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COLLABORATIVE S O L U T I O N S
Our neighborhoods
have never been more challenged
Poverty
The median household
income of the area, $27,000, is well below the median for the city
($32,216) and for the state ($43,791).
Undereducation
Fully 31% of area
residents over the age of 25 do not have a high school diploma—double
the state’s rate of 15%.
Unemployment
The unemployment rate
in the area is almost 13%,well above the 9% rate for the city and more
than double the state’s rate of 5%.
Our program solutions have never been more innovative
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Mature collaboration
of eight neighborhood centers
• Citywide
cultural arts program for youth and adults
• Citywide
sports league with national championships achieved
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Multilingual family learning and literacy
• “Nature
time” curriculum for environmental education
• Integrated
data system and program evaluation
UNCOM is united by our standards of quality and by the
recognition that more can be achieved together than by any one center
alone.
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