The 1988 Hispanic Needs Assessment detailed population and historical information and surveyed opinions about needs and perceptions. The long-overdue second study of the nine-county region is about to get under way.The community has grown dramatically, from 39,500 in 1988 to 204,280 in 2010.The greatest need highlighted by the past study — educational attainment — is probably going to emerge again. Nothing will move Latinos forward more than lower dropout rates and higher numbers of people with college degrees and/or competitive job skills. The Latino Civic Engagement Collaborative commissioned the study and raised $70,000 to complete it by early 2013. The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development will oversee surveying 500 people on a range of issues, including local government, police, voting and civic engagement.
Broadcasting to the Latino Community in Kansas City and Worldwide
Monday, November 5, 2012
Another look at Latinos is needed - KansasCity.com
Twenty-four years ago, a study put facts and figures to one of the most diverse and too often miscategorized local communities: Latinos.
The 1988 Hispanic Needs Assessment detailed population and historical information and surveyed opinions about needs and perceptions. The long-overdue second study of the nine-county region is about to get under way.The community has grown dramatically, from 39,500 in 1988 to 204,280 in 2010.The greatest need highlighted by the past study — educational attainment — is probably going to emerge again. Nothing will move Latinos forward more than lower dropout rates and higher numbers of people with college degrees and/or competitive job skills. The Latino Civic Engagement Collaborative commissioned the study and raised $70,000 to complete it by early 2013. The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development will oversee surveying 500 people on a range of issues, including local government, police, voting and civic engagement.
The 1988 Hispanic Needs Assessment detailed population and historical information and surveyed opinions about needs and perceptions. The long-overdue second study of the nine-county region is about to get under way.The community has grown dramatically, from 39,500 in 1988 to 204,280 in 2010.The greatest need highlighted by the past study — educational attainment — is probably going to emerge again. Nothing will move Latinos forward more than lower dropout rates and higher numbers of people with college degrees and/or competitive job skills. The Latino Civic Engagement Collaborative commissioned the study and raised $70,000 to complete it by early 2013. The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development will oversee surveying 500 people on a range of issues, including local government, police, voting and civic engagement.
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