data confirms that drug use and distribution is on the
rise. The thought that the war on drugs is being won is
seriously being questioned by experts in the field.
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INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE FACILITIES AND SERVICES
There is a comprehensive cadre of services targeting youth
in our city. Among these services offered are recreational,
counseling, treatment, prevention and intervention programs.
MAP LEGEND --- 1993
The Map Legend Summary has been developed to assist in the
location of Community Facilities. The Legend is used in
conjunction with maps reflecting Community Programs. The
programs and locations are represented by numbers which
correspond to the facility as indicated in the attached
maps.
The symbol used for each map is as follows:
Private Community Facilities/Programs
Numbers Only Public Facilities/Programs
Non -Profit Facilities/Programs
School Facilities
A summary description of public programs offered by these
facilities is available by utilizing the Y.O.U.N.G. Digest
and Human Services Directory available through the
Information and Referral Office of the Community and
Neighborhood Services Department.
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F
7,
PRIVATE
A. Baseball
Batting Cages:
1. Bat World, Inc. 115th & Indiana
2. DJ's Batting Practice 2329 34th St.
3. Putt -Putt Golf 5110 29th St.
B. Bowling
4. Brunswick South Plains
5. Classic Lanes
6. Imperial Lanes
7. Lubbock Bowl
C. Day Care - Offering Summer Programs
8. Around the World
with Rainbow Express
9. Children's Learning Center
10. KinderCare (Four Locations)
11. Milam's Day Care
12. Summer "Sense"ations
13. Summer Day Care
D. Educational Programs
14. The Reading Center
E. Golf
Driving Ranges:
15. Chickasaw
16. The Driving Range
17. Golf Station
18. Pine Valley
19. Treasure Island
20. Shadow Hills
21 Elm Grove (public play)
22. *Hillcrest Country Club
23. *Lakeridge Country Club
24. *Lubbock Country Club
25. Treasure Island (public play)
26. Shadow Hills (public play)
27. Pine Valley
*Membership Clubs
5150 69th St.
3004 Slide Road
3632 50th St.
4020 Avenue Q
3711 22nd St.
3514 22nd Place
4715 58th St.
3305 83rd St.
5211 13th St.
8004 Abbeyville
1105 38th St.
3321 22nd St.
5700 98th St.
8008 Slide Road
Suite 19
Idalou Highway
92nd & U.S. 87
115th & Indiana
lllth & Indiana
4th & Frankford
6002 3rd St.
3202 Milwaukee
North University
8802 Vicksburg
3400 N. Mesa Road
4th & Frankford
6002 3rd St.
111th & Indiana
748-1501
792-7111
795-2312
794-4844
795-4346
795-9593
744-5535
793-8470
793-0565
792-8453
797-8239
797-0993
794-9646
747-2665
764-4496
747-8900
745-5252
745-0336
748-1448
795-9311
799-7801.
765-6601
794-4444
762-0414
795-9311
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F. Movie
Theaters
28.
Cinema West
4349
19th St.
799-5216
29.
Cinemark Movies 12
5721
58th St.
762-0347
30.
Movies Slide Road
6205
Slide Road
763-3344
31.
Showplace Six
6707
University
745-3637
32.
UA South Plains Mall
South
Plains Mall
799-4121
33.
Winchester
3411
50th St.
765-2808
G. Other
Amusement Activities
34.
Joyland Amusement Park
MacKenzie Park
763-2719
35.
Putt -Putt Golf
5001
29th St.
765-2312
36.
Roll Arena
7240
W. 19th St.
799-9083
37.
Skate Ranch
4701
SW Loop 289
792-0456
38.
United Skates of America
115th & Indiana
745-3600
H. Swimming Pools
39.
Seahorse Swim Club
3314
35th St.
799-4508
40.
Swimming Hole
3802
Chicago
793-6793
41.
Texas Water Rampage
Brownfield Highway
793-0701
42.
United Skates of America
115th
& Indiana
745-3600
43.
*Lakeridge Pool
8802
Vicksburg
794-4444
44.
*Melonie Park South
3500
74th St.
799-1144
45.
*Nautilus Racquet Club
9000
Memphis
795-0675
46.
*Quaker Heights Pool
80th
& Quaker Ave.
47.
*Rush Pool, Inc.
4701
15th St.
799-9074
48.
*Sun N Fun Club
6204
Elgin
765-9213
49.
*Whisperwood Pool
5100
Whisperwood
799-9606
*Private
I. Tennis
50.
*Hillcrest Country Club
North
University
765-6601
51.
*Lakeridge Country Club
8802
Vicksburg
764-4444
52.
*Lubbock Country Club
3400
N. Mesa Road
762-0414
53.
*Nautilus Racquet Club
9000`Memphis
765-0675
*Private
J. Other
Amusement Activities
264.
Jolly Time Video
South
Plains Mall
265.
Journeys End
3602
Slide
266.
Copper Caboose
4th &
Boston
50th
& Slide
K. Football
Youth
Football League
PRIVATE
Drew St
Keuka Si L 7-
Stonchill Sl
&Afeld St 0
Rea,s St --
Kent St '22Kent Sf
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&aode
?Ade
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4tn St 260 41Si
34;
wa
f9th ST tQ*t D
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16
98th St
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MAP LEGEND --- 1993
II. PUBLIC
A.. Baseball
Little League (6-12 year olds)
54. Dixie
55. Martin Luther King
263. Northwest
56. Midwest (LCU property)
57. Southwest
58. Western
Pony League (13-14 year olds)
59. Dixie - Lewis Park
60. Lubbock Pony
Colt League (15-16 year olds)
61. Connie Mack
62. Hodges
Softball
63. Berl Huffman
64. Lubbock Youth Softball
65. MacKenzie No. 1
66. MacKenzie No. 2
67. MacKenzie No. 3
68. North Mose Hood
69. South Mose Hood
B. Community Centers
70. Guadaluupe (United Way)
71. Hodges (City)
72. Maxey (City)
73. Parkway (United Way)
74. Rawlings (City)
75. Rodgers (City)
76. Simmons (City)
77. Woods (City)
C. Community Facilities
78. **Kastman
79. **Ratliff
80. **Rodgers
81. **Washington
.54th & Avenue L
24th & Quirt Avenue
MacKenzie Park
(2 fields)
2518 Marshall
29th & Frankford
28th & Nashville
58th & Bangor Ave.
56th & Avenue L
28th & Quaker
MacKenzie Park
40th & University
Yellowhouse Canyon
1503 35th St.
MacKenzie Park
MacKenzie Park
MacKenzie Park
24th & Avenue Q
26th & Avenue Q
102 Avenue P
41st & University
30th & Oxford
405 N. Quirt
40th & Avenue B
3200 Amherst
East 23rd & Oak
Erskine & Zenith
Joliet & S. Loop 289
50th & Chicago Ave.
3200 Amherst
E. 22nd & Cedar Ave.
762-3158
795-2525
791-1138
767-2715
744-4238
767-2742
767-2743
767-2744
767-2745
767-2746
765-9713
767-3706
767-3796
763-3963
767-2704
767-2702
767-2700
767-2698
767-2673
767-2673
767-2673
767-2673
VM
82.
*Clapp
46th
& Avenue U
767-2673
83.
*Davis
42nd
& Nashville
767-2673
84.
*Landwer House
2525
Canyon Drive
767-2673
r
85.
*Mahon
29th
& Chicago Ave.
767-2673
86.
*Outdoor Center
MacKenzie Park
161-2673
87.
*Stubbs
36th
& Avenue N
�-
88.
Memorial Civic Center
1501
6th St.
767-2241
89.
Municipal Auditorium
4th
& Boston Avenue
767-2241
`
90.
Municipal Coliseum
4th
& Boston Avenue
767-2241
*Party Houses (City of Lubbock)
**Park Shelters (City of Lubbock)
D. Educational Programs
+"
91.
Drug Elimination Program
3812
Weber Drive
741-1707
C.
92.
Fine Arts Center
2600
Avenue P
767-2686
93.
Garden Arts Center
4215
S. University
767-3724
94.
Library - Godeke
6601
Quaker
792-6566
95.
Library - Mahon
1306
9th St.
767-2838
`
96.
Lubbock Lake Landmark
N. Loop
289 & Clovis
742-1116
97.
Project Upward Bound
TTU
- P.O. Box 45012
742-3316
i"
98.
Responsible Re -Enforcement
2812
Weber Drive
762-8785
in Parenting
99.
"Shake Hands with Your Future"
TTU
- P.O. Box 42191
742-1859
100.
Texas Tech University (Museum,
4th
& Indiana
742-2442
Ranching Heritage Center, and
Planetarium)
E. Employment
101.
JobSource +
1218
14th St.
765-5038
102.
Substance Abuse Prevention
2201
19th St.
767-2711
Partnership
103.
Texas Employment Commission
1602
16th St.
763-6416
F. General Recreation
104. Texas Tech University
Recreation Sports Camp
(Summer Youth)
G. Golf
Courses:
105. Meadowbrook
H. Parks - Programs
106. *Aztlan
107. Berry
108. *Burns
109. Butler
110. *Carlisle
TTU - P.O. Box 42151 742-3351
MacKenzie Park
I-27 & Avenue H
35th St. & Cedar
26th St. & Avenue L
E. 4th & Zenith Avenue
28th St. & Avenue X
765-6679
111.
*Carter
Globe & N. Loop 289
112.
Casey
66th St. ,& Avenue W
113.
*Chatman
E. 29th & Juniper
114.
Clapp
47th & Avenue U
115.
Crow
91st & Belton Avenue
116.
Davies
N. Avenue N & Clemson
117.
Davis
40th & Nashville Avenue
118.
Dupree
58th & Toledo Avenue
119.
Elmore
66th & Quaker Avenue
120.
Guadalupe
E. 2nd Street
121.
Hamilton
22nd & Avenue X
122.
Higinbotham
19th & Vicksburg Ave.
123.
*Hinojosa
23rd & Upland
124.
Hodges
Marshall.Ave. &
N. University Ave.
125.
Hoel
93rd & Chicago
126.
*Hollins
First & Temple
127.
Hood
23rd & Avenue Q
128.
Huneke
84th & Nashville Ave.
129.
Jennings
73rd & Winston Ave.
130.
Kastman
Joliet & S. Loop 289
131.
Leftwich
60th & Elgin Ave.
132.
Lewis
54th & Avenue L
133.
Long
56th & Aberdeen Ave.
134.
Lusk
E. 25th & Oak Ave.
135.
MacKenzie State Park
E. Broadway & Avenue A
136.
Maedgen
Amherst & Boston Ave.
137.
Mahon
29th & Chicago Ave.
138.
*Mahon Elementary
2010 Cornell
139.
Maxey
30th & Nashville Ave.
140.
McCrummen
19th & Avenue T
141:
McCullough
88th & Flint
142.
Miller
Memphis & S. Loop 289
143.
Overton
14th & Avenue T
144:
*Pioneer
6th & Avenue T
145.
Ratliff
50th & Chicago
146.
Rawlings
40th & Avenue B
147.
*Ribble
58th & Avenue U
148.
Rodgers
Amherst & Gary Ave.
149.
Sedberry
E. 10th & Guava
150.
Simmons
E: 24th & Quirt
151.
*Skyview
3808 N. Ivory
152.
Smith
15th & Chicago
153.
*Stevens
75th & Slide
154.
Stubbs
36th & Avenue N
155.
Tech Terrace
23rd & Flint
156.
Wagner
25th & Elgin
157.
Washington
E. 22nd & Cedar
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158. Woods
Duke & Zenith
159. Yellowhouse Canyon
NW Lubbock
(Athletic Complex)
160. Yellowhouse Canyon Lakes
Clovis Road & Loop 289
*Supervised Summer Recreational Programs
r^
I.
Senior Citizens Centers
n;
161. Arnett Benson
Amherst & Gary
767-2705
162. Copper Rawlings
107 40th St.
767-2704
163. Homestead
164. Lubbock Sr. Citizens
5401 56th St.
2001 19th St.
792-6952
767-2709
165. Mae Simmons
2004 Oak Ave.
767-2708
166. Second Baptist
5300 Elgin
767-2679
167.
168.
169.
J.
Soccer
170. Lubbock Soccer Association
P.O. Box 98010
796-0796
K.
Swimming Pools
171. Clapp
42nd & Avenue U
767-2736
172. Mae Simmons
24th & Quirt
767-2734
173. Maxey
30th & Nashville
767-3739
174. Rodgers
3200 Bates
767-2734
175. Texas Tech Recreation Center
Tech Campus
742-3351
176. Woods
Erskine & Zenith
767-2730
L.
Tennis
177. Municipal Tennis Court
3030 66th St.
767-3728
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f.
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MAP LEGEND --- 1993
III. NON-PROFIT
A. Churches - offering summer programs
178.
Bacon Heights Baptist
5039
53rd St.
765-5261
179.
Calvary Baptist
8202
Aberdeen
794-4006
180.
First United Methodist
1411
Broadway
763-4607
181.
First Baptist
2201
Broadway
747-0281
182.
Hope Lutheran School
5700
98th St.
798-3824
183.
Indiana Avenue Baptist
8315
Indiana
797-9704
184.
Ministerios Nueva Vida
201
N. Boston
762-5151
185.
St. John Neumann
5838
22nd St.
799-4788
186.
University Christian
2433
26th St.
747-6688
187.
Westminster Presbyterian
3321
33rd St.
799-3621
188.
Word Aflame
7803
University
794-4185
B. Day Care - offering summer programs
189.
Carver Early Learning Center
2509
Elm
744-6726
190.
Erskine Early Learning Center
2714
Erskine
763-0535
191.
First Baptist
2201
Broadway
747-0281
192.
First United Methodist
1411
Broadway
763-4607
193.
Guadalupe Early Learning Center
101
Avenue K
763-3777
194.
Hope Luthern School
5700
98th St.
798-3824
195.
Lubbock Christian Athletic
5444
D 50th St.
Association
196.
St. John Newmann
5802
22nd
797-4788
197.
Vanda Early Learning Center
1301
Vanda
765-0110
198.
YWCA
3103
35th St.
792-2723
C. Educational Programs
199.
All Saints Episcopal
3222
103rd St.
745-7701
200.
Inter -Change (Jim Kimel
1202
Main
766-0251
Center)
201.
OmniMax Theater
South
Loop 289
202.
Science Spectrum
5025-J
50th
745-6299
266.
Scottish Rite Learning
602
Ave. Q
765-9150
Center of West Texas
267.
Young Life
1220
Broadway
763-8106
D. General Recreation
Boy's
Club, Inc.:
268.
Optimist Club
3301
Cornell
762-4990
269.
Theodore Phea Club
1801
E. 24th St.
763-0204
270.
Wilson Club
3221
59th St.
792-2889
271.
Boy Scouts of America
#30
Briercroft Office
747-2631
272.
Campfire Council
1301
N. University
765-6394
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273. Caprock Girl Scout
274. YWCA
R-POP/B-POP Programs
275. *Optimist Boys Club
*Summer Program
2567 74th St.
3101 35th St.
3301 Cornell
745-2855
792-2723
762-7990
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7 NON-PROFIT-C-I
A^
Jruline St
Erskine St
8
7
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I
98th St _ L
oath Si
Wth St FM 685
46m St
Und St
191
Drew St
Keuko St..I_
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0
MAP LEGEND --- 1993
IV. SCHOOLS
A. Educational Programs
203. Kaleidoscope 4812 58th St.
(Williams Elementary School)
B. General Recreation
R-POP/B-POP Programs:
204. *Alderson Jr. High
205. *Struggs
206. *O.L. Slaton Jr. High
*Summer Program
C. Schools
Elementary
207. Arnett
208. Bayless
209. Bean
210. Bowie
211. Bozeman
212. Brown
213. Dupre
214. Guadalupe
215. Hardwick
216. Harwell
217. Haynes
218. Hodges
219. Honey
220. Hunt
221. Iles
222. Jackson
223. Maedgen
224. Mahon
225. Maartin
226. McWhorter
227. Murfee
228. Overton
229. Parkway
230. Parsons
_231. Posey
232. Ramirez
233. Rush
234. Smith
235. Stewart
236. Stubbs
219 Walnut Ave.
1323 E. 24th St.
1602 32nd St.
701 E. Queens
2115 58th St.
3001 Avenue N
2902 Chicago
3101 E. 2nd St.
2315 36th St.
2315 36th St.
2008 Avenue T
101 N. Avenue P
1420 Chicago
4101 Avenue D
5001 Avenue P
3615 86th St.
415 N. Ivory
2401 Date Ave.
201 Vernon
4401 Nashville
2010 Cornell
3315 E. Broadway
2711 1st St.
6901 Nashville Dr.
2902 Louisville
406 N. Zenith
2811 58th St.
1301 Redbud Ave.
702 Ave. T
4702 15th St.
8707 Dover
4815 46th St.
3516 Toledo
766-1038
766-1500
766-1555
766-1644
766-1655
766-1666
766-0822
766-1677
766-0833
766-1688
766-1699
766-0844
766-1711
766-0855
766-1722
766-0866
766-1744
766-1755
766-1766
766-0877
766-1777
766-1788
766-1799
766-0888
766-0899
766-1877
766-0911
766-1822
766-1833
766-0933
766-2022
766-0944
766-0955
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237.
Tubbs
3311
Bates
766-1855
238.
Waters
3006
78th St.
766-1866
239.
Webster
4602
Chicago
766-0966
240.
Wheatley
1802
E. 28th St.
766-1844
241.
Wheelock
3008
42nd St.
766-0977
242.
Whiteside
5301
74th St.
766-2088
243.
244.
Williams
Roscoe Wilson
4812
2807
58th St.
25th St.
766-0988
766-0922
245.
Wolfforth
3202
Erskine
766-1899
`
246.
Wright
1302
Adrian
766-1911
Junior High
247
**Alderson
219 Walnut
766-1500
248.
**Atkins
5401
Avenue U
766-1522
249.
**Cavazos
201
N. University
766-1000
250.
**Dunbar
2010
E. 26th St.
766-1300
251.
**Evans
4211
58th St.
766-0722
252.
**Hutchinson, J.T.
3102
Canton
766-0755
253.
**Irons
5214
79th St.
766-2044
254.
**MacKenzie
5402
12th St.
766-0777
255.
**Slaton, O.L.
1602
32nd St.
766-1555
256.
**Wilson, Smylie
4402
31st St.
766-0799
**Tennis Courts Available
Senior High
257.
**Coronado
3307
Vicksburg
766-0600
258.
**Estacado
1504
E. Itasca
766-1400
259.
**Lubbock
2004
19th St.
766-1444
260.
**Monterey
3211
47th St.
766-0700
**Tennis Courts Available
Alternative Schools
261.
New Directions
1323
E. 24th St.
765-9126
262.
Project Intercept
1601
24th St.
766-1633
D. Tennis
Junior and Senior High Schools 766-1000
(See School Listing with **)
CQnC3.'usl�ri
There seems to be excellent distribution in relation to population
served with Public, Non -Profit Facilities/Organizations, and Schools.
Private Facilities/Organizations are skewed to the West and Southwest.
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7
DETERMINING PROGRAM AND SERVICE GAPS
Quantifiably speaking, the previously referenced inventory
shows that there is no significant lack of services in
Lubbock, Texas with possible exception of such areas as sub-
stance abuse treatment for indigent youth, runaway shelters,
and employment opportunities that address long and short
term needs.
Resource limitations and the proprietary nature of informa-
tion controlled by providers makes individual assessments of
service gaps impractical for all specific services and pro-
grams serving youth in Lubbock, Texas. There are, however,
rseven (7) key questions worthy of consideration when concen-
trating on how to make existing programs better. These
questions are:
1. Are expectations and standards of performance and
r quality high enough?
2. Are there flaws in program design and/or implemen-
tation?
3. Are mechanisms in place for Objective and Routine
Evaluation of Services and are adequate improve
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meets made when problems are detected?
4. Are outreach efforts adequate enough to attract
the maximum number of potential consumers'in all
sectors of the community?
5. Are the services accessible enough to maximum num-
ber of consumers?
6. Is affordability a significant barrier?
7. Does the program/service recognize the unique dif-
ferences and advantages of different cultures and
neighborhoods?
8. Does the program/service do what it's designed to
do or has it outlived its usefulness for any
number of reasons?
Conclusion'`;
The answer to these questions is no in far too many
instances. This is particularly true in distressed areas of
our community.
Youth programs and organizations face important issues in
their attempt'to take a multicultural approach to their
-so-
work
Finding and attracting youth most in need of services will
require the concerted, coordinated effort of all agencies.
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FACILITATING COMMUNITY LINKAGES AND NETWORKING WITH YOUTH
SERVICE PROVIDERS
There is no need to reinvent the wheel. Currently, there
are several grass roots organizations in place including the
Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership and the Mayor's
Community Commitment and Education Task Force that are
focused on matching resources with community needs. The
ultimate objective is to build self sufficiency and economic
stability in neighborhoods throughout the city. Ongoing
communication and cooperation between agencies participating
in the coalition and task force is the key to accomplishing
this task. Due to the infancy of these efforts, unification
of fragmented delivery systems has yet to be accomplished.
A Youth Advisory Council with members from numerous youth
service providers, including youth members, can be a
catalyst to begin matching resources with needs.
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EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY
The following traditional resources should be used to
communicate with the public and strengthen partnerships.
Public Access Network
Neighborhood Associations
Civic Organizations
Churches
Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership
Mayor's Community Commitment and Education Task Force
Leadership Lubbock
LISD
Governmental Entitles
Law Enforcement Task Forces
Peer Action Committee
A Youth Advisory Council e
a Recommended
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DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS PROGRAM AND SERVICE GAPS
Recreation based programs are not the total solution to the
city's youth problems. Programs would be much better if
they were directed at dealing with the whole child, includ-
ing the child's parents, peers, and neighborhood. We must
reject the notion that new, expensive services/programs is
the answer. Sound investment, evaluation and coordination
of what already exists makes more sense. We should concen-
trate on helping existing programs render services to
affected populations by removing barriers, solving logisti-
cal problems, building on positives, admitting failures, and
correcting deficiencies.
Strategies must be adjusted to respond to statistical and
historical trend analysis which dispels the myth that juve-
nile crime always increases during summer months.
Economic intervention, community oriented policing, street
based outreach efforts, and coordinated program service
delivery are the most effective tools for dealing with the
current generation of troubled youth.
on the next generation is a must.
Prevention and focus
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PURSUING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEEDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
The study of youth issues in America has become a major
industry. We spend millions of dollars annually on various
studies, yet there has been no significant change in the
data defining risk factors since 1985.
To move to the implementation phase, we must accept the data
currently available as accurate and develop appropriate
strategies to solve the problems.
The process will involve the following action items:
■ Remove politics from the process
■ Assist various agencies with proposal writing to
secure funds to implement identified strategies.
■ Dedicate resources to maintain proper focus on the
implementation phase.
■ Create an oversight group through a Youth Advisory
Council.
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ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
■ As their children's first teachers, parents are the
primary source of learning in their child's developmen-
tally crucial first years of life. Yet, few mothers or
fathers are prepared for parenting today. They do not
learn about it in school; often they are isolated from
their extended families; and many are single parents,
teen parents, or parents living in poverty.
■ Many social scientists believe that the increase in
violent youth behavior is a reflection of a breakdown
of families, schools, and other societal institutions.
Since the family is a child's primary socialization
agent, the most effective way to save a child is often
to save the family first.
■ Services to meet child and family development needs
must have these basic characteristics: continuity,
comprehensiveness, flexibility, integrated service net-
works, culturally and linguistically appropriate pro-
gramming, family -centered activities, and full commu-
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nity involvement.
■ Existing parenting programs have limited or no out
reach component.
■ Services are not currently reaching the most at -risk
population.
■ A large percentage of our youth exhibiting at -risk
behaviors come from single -parent households.
■ Current mentoring programs have a shortage of volun-
teers.
■ More and more families watch as a father, a son, an
uncle, or maybe all three are confined to a correc-
tional institution. The result is a large percentage
of youth with little or no adult supervision.
Recommend ions
1. All parents, especially high -risk families, should
have knowledge of and access to support, informa-
tion, and comprehensive parenting education appro-
priate to the needs of their children through a
comprehensive network of existing parenting pro-
grams.
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2. Establish a Parenting Advisory Committee comprised
of parents who held their families together
against tough odds, and whose children developed
normally. These should include single parents,
legal guardians, and extended family members who
supervise youths within households.
3. Develop a strong outreach component to ensure that
high -risk children and families access a continuum
of culturally appropriate, individualized, and
comprehensive parenting and childhood services.
4. Develop a comprehensive database designed to iden-
tify, assess and track high risk infants, children
and families in our community.
5. Expand current mentoring programs (Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Lubbock, African American
Real Men) by recruiting additional volunteers to
match the rising demand of youth in need of
guidance and positive role models.
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Education/school Drop -out
■ Due to fiscal constraints, Head -Start is not currently
available to all eligible children.
■ Limited programming that prepares students for high -
skill technical occupations and allows either direct
entry into the work place after high school graduation
or continuation of study which leads to an associate
degree in a two-year college.
■ LISD currently employs 1,121 female teachers at the
elementary level as compared to only 63 male teachers
(LISD). Male teachers are extremely important to
fatherless families.
■ System wide, of LISD's 2,039 teachers, 90 or 4.4 per-
cent are African American and 193 or 9.5 percent are
Hispanic while minority students comprise 50.96 percent
of the student enrollment.
■ Low TAAS results at the elementary level. Early aca-
demic success is the key to reducing the incidence of
dropping out, teen pregnancy, substance abuse, and
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juvenile delinquency.
■ Adult education is an important aspect of the youth
strategy. In many cases, a lack of education gives
parents low self-esteem and causes them to place little
or no emphasis on education for their children.
Approximately 20,000 adults in Lubbock County are
functionally illiterate which means they read and write
below the sixth grade level (Lubbock/Garza Private
Industry Council, 1988). Another 20,000 are marginally
illiterate with reading and writing skills below the
eighth grade level.
■ Hard -to -reach parents often have had negative experi-
ences with school during childhood and hold resentment
into adulthood, strongly influencing the attitudes and
values of their children.
Recommendations
1. Expand the Head Start Program to all eligible
children.
2. Develop.programming`that focuses on early identi-
fication and intervention with high risk elemen-
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tary school children and their parents before
their problems become chronic or severe.
3. Expand literacy/GED classes to a neighborhood
level and encourage family literacy.
4. Expand the Tech -Prep Program to a broader popula-
tion of students.
5. Recruit minority and male teachers up to a level
that is reflective of the demographics of the
student population within LISD.
6. Schools should work with community agencies to
construct a unified system of youth development, a
joint enterprise that recognizes the common goals
of schools and community agencies while respecting
their inherent differences and strengths. Such a
system should involve joint planning and decision
making; build on existing institutional and orga-
nizational resources and devote financial and
human resources to deliver.the required services.
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Youth Crime
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■ Family life in'Lubbock has changed, and so have the
cities, communities. Fewer and fewer youth are raised
in a caring, supportive family surrounded by a caring,
supportive community.
The presence in the home during the day of a parent or
other care -giving adult is no longer the norm. Most
children and young adolescents in Lubbock today are
raised by a single parent or a two -parent household
where both parents work and are away from home during
the workday. Many extended families have become widely
dispersed as the new generations spread out across the
country in search of jobs and other opportunities. In
many parts of the city, next door neighbors barely know
each other, much less provide friendship and assistance
on an ongoing basis.
■ Crime will return again and again until we bypass the
symptoms and begin treating the conditions that help it
breed. Some of the causes are families that don't
function, neighborhoods that are not communities, and
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an economy that, for no discernible reason, maintains a
pool of unemployable labor. Such causes create young
people motivated to look for criminal opportunities,
and must be addressed outside the Criminal Justice
System.
Community policing is an add -on program, not a funda-
mental way of doing business.
Many, including Lubbock, Austin, Houston, and San
Antonio have experimented with bike patrols, foot
patrols, store fronts, recreation programs, and
problem -solving.
Accomplishing such a shift will take a long time, per-
haps a generation. If we are not prepared for the long
haul, we will cut short our efforts before the trans-
formation is complete, and our best opportunity for
protecting and serving the public will be postponed.
1. Continue support of systems designed to track
known juvenile offenders and gang members through
the Lubbock Police Department and the Criminal
District Attorney's Office.
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2. Continue support at current levels for prevention
and intervention programs provided by Community
Development, Parks and Recreation and the Lubbock
Police Department: such as R-POP/B-POP, Youth
Outreach Opportunities, and the Summer Satellite
Program. Achieve closer coordination between city
programs and private non -profits.
3. Establish strong neighborhood associations city
wide, prioritizing distressed neighborhoods as
high priorities.
4. Incorporate Community Policing as a way of doing
business, and building rapport between police and
neighborhood residents.
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Employment
■ While the overall unemployment rate is relatively low,
there is a substantial population of poor and disen-
franchised citizens who remain unemployed/under-
employed. Economic and social deprivation is one of
the primary risk factors associated with youth related
problems. When parents are on welfare, live at
survival levels, and are unprepared to meet the demands
of society, children in that household are at high
risk.
■ Youth job placements are far less than the demand for
jobs.
■ Program staffs and particularly outreach components are
not reflective of the population they are targeted to
reach.
Rocomme.ndations
1. City of Lubbock needs to take the lead role by
bringing city employment of minorities up to at
least the levels reflected in the 1990 census.
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2. Expand public sector youth employment programs to
include the private sector by networking with
Senator Montford's Youth Employment Subcommittee.
3. Develop apprenticeship programs within city de-
partments and other organizations, both public and
private, that will provide job specific skills
training aimed at creating long term employment.
4. Expand adult programs including GED and vocational
training services aimed at reducing welfare recip-
ients and overall unemployment. Special emphasis
should be given to recent school drop -outs.
5. Council appoint and Advisory Board of corporate
leaders to promote the community -wide employment
efforts.
6. Staffing of current employment programs (i.e.,
JTPA) must reflect the ethnicity of clients being
served.
Teen Pregnancy
■ The views of our youth are not currently reflected in
program planning and implementation.
■ Too much responsibility for sex education has been
shifted away from parents and placed on teachers and
administrators in the education system.
Recommendations
1. Support the recommendations made by the Teenage
Pregnancy Task Force.
2. Develop an integrated plan with existing parenting
programs to reduce the City of Lubbock and LISD's
role in sex education.
3. Establish a Youth Advisory Council.
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Community Based Service Delivery
■ Every community has youth at risk of academic failure,
unemployment/underemployment, substance abuse, poverty,
and imprisonment. These problems are traditionally
addressed through a number of different public and pri-
vate agencies including social services, health
clinics, mental health services, employment offices,
criminal justice programs, and the school system.
Recommendat�ons
1. Work toward comprehensive services offered under
one roof at the neighborhood levels, by obtaining
multiple uses of existing public buildings.
2. Develop satellite centers in neighborhoods
throughout the city to expedite service delivery.
3. Work toward the formation of a Community Network
with the inclusion of decision makers from the
City of Lubbock, County of Lubbock, the District
Attorney's Office, Lubbock County Juvenile Proba-
tion, LISD, Texas Tech University, South Plains
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College, Job Source, Texas Employment Commission,
MHMR, Department of Human Services, and other
involved agencies.
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