Planning needed following violence in Chicago

Violence in Chicago: 2021 – What's Missing? The Planning.
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Homicides and shootings have spiked in Chicago and other cities during 2021.
The Chicago SunTimes hosts information showing the 15 most violence community areas
The headline on that page is shown below. Visit the page
at https://graphics.suntimes.com/priority-communities/
On this site you will find
profiles of the 15 Chicago
community areas that
“account for about 50% of the
gun violence in the city”
(quote from website).
The Tutor/Mentor
Connection/Institute, LLC
(1993-present) started
collecting information about
volunteer-based tutor and/or
mentor programs that
operated during non-school
hours and plotting this
information in maps,
beginning in 1993.
Our goal was that leaders
would use this information to
determine if there were
enough programs in specific
neighborhoods, and ways
they could support existing
programs, while helping new
ones form where needed.
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Graphics like this visualize the
goal that teams of people, with
various talents, need to be helping
mentor-rich, non-school programs
be available to k-12 kids in every
high poverty area of Chicago.
Every time Chicago has a surge in
violence parents and community
leaders call for more non-school
programs.
The Tutor/Mentor
Connection/Institute, LLC (T/MI)
has been plotting locations of
programs in its Directory since
1993. The current map can be
found at https://tinyurl.com/TMI-
ChicagoProgramsMap
How many programs are
needed?
The T/MI created this pdf in 2011
and updated it in 2018 to show the
number of high poverty youth, age
6-17, living in every Chicago
community area. View it at: -
http://tinyurl.com/TMI-
communityareamaps

How Many Youth in Poverty?
On each map, the top number is the number of youth
between age 6 and 17 living below the poverty level.
The second number is the percent of total youth in that age
group who live in that community area. Thus, North
Lawndale has about 7,000 total youth between age 6 and 17.
4178
61%
On the following pages you will see the data and map provided by the Chicago
SunTimes. Next to it will be a map of the same area, created using a map
showing the Tutor/Mentor Connection list of programs. The blue box on each
map shows the number of high-poverty youth in the area.

The green icons on the map at the
right are organizations in Chicago
that provide some form of
volunteer-based tutor and/or
mentor services. Click on the icon
to see name and website. Visit the
site to see how they describe their
services.
There is no rating system that evaluates
the quality of tutor/mentor programs. This
graphic lists elements you might look for
when you view a program's website. See it
in PDF at -
http://tinyurl.com/TMI-ShoppersGuide
The T/MC survey launched in 1994 asked
for a) type of program; and b) age group
served. Thus, the search page built in 2004
(but no longer active) enabled people to
fine tune their analysis, to determine the
number of programs of each type, available
to each age group.
Using the two maps you can determine how many low income kids are in a community area and the number
of organizations who offer tutor/mentor support. Looking at the program's website you can get a sense of
how many kids they serve (but not from every website). Thus if there are three organizations serving 60 kids
each, or 180 total, in an area with 4,178 kids, you can assume that more programs are needed.
This is an imperfect system, but you can do much with it.

Using the maps provided, a team of people can begin to determine what non-school programs are in a
community area, how many kids they serve and what age group is reached. Using the information about
the number of youth in the area and estimating how many kids are in each program, a “needs index”
could be created to show how many more programs are needed, just to reach 25% of the kids in a
community area.
The planning team can then begin to develop actions that draw
attention and operating resources, DIRECTLY, to each program
within the community area while at the same time doing the
research needed to start more programs where needed. See the
planning resources at www.tutormentorexchange.net

As you review youth programs ask, “What are you doing that helps kids through school
and into future jobs and careers?” And, “What can you do to help them?”
The Tutor/Mentor
Connection/Institute,
LLC survey only
identifies non-school or
school-based
organizations that offer
some form of
volunteer-based
tutoring and/or
mentoring.
It asked programs to
show what age group
they served;
elementary school,
middle school, or high
school.
Thus, there are other
types of youth
serving programs in
Chicago that do not
show on our maps.

No single platform exists with all the layers of information you need for your analysis.
Learn to create maps from multiple platforms. This cMap shows some that you can use.
http://tinyurl.com/TMI-MappingData
View articles on the Tutor/Mentor blog to see ways to include maps from multiple
platforms. Here's one:
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2020/11/thanksgiving-2020-thoughts-about-maps.html

Now, let's begin to review
the 15 community areas
featured in the Chicago
SunTimes article at
https://graphics.suntimes.com/priority-communities/
Note: This information is from the July 26, 2021 edition of
the Chicago SunTimes. Later in the year the numbers
for each community area will be different and others may
then have a greater number of incidents.

North Lawndale
According to 2018 data there were 4178 youth between age 6 and 17
who were considered “high poverty” There are about 7,000 total
youth in this age group.
Click on green icons to find name and websites for each program on
the map. There are several programs in the area, mostly along the
edges, The BBF Family Services site in in the central part of the
area.
How many other youth serving programs are in this area? How many
kids are served? How many more are needed? In what areas?
4178
61%

West Pullman
According to 2018 data there were 2319 youth
between age 6 and 17 who were considered “high
poverty” There are about 4,600 total youth in this age
group.
The T/MI directory shows only one youth serving
program, at St. Titus. Are there others?
This looks like an area where many more programs,
serving elementary school, middle school, and high
school levels, are needed.
2319
49%
St. Titus One Youth Anti
Violence & Mentoring
Program
http://www.sttitusone.com/

East Garfield Park
2046
55%
Life Directions
www.lifedirections.org
The T/MI directory shows only three youth serving programs. Are
there others?
This looks like an area where many more programs, serving
elementary school, middle school, and high school levels, are
needed.

Roseland
3272
44%
Kids Off the Block
https://kidsofftheblock.us/
3,272 youth between age 6 and 17 who were
considered “high poverty” are in this area. There
are about 7,400 total youth in this age group.
The T/MI directory shows only three youth
serving programs. Are there others?
This looks like an area where many more
programs, serving elementary school, middle
school, and high school levels, are needed.

Greater Grand Crossing
South Central Community Service
Http://www.sccsinc.org
2585
50%
The T/MI directory shows South Central Community Services with
two locations. Click on green icons to identify others. Are there
others?
Compare how organizations in each community area describe their
tutor mentor program to how others in different parts of the city
describe their programs. What ideas can be borrowed? Or shared?

Chicago Lawn
Arab American Action Network
https://aaan.org/
4386
42%
According to 2018 data there were 4,386 youth
between age 6 and 17 who were considered
“high poverty” There are about 10,000 total
The T/MI directory shows only one youth
serving program, at the Arab American Action
Network. Are there others?
This looks like an area where many more
programs, serving elementary school, middle
school, and high school levels, are needed.
Compare how organizations in each
community area describe their tutor mentor
program to how others in different parts of the
city describe their programs. What ideas can
be borrowed? Or shared?

Austin
Cluster Tutoring
7127
42%
College Mentoring Experience
Circle Urban
BUILD Chicago
Austin has 7,127 youth between age 6 and 17
who were considered “high poverty” There are
about 16,700 total youth in this age group.
The T/MI directory shows several long-term
tutor and/or mentor programs in the area, but it
looks like many more programs, serving
elementary school, middle school, and high
school levels, are needed, especially in the
North part of the community area.
Compare how organizations in each
community area describe their tutor mentor
program to how others in different parts of the
city describe their programs. What ideas can
be borrowed? Or shared?

South Shore
3310
46%
According to 2018 data there were 3310 youth between
age 6 and 17 who were considered “high poverty” There
The T/MI directory shows no tutor and/or mentor
programs, but there may be youth in community based
programs like Big Brothers Big Sisters, or in other types of
youth development.
However, this is an area where many more programs,
serving elementary school, middle school, and high school
levels, are needed.
Within each community area are many faith
groups, such as Windsor Park Lutheran
Church, who organize youth support activities.
These groups could take the lead in the type of
neighborhood analysis and program
development activities suggested in this
presentation.

Multiple Site or Community Based
On the T/MI map we show headquarters for
organizations with multiple sites throughout Chicago.
These organizations, such as Big Brothers Big
Sisters, and the Boys and Girls Clubs, have maps on
their own websites showing their locations. These
need to be included in an analysis of program
availability.
In this section of links in the T/MI library you can find
links to multi-site programs, including those shown on
this page.
https://tinyurl.com/ChiProgramLinks-MultiSites

Auburn Gresham
St. Sabina Church
www.thearkofstsabina.org
2765
39%
According to 2018 data there were 2795 youth between
The T/MI directory shows only St. Sabina Catholic church
with a youth program in this area. Father Michael Pfleger
has been a visible leader, but had not seemed to influence
the growth of more programs serving elementary school,
middle school, and high school levels, are needed.
After the marches, to the planning. The youth group at the
church could be building their own map, showing other
youth serving programs in the area.

Englewood
2549
54%
Teamwork Englewood
www.teamworkenglewood.org
The T/MI directory shows no organized, long-
term, tutor/mentor programs in the area
although Teamwork Englewood and Imagine
Englewood do work with youth. There's also a
mentoring program operated by the Salvation
Army
The Dan Ryan Expressway passes to the side
of this area. Volunteers going to and from work
in the LOOP could support needed programs.

Population decline in Chicago since
1990s.
When the T/MC began creating maps
following negative news in the mid
1990s, the number of k-12 youth living
in Englewood was almost double what
it is now in 2021.
However, the violence and the need
to well-organized, mentor-rich non-
school programs is the same now as it
was then.
However, there never has been a
leadership team using T/MC maps and
resources working to fill the entire
community area with a wide range of
youth serving programs.
Will that still be the story in 2030 or
2040?

Chatham
1766
39%
The T/MI directory shows no organized,
long-term, tutor/mentor programs in the
area although South Central Community
Services does work with youth.
The Dan Ryan Expressway passes
through the East side of this area.
Volunteers going to and from work in
the LOOP could support needed
programs.
According to 2018 data there were 1,766 youth between age 6 and
17 who were considered “high poverty” There are about 4,400 total
South Central Community Services
Http://www.sccinc.org

West Garfield Park
2050
59%
Off The Street Club
Http://www.offthestreetclub.com
The Off the Street Club has served youth in this
area for many years, but other tutor and/or
mentor programs should be made available in
different parts of the neighborhood.
The Eisenhower Expressway passes through
the South part of this area. Volunteers going to
and from work in the LOOP could support
needed programs.

Humboldt Park
4509
40%
New Life Centers
http://www.newlifecenters.org
YMCA Chicago
www.ymcachicago.org
According to 2018 data there were 4,509 youth between
The New Life Centers and the YMCA have youth
programs but, based on the number of youth in the area,
other tutor and/or mentor programs should be made
available in different parts of the neighborhood.
Grand Avenue passes through this area. Volunteers
going to and from work in the LOOP could support
needed programs. North Avenue and Chicago Avenue
also provide access routes to potential volunteer-based
programs in Humboldt Park.

West Englewood
2531
49%
between age 6 and 17 who were considered “high
poverty” There are about 5,000 total youth in this
age group.
The T/MI list shows no tutor and/or mentor
programs in this area although there are a large
number of youth who might benefit.
Community leaders should look at websites of
programs in other parts of Chicago and in other
cities and build a list of features they would like to
include in local programs. Then begin building a
business/community partnership to make such
programs available.

While West Englewood shows no organized, volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs there are many auto
dealerships and other businesses along Western Avenue who could provide leadership, marketing and financial
support to help new programs grow in the neighborhood. This map view was created using the Chicago Public
School Locator at https://schoolinfo.cps.edu/schoollocator/index.html?overlay=tier
Students in local schools could learn to lead planning and resource-building efforts that result in the growth of
needed non-school programs.

South Lawndale – Little Village
7144
51%
Little Village
Boys & Girls Club
Chicago LAMP
True Value Boys & Girls Club
The T/MI list shows Boys & Girls Club sites and
programs like Chicago LAMP in this area.
However, based on the large number of youth
many more programs should be developed in
this community area.
The Stevenson Expressway passes the South
part of this area and Ogden Avenue is the
North boundary. Both could be access routes
for volunteers and donors.

The 15 Community Areas shown on the SunTimes website are not the only places
where youth tutor, mentor and learning programs are needed.
This image shows the incident map on the Chicago Tribune site. Zoom into different areas and create maps
and analysis similar to what has been shown in previous pages. Use the T/MI presentation link from page 3 to
find slides showing the number of youth in each Chicago Community Area.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-homicides-data-tracker-htmlstory.html
Note: a map like this is
needed for Chicago
suburban areas, too.
A similar analysis
should be available in
every large urban area.

Get political leaders involved.
https://www.slideshare.net/tutormentor/
is-your-elected-representative-using-maps
View this PDF essay and see how
community areas are represented by
several layers of city, county, state and
Federal political representatives. They ALL
need to be working together to fill each
community area with a wide range of youth-
serving programs.

Learn to use the resources at http://www.tutormentorexchange.net website

Daniel F. Bassill
Founder
Thanks for reviewing this presentation. I've been creating graphics like this for more than 30 years. My aim
is to communicate ideas that others use to help kids in high poverty areas. For long-term, mentor-rich
programs to grow people from every industry, faith group, university, civic and social group need to be
involved, all focused on helping programs grow in high poverty places that help kids move safely through
school and into adult lives.
As you read this information, share it with others. Encourage them to do the same. If you do that you'll be
taking the role shown in this graphic.
I'm on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and look forward to connecting to you. If you need help
understanding these ideas, let's set up a ZOOM call.

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