Directory of Holyoke Statistics
A
Collaboration of the Holyoke Youth Task Force
& The Center for Public Policy and Administration, UMass
Reports
and Resources
Health
reports & links
Department
of Social Services
Quarterly
Report (2002)
Holyoke
Reports
School
Census
PRIDE Reports
Measures
drug and alcohol use in school systems
Needs
statements
This
link provides narrative descriptions of Holyoke's needs from previous
grant applications. Youth Task Force members have offered there need statements
to share.
Useful
Links
Demographics
This link brings you to the city of
Holyokes demographics web page. You can scroll down to see all the data
provided.
Holyoke
Census 2000
U.S. Census Bureau
Local contact
for Census Data- Karen
Mendrala, Holyoke Planning Department, 413-322-5575
Pioneer
Valley Planning Commission
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
New England Region
Division
of Employment & Training
Department
of Youth Services
Graphs
and tables of Massachusetts DYS population analysis.
Gaston
Institute
Gaston
Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy
Grant
Resources & Links
This
link brings you back to the Youth Task Force website and provides some
useful links to foundations, state and federal funding opportunities as
well as provides grant writing tips and news on the world of philanthropy.
Back
to Holyoke
Youth Task Force
Department of Social Services
Quarterly Report
Fiscal Year 2002
Third Quarter
(This report is for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
This report is available from the Youth Task Force Resource Library located in the City Hall Annex on the fourth floor.
Below are some highlites from the report:
- There were 11,101 individuals in placement. Included in this count are 10,302 children (less than 18 years old) and 799 young adults (18 years or older).
- The placement population was distributed across DSS service regions as follows: 21% in the Western Region, 20% in the Southeastern Region, 18% in the Northeast Region, 14% in the Central Region, 13% in the Boston Region, and 12% in the Metro Region.
- Statewide, 27% (10,302) of all children (less than 18 years old) with open cases were in placement. The regional statistics for children in placement as a proportion of all children receiving services were: 30% in West, 27% in Central, 26% in the Northeast, 25% in the Southeast, 24% in Metro, and 24% in Boston.
- Of all children less than 18 years old receiving services, the Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, and Grennfield Area Offices had the highest proportions in placement. The lowest proportions of children in placement were found at Plymouth, Warren Center, and Arlington Area Offices.
- Regional populations of children under 18 years old not in placement with an open caes status (receiving services) showed small declines over the past four quarters. During this period, the non-placement population losses ranged from -2% in the Southeast to -8% in the West.
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