Youth Assets
Youth specific assets in North Minneapolis include childcare resources, schools, and youth programming. These resources are vital for caring for and educating children, and for allowing parents to work outside the home.
Childcare is an important resource because having easy access to childcare resources increases a mother's likelihood of having a paying job (1). Center-based and family-based childcare can help prepare young, low-income children for school (2), and enrollment in childcare can increase the quality of parent-child interactions (3). Public schools benefit the entire society by educating the vast majority of American students (89%), and we all benefit from more educated citizens (4). Education reduces crime and creates more stable neighborhoods (5). Schools are a social glue that connect and unite citizens across the country (5). Youth programming can help young people be successful and build stronger communities (6).
Youth specific assets in North Minneapolis include childcare resources, schools, and youth programming. These resources are vital for caring for and educating children, and for allowing parents to work outside the home.
Childcare is an important resource because having easy access to childcare resources increases a mother's likelihood of having a paying job (1). Center-based and family-based childcare can help prepare young, low-income children for school (2), and enrollment in childcare can increase the quality of parent-child interactions (3). Public schools benefit the entire society by educating the vast majority of American students (89%), and we all benefit from more educated citizens (4). Education reduces crime and creates more stable neighborhoods (5). Schools are a social glue that connect and unite citizens across the country (5). Youth programming can help young people be successful and build stronger communities (6).
Youth Map
This map includes tabs for three different ages groups of children: early childhood (ages 0-4), elementary and middle school (ages 5-14), and high school (ages 15-18). For each tab, you can view associated educational, childcare, and youth programming resources. Clicking on the different aspects of the map will give you more specific information about that piece. This map allows you to see where children live and where the resources that serve those children are located.
This map includes tabs for three different ages groups of children: early childhood (ages 0-4), elementary and middle school (ages 5-14), and high school (ages 15-18). For each tab, you can view associated educational, childcare, and youth programming resources. Clicking on the different aspects of the map will give you more specific information about that piece. This map allows you to see where children live and where the resources that serve those children are located.
Resources
1. Van Ham M, Mulder CH. Geographical access to childcare and mothers' labour-force participation.
2. Ansari A, Winsler A. Stability and sequence of center-based and family childcare: links with low-income children's school readiness.
3. Habibov, NN. Does childcare have an impact on the quality of parent-child interaction?
4. National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of education statistics: 2010.
5. Ramie JB. For the public good: urban youth advocacy and the fight for public education.
6. Nissen LB. Community-directed engagement and positive youth development: developing positive and progressive pathways between youth and their communities in Reclaiming Futures.
1. Van Ham M, Mulder CH. Geographical access to childcare and mothers' labour-force participation.
2. Ansari A, Winsler A. Stability and sequence of center-based and family childcare: links with low-income children's school readiness.
3. Habibov, NN. Does childcare have an impact on the quality of parent-child interaction?
4. National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of education statistics: 2010.
5. Ramie JB. For the public good: urban youth advocacy and the fight for public education.
6. Nissen LB. Community-directed engagement and positive youth development: developing positive and progressive pathways between youth and their communities in Reclaiming Futures.