Wichita youth empowerment partnership: a community assessment of District 1
Date
2008-04-25Author
Elias Rodas, Dina M.
Wituk, Scott A.
Meissen, Gregory J.
Thomas, Maaskelah
Gregory, Tara D.
Goines, Paulette
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Elias Rodas, Dina M., Wituk, Scott, Meissen, Greg, Thomas, Maaskelah, Gregory, Tara, Goines, Paulette (2008). Wichita youth empowerment partnership: a community assessment of District 1. In Proceedings: 4th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.151-152
Abstract
District 1 of Wichita, Kansas is primarily
formed by African American population and faces
multiple economic and social challenges that require
greater collaboration and improved capacity of local
faith-based (FBO) and community-based organizations
(CBO). The Wichita Youth Empowerment Partnership
(WYEP) is an initiative facilitated by the Center for
Community Support & Research (CCSR) and includes
10 partnering faith-based and community-based
organizations (FBCBOs) that address youth violence and
gang activity in the mentioned district. A participatory
community assessment was conducted to obtain
information and establish future directions for services
and activities of the organizations, from the youth’s
perspective. Community assessment was a participatory
process that integrated mixed methods to collect
information: youth survey, focus groups, photovoice, and
archival data. Information obtained was quantitatively
and qualitatively analyzed. Adult collaboration and
inclusion of a youth research team were central aspects.
Description
Paper presented to the 4th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 25, 2008.
Research completed at the Department of Psychology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences