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NEWARK KIDS COUNT 2009A Cit y Prof il e of Chil d Well - Being

Associat ion f or Chi ld ren of New Jersey

Hendr icks DavisPresident , ACNJ Board of Trust ees

Cecilia ZalkindExecut ive Director

Mary Coogan Assistant Director

Sheldon PresserKids Count Data Coordinator / Senior PolicyAnalyst

Eloisa Hernand ez- RamosCommunity Outreach Associate

Eri n Hug hesResearch Associate

Association fo r Children of New Jersey 200935 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102(973) 643- 3876(973) 643- 9153 (fax)

For mor e information or to view Newark KidsCount 2 009online, go to www.acnj.org.

The Association f or Child ren of New Jersey w ould

lik e to thank each of t hese ind ivi duals and agencies

for their help and cooperat ion on t his proj ect:

Appl ied Publ ic Policy Research Inst itute for Study and

Evaluation: David Carrol l, Ferut Ucar

City o f Newark Office for Innovation and Perform ance

Management: Jolanda Wil liams

Ironbound Childrens Center: Grace Blanco

Newark Now: Anthony Welch

Newark Police Department : Lieutenant Adolph Perez

Newark Publ ic Schools: Daniel Gohl , Christi ne Hamlett

NJ Department of Agriculture: Janet Hawk

NJ Department of Children and Famil ies: Erin OLeary

NJ Department o f Education: Karin Garver, John Hart ,Mary Gentry, Brooke Stol ting

NJ Department of Healt h and Senior Services: Jay Duco

Patrick Dwyer, Darrin Goldman

NJ Department of Human Services: Suzanne Esterm an

NJ Department of Treasury: Thom as Vincz

NJ Juveni le Just ice Comm ission: Doris Darling, SharonLauchair e, Brenda Smi th , Jenni fer LeBaron

Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey: Natasha Johnson

Princeton Universit y: Michelle Deklyen

Programs f or Parents: Susan Boyle, Beverly Lynn

Rutgers University, Bloustein School , Center f orGovernment Studies: Ernest Reock

US Internal Revenue Service: Deborah Chapm an

Cover Photo by Danielle Richards of Jersey Gir l StockImages

Funding for Newark Kids Count p rovided byThe An nie E. Casey Foun dati on

The Prud ential FoundationThe Victor ia Found ation

The Nicholson Found ation

www.ACNJ.org


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Page

Introduction............................................................................................................ 1

Section1 PopulationandDemographics ................................................................................ 3Childpopulation

Births

Grandparentsresponsibleforgrandchildren

Section2 FamilyEconomicSecurity........................................................................................ 7ChildPoverty

Income

EarnedIncomeTaxCredit

Publicassistance

Section3 AffordableHousing .............................................................................................. 13HousingCosts

Section4 FoodInsecurity ..................................................................................................... 16NutritionalBenefits

SchoolBreakfastandLunch

Section5 ChildHealth .......................................................................................................... 18PrenatalCare

Childdeaths

ChildHealth

HealthInsurance

Section6 ChildWelfare........................................................................................................ 24ChildAbuseandNeglect

FamilySupport

Section7

ChildCare ............................................................................................................. 27

ChildCareAvailability

ChildCareVouchers

Section8 Education ............................................................................................................. 30SchoolEnrollment

SpecialEducation

StudentBehavior

StateAssessments

HighSchoolGraduation

CollegeEnrollment

Section9 Teens.................................................................................................................... 40

Birthstoteens

Teenhealth

Juvenilearrests

Juveniledetention

Section10 DataSourcesandTechnicalNotes......................................................................... 43

TableofContents


3/48ewark Kids Count 20 09 1 Association for Children of New Je

Introduction

The 2009 Newark Kids Count Report provides the first

dataonhow theeconomicdownturn inNewJerseyand

thenation is impacting the livesofchildrenand families

inNewark.

Itisnosurprisethatchildpovertyisontheriseagain,af

terseveral

years

of

progress

in

reducing

the

child

poverty

rate. Rising unemployment has impacted Newark resi

dentsatafargreaterratethanstatewide.Morefamilies

havehadtorelyonfoodassistanceprograms.

But there are some positive outcomes to report, too.

More familiesareaccessingessentialbenefitsprograms

tohelpthemweathertheeconomiccrisis.Severalcritical

outcomesof childwellbeinghavealso improved.While

thesepositiveadvancesareconsistentwithstatetrends,

Newarks progress has outpaced state gains in several

areas.

The data in this report is preliminary. Additional data

from 2009 later this yearwill provide amore accurate

picture. So far, outcomes for children and families are

holdingsteady,despitetheeconomiccrisis.

Childpovertyisup,butsoismedianincomeandaccess

totheEarnedIncomeTaxCredit.

AlthoughthenumberofchildrenlivinginpovertyinNew

ark

actually

dropped

from

2004

2008,

likely

due

to

the

overalldropinthechildpopulation,therateofchildpov

ertygrew.Afterseveralyearsofprogressinreducingpov

erty amongNewark children, the rate is back up to 35

percent oneofevery three children inNewark lives in

poverty.Further,thegap iswidening familieswithchil

drenaremorelikelytoliveinpovertythanfamilieswith

outchildren.

The economic downturn is largely responsible for the

growing rateofpovertyamongchildren.Unemployment

roseacrossthestate,buthadagreaterimpactinNewark.

At14

percent,

Newarks

unemployment

rate

is

almost

doublethatofthestate.Atthesametime,Newarkresi

dentsremainoverburdenedbyhighhousingcostsover

onehalfofNewarkhouseholdsspendmorethan30per

centofincomeonrent.

Butthenewsisnotallbad.Medianincomeoffamiliesfor

children inNewark rose31percent from2004 to2008.

Whilemedian income inNewark is stillwell below the

state averageoveronehalfNewarkspercent gains

wasmorethandoublethatofthestate.Also,morefami

lies took advantage of the state and federal Earned In

comeTaxCredit,acriticalsupplementtotheirincome.

Morefamiliesarebenefitingfromcriticalsafetynetpro

grams.

Safetynetprogramsthathelp familiesmeetbasicneeds

were more important than ever during the economic

downturn.Morefamiliessoughthelptoprovidesufficient

foodfortheirchildren.Morewomen,infantsandchildren

accessed theWICnutritionalbenefitprogramandmore

children received free and reducedprice breakfast and

lunch in school.Newarks school breakfast program re

mainsabeaconforthestate,serving62percentofeligi

ble children,more than double the state rate. Children

receiving Food Stamps, now called SNAP (Supplemental

NutritionalAssistance

Program),

saw

a14

percent

in

creasefrom20082009alone.

More families soughthelp to ensure that their children

hadaccesstoadequatemedicalcare.Therewasa5per

cent increase in thenumberof children receivingMedi

caid from2005 to2009,anda10percent increaseover

thatsameperiodinthenumberofchildrenenrolledinNJ

FamilyCare,thestatechildhealthinsuranceprogram.

While the increaseduseof these critical safetynetpro

grams

underscores

the

greater

need

of

children

and

fami

liesinNewarkasaresultoftheeconomicdownturn,itis

a positive indication that more families accessed these

programs.

Child outcomes improved in several important areas,

withNewarkoutpacingstategains.

Therewere some important gains in child outcomes to

report in the2009NewarkKidsCount.Healthoutcomes

inparticularsawimprovementinseveralindicatorswhich

havebeen troubling foryears. Infantmortality,asignifi

cantproblem

statewide

and

in

Newark,

improved

dra

matically.Thenumberofbabiesdyingbefore their first

birthdaydropped37percentfrom2002to2006,outpac

ingthestatedeclineof8percentoverthissameperiod.

Newark tested more children for lead poisoning and

fewerchildrenwere leadpoisoned.Therewasa40per

centdrop from2006 to2007 in thenumberof children

testingpositiveforhighlevelsoflead.



Thenumberofchildreninvolvedwiththestatechildwel

faresystemalsodropped.Therewasa34percentdecline

inthenumberofchildren inoutofhomeplacementand

a42percentdecrease in thenumberof childrenunder

state supervision in their own homes. While these de

creaseswereconsistentwithstatewidetrends,Newarks

gainsoutpaced

the

state

significantly.

Newarks

histori

callyhigherpercentageofchildreninvolvedwiththeDivi

sionofYouthandFamilyServicesappearstobe improv

ing.

JuvenilearrestsinNewarkdropped31percentfrom2004

to2008,continuingadownwardtrendthatbeganin2007.

Newarkalsocontinuedtomakegains inseveralareasof

educationalindicators.StudentsinNewarkareclosingthe

achievement gap between their performance on New

Jersey

assessments

and

the

state

average.

In

4

th

grade

languagearts,forexample,Newarkspassingratewas15

pointsbelowthestateaverage,animprovementoverthe

20pointgapfouryearsearlier.

College enrollment is also up, as is the percentage of

Newarkresidentswithcollegedegrees.

Potentiallytroublingtrendsneedcloserexamination.

Therewere several indicatorswhich signaledpotentially

troubling trends.Preschoolenrollmentsdropped slightly

overallfrom

the

2005

to

the

2008

school

years,

although

enrollmentdid increasefrom2007to2008.Thisgradual

decrease is consistentwith thedecline in totalK12en

rollmentinthecity.However,Newarkhasneverachieved

itsgoalofenrolling90%ofalleligiblechildren,soanyde

creaseneedstobeexaminedmoreclosely.

Afteryearsofusingamethodologytoreporthighschool

graduation thatmany feltdidnotaccurately reflect the

actualdropoutandgraduationrates,theNewarkPublic

Schoolshasoptedforadifferentapproach.Newarkisthe

firstdistrict

in

New

Jersey

to

use

anew

formula

devel

oped by theNationalGovernorsAssociation to recalcu

late itsgraduationrate.Asaresult,thegraduation rates

reported for the last two school years are significantly

lower than those reported in the past. In the last two

school years, according to the new calculation, slightly

more than onehalf of Newark students graduate from

highschool.

Whilethisistroublingdata,itispositivethatthedistrictis

confrontingthe issueheadon. Improvingthegraduation

rateandenrollingmoreeligiblechildren inpreschoolare

bothprioritygoalsofthedistrictsnewstrategicplan.

Several health indicators are troubling and need closer

examination.Morewomenarereceivinglateornoprena

talcare.

Almost

one

half

of

pregnant

women

in

Newark

receivedlateornoprenatalcarein2006,upslightlyover

thelastfiveyears.Morebabieswerebornwithlowbirth

weightduringthissameperiod.

According to census data, the number of grandparents

caring for grandchildrendeclined 62percent from2004

to 2008. This runs counter to childwelfare data,which

sawan increase inkinshipcareduring this sameperiod.

While thedeclinemaybedue tohow grandparents re

porttheirstatusto thecensus, itmeritscloserexamina

tion.

Conclusion

The 2009 Newark Kids Count Report provides the first

glimpse athow children and families in the cityare ex

periencing theeconomiccrisis.Economicindicatorspaint

atroublingpictureofthe immediate impactchildpov

erty,unemployment,relianceonprogramstomeetbasic

needs like Food Stampsand schoolbreakfastand lunch

programshaveallincreased.Buttherearesomepositive

trends in areas of child outcomes too, in the areas of

health,education

and

child

welfare.

While

next

years

NewarkKidsCountReportwillhavemoredataandpro

videaclearerpictureoftherecessions impact, it issafe

to say that government efforts to support and sustain

familiesarenowmoreimportantthanever.



TherearefewerchildreninNewarknowthaninthepast.Theproportionofchildreninthecityisnow

comparabletothatofthestateasawhole.BlackandHispanicchildrenmakeupagrowingproportion

of the child population in the city. Fewer children are being cared for by their grandparents.

Child Populat ion under Ag e 18

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 82,780 77,194 70,528 70,627 71,201 - 14

Essex 211,945 211,284 204,470 198,457 195,635 - 8

New Jersey 2,150,622 2,154,683 2,089,653 2,062,768 2,046,908 - 5

Total Population

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 251,352 254,217 266,736 270,007 264,128 5

Essex 775,252 769,628 786,147 776,087 770,675 - 1

New Jersey 8,503,294 8,521,427 8,724,560 8,685,920 8,682,661 2

Sect ion 1: Population and Demog raphi cs

ChildPopulation

Newarkschildpopulationfell14percentfrom2004to2008,whileitstotalpopulation

rose5percent.

Childrenwereonethirdofthecityspopulationfiveyearsago;theynowaquarter ofcity

residents.

Minoritychildrenmadeup94percentofthechildpopulationin2008,upfrom89percent

in2004.



Note 1: Total percentages for each year exceed 100% as survey participants could indicate more than one choice.Note 2: The decrease in "Other" for 2008 could be attributable to changes made in the 2008 survey questionnaire.

Newark s Child Populati on b y Race

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %

AfricanAmerican

42,309 51 45,062 58 42,485 60 40,899 58 40,842 57 - 3 12

Whit e, nonHispanic

9,030 11 5,810 8 3,266 5 4,082 6 5,732 8 - 55 - 45

Hispanic 29,111 35 26,101 34 24,678 35 25,215 36 26,166 37 - 10 6

Other 26,361 32 17,947 23 14,406 20 17,141 24 7,457 10 - 34 - 22

% Change0 4- 0 8

Population and Demog raphics Child Populati

Newark's Child Population by Race

5751

11

8

35 37

10

32

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Black White Hispanic Other

Child Popu lation Under 18

as a Percen tage of Total Popu lation

27

33

27

25

24

25

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Essex New Jersey



BirthsThenumberofbirthsinNewarkrosefrom2002to2006,despitetheoveralldeclinein

thechildpopulation.

Birthstounmarriedwomenroseby11percentfrom2002to2006,consistentwiththe

12percentincreasestatewide.

Total Birt hs

2002 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 4,606 4,655 4,578 4,968 8

Essex 12,111 12,050 11,518 11,859 - 2

New Jersey 114,642 114,443 113,652 114,566 0

2003

4,780

12,147

116,823

Births to Unmarried Women

2002 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 3,162 3,144 3,167 3,514 11

Essex 5,699 5,619 5,513 5,904 4

New Jersey 33,305 34,087 35,298 37,222 12

2003

3,268

5,690

33,879

Population and Demog raphics Birt

* Data for 200 6 are provisional num bers.

Percent Change in Birth s

by Mari tal Status of Mother, 200 2 - 20 06

0.7%

-4.9%

11.1%

3.5%

11.8%

-7.0%

-10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0%

Newark

Essex

New Jersey

Married Unmarried

Newark Birth s

by Marital Status of Mother

29%31%

71%69%

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

2002 2006

Births

Married Unmarried



GrandparentsThenumberofgrandparentswhoreportedthattheywerecaringforgrandchildrenplunged

62percent

from

2004

to

2008.

Thenumberofchildrenlivinginahouseholdheadedbyagrandparentdeclined52percent

from2004to2008.Thisincludeshouseholdswhereaparentmayalsobelivinginthehome.

Grandparents Responsible for Their Grandchildren

2004 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 8,032 4,187 3,066 - 62

Essex 10,883 8,344 6,826 - 37

New Jersey 51,163 49,732 50,674 - 1

Newarks % of Essex 74 50 45

Newark s % of NJ 16 8 6

Grandchildren Under 18 Living w ith a Grandparent Householder

2004 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 12,220 8,674 5,808 - 52

Essex 19,550 16,226 11,885 - 39

New Jersey 123,393 109,630 106,819 - 13

Population and Demog raphics Grandparen



ChildPovertyWhilethenumberofchildrenlivinginpovertyfellfrom20042008,therateofchildpovertygrew

to35percent oneinthreeNewarkchildrennowliveinpoverty.

Atthesametime,thepercentoftotalpopulationadultsandchildrenlivinginpovertydropped

from28percentin2004to25percent in2008.Thepovertygapbetweenchildrenandthetotal

populationisincreasing,withchildrenmorelikelythanadultstobepoor.

Sect ion 2: Fami ly Economic Secur i t y

ChildreninNewarkappearedtobearthebruntofthestateandnationaleconomiccrisis,whichhad

bothexpectedand surprising consequences forNewark residents.Not surprising, the rateof child

poverty increased, the city unemployment rate grew higher than the state average and families

continued to spend a disproportionate share of income on rent. However, median income also

increased,outpacingstategains,andmorefamiliesclaimedthestateandfederalEarnedIncomeTax

Credits.

2004 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 26,791 21,188 24,172 24,665 - 8

Essex 41,410 37,630 36,807 39,053 - 6

New Jersey 251,387 244,074 236,098 253,378 1

Newark 's % ofEssex

65 56 66 63

Newark's % of NJ 11 9 10 10

Chil dren Livi ng Below t he Poverty Line, Under 18

2005

24,044

40,056

251,999

60

10

Percentage of Child ren Living Below Poverty Level

32 35

12

20

12

14

0

10

20

30

40

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008




Family Economic Security Child Pove

Percentage of Famili es with Chil dr en

Living Below Poverty Level

2829

1617

109

0

510

15

20

25

30

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008


Percentage of Families without Children

Living Below the Poverty Level

21

14

68

4 30

5

10

15

20

25

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008


Percentage of Population

Living Below Poverty Level

2528

15 14

98

0

10

20

30

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Ne wark Essex New Je rsey



IncomeMedianincomeoffamilieswithchildreninNewarkrose31percentfrom20042008,morethantwice

thestateincreaseof13percent.

Despitethisgain,medianincomeinNewarkislessthanhalfthestateaverage $32,165forNewark

households,

compared

to

statewide

median

income

of

$86,613.

OnehalfofNewarkresidentshadincomeslessthan200percentofthefederalpovertylevel,or

$42,400forafamilyoffour.

Theunemploymentrateinthecitygrewto14percent,almostdoublethestaterateof9percent.

Family Economic Security Incom

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

% chang e

0408

Newark 24,483 32,281 33,530 35,080 32,165 31

Essex 48,907 58,043 58,626 61,268 59,368 21

New Jersey 76,317 76,120 79,079 82,555 86,613 13

Newark 's % of Essex 50 56 57 57 54

Newark's % of NJ 32 42 42 42 37

Median Income of Famili es wit h Chil dren

Median Income of Families with Children

24,483

32,165

59,368

48,907

76,317

86,613

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Essex NJ



Family Economic Security Incom

Ind iv id ual Incom e as a Percent of th e Federal

Povert y Level, 2008

2327

24

1511

44

25

16

86

53

26

12

54

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

< 50% 50-99% 100-199% 200-399% > 400%

Newark Essex NJ

Unemployment Rate

8

14

10

6

4

9

0

5

10

15

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*Newark Essex NJ

*2009 Average through October.



EarnedIncomeTaxCredit MoreNewarkresidentsreceivedataxcreditin2007;thenumberofNewarkresidentsclaimingthefederalEarned

IncomeTaxCreditrose5percent from20032007andthenumberclaimingthestateEITCrose2percentfrom

20042008.

U.S. Earn ed In com e Tax Cred it

2003 2005 2006 2007%Change

0 3- 0 7

FilersAvg.

CheckFilers

Avg.Check

FilersAvg.

CheckFilers

Avg.Check

FilersAvg.

CheckFilers

Newark35,004 1,931 34,635 1,989 34,611 2,042 35,320 2,130 36,829 2,199 5

Essex 67,510 1,847 67,686 1,895 67,663 1,941 68,306 2,022 71,119 2,083 5

New Jersey465,748 1,709 465,854 1,757 470,626 1,804 470,763 1,870 498,013 1,921 7

2004

N.J. Earned Income Tax Credit

2004 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Filers Avg.Check

Filers Avg.Check

Filers Avg.Check

Filers Avg.Check

Filers Avg.Check

Filers

Newark17,514 546 15,218 564 17,704 589 17,964 597 17,911 698 2

Essex31,764 540 28,161 559 32,274 584 32,656 589 32,180 685 1

New Jersey210,996 537 201,790 557 196,510 580 203,142 573 197,902 655 - 6

2005

Family Economic Security Earned Income Tax Cre

Numb er of Volunt eer Income Tax Assistance Sit esin Newark in 20 09

9



PublicAssistanceThenumberofNewarkhouseholdsaccessingpublicassistance,suchasTemporaryAssistanceto

NeedyFamilies(TANF)rose10percentfrom2007to2008,followinga41percentdeclinefrom

2004to2007.

The

number

of

children

in

families

receiving

TANF

continued

to

decline,

falling

23

percent

from

20042009.

Households with Public Assistance Income

2004 2007% Change

0 4- 0 8

Number % Number % Number %

Newark 10,361 11 5,568 6 6,120 7 - 41

Essex 15,603 6 8,877 3 10,568 4 - 32

New Jersey 68,628 2 59,866 2 66,152 2 - 4


Newark s % of NJ 15 9 9

2008

Chil dr en in Famil ies Receiving TANF

2004 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 9

Newark 11,930 10,100 9,712 - 23

Essex 18,085 15,420 14,927 - 24

New Jersey 68,312 66,976 64,959 - 7


Newarks % of NJ 17 15 15

2009

9,226

13,795

63,556

67

15

Family Economic Security Public Assistan



HousingCostsMorethanonehalfofhouseholdsinNewarkspendmorethantherecommended30percentof

incomeonrent,evenmoresignificantas75percentofhouseholdsinNewarkrentratherthanown.

NearlytwothirdsofNewarkhomeownerswithmortgagesspendmorethan30percentoftheir

incomeonhousing,significantlyhigherthanthestatewiderateof46percent.

Among

low

income

homeowners

in

Newark,

nearly

all

97

percent

spend

too

much

on

housing.

Medianrentsinthecitygrewataboutthesamerateasmedianincome.

Sect ion 3: Af f ordable Housing

2004 2006 2007 2008 % chang e0 4- 0 8

Newark 648 787 845 878 35

Essex 763 859 932 959 26

New Jersey 877 974 1,026 1,068 22

Median Rent

2005

769

852

935

Median Rent

648

878

959

763

1068

877

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Essex NJ



Aff ordable Housing Housing Cos

2004 2006 2007 2008% chang e

0 4- 0 8

Newark 50 48 55 54 8

Essex 46 46 49 51 11

New Jersey 45 47 49 50 11

Percentage of Households Spending More Than 30% of Their Income on Rent

2005

49

49

48

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 21 23 25 29 25 18

Essex 44 47 48 48 46 5

New Jersey 68 67 67 67 67 - 1

Percentage of Occupied Housing Unit s That Are Owner- Occupied

Percentage of Households Spend ing More Than 30 % of

Their Income on Rent

5054

51

4645

50

40

45

50

55

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Essex NJ

Percentage of Occupied Housing Units

That are Owner Occupied

2521

44 46

68 67

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Es sex New Jersey



Housing Housing Cos

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8Newark 66 65 62 69 64 - 4

Essex 41 47 51 51 54 32

New Jersey 38 41 45 46 46 20

Percentage of Mort gage Owners SpendingMore th an 30% of Incom e on Housing Costs

Percentage of Mortg age Owners Spen din g More

th an 3 0% of Income on Housing Costs

64

54

46

66

4138

30

40

50

60

70

80

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Newark Essex NJ

Percentag e of Mortg age Owners Spen din g More than

30 % of Income on Housin g, by Income, 20 08

45

93

97

97

37

49

0 20 40 60 80 100

Newark

Essex

NJ

Income Less Than $50,000 Income Greater Than $50,000



NutritionalBenefitsThenumberofNewarkchildrenreceivingFoodStamps(SNAP)increased21percentfrom

20052009.

ThenumberofNewarkwomen,infantsandchildrenreceivingnutritionalbenefitsthrough

WICincreased3percentfrom2005 2009.

2005 2007 2008 2009 % Change 05- 09

Newark 13,291 12,658 13,755 13,732 3

Essex 24,049 22,934 24,523 24,797 3

New Jersey 164,085 166,890 176,358 187,865 14

Newarks % of Essex 55 55 56 55

Newark s % of NJ 8 8 8 7

Wom en, Infant s and Child ren Receiving Nutr it ion al Benefit s

2006

13,497

24,215

166,028

56

8

2005 2007 2008 2009% Change

0 5- 0 9

Newark 24,147 25,118 25,697 29,196 21

Essex 37,578 38,827 39,886 45,180 20

New Jersey 184,327 208,790 220,593 253,684 38


Newark s % of NJ 13 12 12 12

Chil dr en Receivi ng Food Stam ps

2006

23,880

39,500

201,755

60

12

Sect ion 4: Food Insecur i ty

Data from 2009 suggests that the economic downturn led to more families needing food and

nutritional assistance. Following slight increases inusage from 2005 to2008, access tonutritional

assistanceprograms shotup from2008 to2009.Althoughmore families faced food insecurity last

year,theywereabletogethelpthroughthefederalandstatefoodprograms.

Chil dr en Receivin g Food Stam ps

31,00024,147

43,00037,578

253,684

184,327

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Newark Essex NJ



SchoolBreakfastandLunchThenumberofNewarkchildrenreceivingfreeorreducedpricelunchinschoolfell15percent

from20042007andthenrose29percentin2008.

Accesstofreeorreducedpriceschoolbreakfastincreasedduringthissameperiod.

Newarkisamodelforaccesstoschoolbreakfastthedistrictserves62percentofeligiblechil

dren,compared

to

a31

percent

participation

rate

statewide.

Chil dr en Receivin g Free or Reduced- Pri ce Lunch

2004- 05 2006- 07 2007- 08 2008- 09% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 20,954 19,697 17,742 22,876 9

Essex 46,736 39,809 43,406 48,367 3

New Jersey 310,425 302,999 316,873 342,475 10

2005- 06

13,604

34,797

293,802

Chil dr en Receivin g Free or Reduced- Pri ce Breakf ast

2004- 05 2006- 07 2007- 08 2008- 09% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 19,225 16,846 15,606 20,374 6

Essex 30,318 24,792 26,115 30,352 0

New Jersey 112,126 108,831 115,138 127,101 13

2005- 06

12,218

20,443

102,367

Food Insecurity School Breakfast and Lun

Percen tage of Elig ib le Ch ild ren Receivin g Free or

Reduced- Pri ce School Meals

65

62

7071

50

60

70

80

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Breakfast Lunch



PrenatalCareNearlyhalfofpregnantNewarkwomen47percentreceivedlateornoprenatalcarein2006,the

mostrecentdatareportedbytheNewJerseyDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServices.

Newarkspercentagerateofwomenwhodonotreceiveprenatalcareinthefirsttrimesterofpregnancy

ismorethantwicethestaterateof22percent.

Thepercentageofbabiesbornwithlowbirthweightrosefrom11percentto13percentfrom2002to

2006,whilethestateratestayedthesameat8percent.

Sect ion 5: Chi ld Heal th

Indicatorsofchildhealthhaveimprovedinthecity,withtheexceptionofprenatalcare.Whileinfant

mortalityhasshownadramatic improvement,outpacingstategains,therearestilltoo fewwomen

accessingprenatalcare.Thepercentageoflowbirthweightbabiesisalsoup.Leadpoisoningisdown

andmorechildrenhavehealthcarethroughMedicaidorNJFamilyCare.

Women Receiv in g Late or No Prenatal Care

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 2,036 2,105 2,049 2,007 2,316 14

Essex 4,160 4,021 4,193 3,769 4,103 - 1

New Jersey 26,432 27,685 27,740 23,603 24,829 - 6


Newark's % of NJ 8 8 7 9 9

Late prenatal care is defined as prenatal care beginning in the second trimester or later.* Data for 200 6 are provisional num bers.

Percent age of Wom en Receivin g Late

or No Prenatal Care

4744

34 35

22

23

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*

New ark Essex New Jersey



Child Health Prenatal Ca

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 % Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 506 551 535 545 627 24

Essex 1,154 1,321 1,170 1,183 1,308 13

New Jersey 8,921 9,244 9,157 8,930 9,530 7


Newark's % of NJ 6 6 6 6 7

Babies Born w it h Low- Bir th Weight

* Data for 200 6 are provisional numb ers.

Percentage of Babies Born with Low- Birth Weigh t

13

11

10

11

88

6

8

10

12

14

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*

New ark Essex New Je rsey



ChildDeathsThenumberofbabiesinNewarkdyingbeforetheirfirstbirthdaydroppedfrom41in2002to26in

2006,adeclineof37percent.

InfantmortalitydeclinedacrossthestateandinEssexCountyduringthisperiod,butNewarks

decreasewasgreater.

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 41 55 41 34 26 -37

Essex 91 113 94 73 69 -24

New Jersey 651 662 651 589 598 -8

Newark s % of Essex 45 49 44 47 38

Newarks % of NJ 6 8 6 7 4

Infant Mortal i ty

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 12 14 10 17 18 50

Essex 24 39 30 38 24 0

New Jersey 281 255 228 232 177 -37

Newarks % of Essex 50 36 33 45 75

Newark s % of NJ 4 5 4 7 10

Chil d Deaths (Ages 114)

Child Health Child Deat



Infant Mortal i ty in Newark

41

26

20

30

40

50

60

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*



ChildHealthAdmissionstothehospitalduetoasthmadropped21percentfrom2001to2007

Leadtestingimproved;thenumberofchildrenages6to29monthswhoweretestedfor

leadrose16percentinthecityin2007.

Therewasa40percentdropinthenumberofNewarkchildrenwithhighlevelsoflead.

Asthma Admissions t o the Hospital

2001 2004 2005 2006 2007

Newark 904 614 534 738 715

Essex 1,456 1,094 915 944 904

Childr en 6- 29 Months Tested for Lead

2006 2007

#Tested

% Poison ed # Tested % Poison ed # Tested %Poison ed

Newark 4,151 6 4,809 4 16 - 40

Essex 10,551 4 11,006 3 4 - 29

New Jersey 101,498 2 91,249 1 - 10 - 15

% Change

Child Health



Child Hea

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention ProgramNewark Lead Abatements

Abatements 2008

Targeted 100

Provided 145

Accomplished 145%

Children Testing Positive for Lead, 6-29 Months

170246

335

450

1,646

1,262

100

300

500

700

900

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,700

2006 2007

Newark Essex NJ



HealthInsuranceMoreNewarkchildrennowhavehealthinsurance.

From2005to2009,thenumberofNewarkchildrencoveredbyMedicaidrose5percentand

enrollmentinNJFamilyCarerose10percent.

Newarkstill

lags

behind

in

FamilyCare

enrollment;

state

enrollment

rose

21

percent

during

this

period.

Children Receiving Medicaid

2005 2007 2008 2009% Change

0 5- 0 9

Newark 42,016 42,882 44,031 44,078 5

Essex 72,098 72,191 74,134 69,543 - 4

New Jersey 404,679 428,250 446,407 433,695 7


Newark s % of NJ 10 10 10 10

2006

42,999

73,217

421,802

59

10

Chi ld ren Receivi ng NJ Fami lyCare

2005 2007 2008 2009 % Change0 5- 0 9

Newark 5,387 5,735 5,736 5,908 10

Essex 11,770 11,985 11,993 13,143 12

New Jersey 109,078 119,986 119,486 131,586 21



2006

5,961

12,244

116,218

49

5

Child Health Health Insuran

Number %

Newark 8,810 12

Essex 17,730 9

New Jersey 147,720 7

Child ren Under 18 Wit hout Healt h Insurance2008



ChildAbuseandNeglectThetotalnumberofchildrenunderDYFSsupervisiondecreased40percentfrom2005to2009,com

paredtoastatewidedecreaseof22percent.

ThenumberofNewarkchildrenreceivingDYFSservicesinhomedeclined42percentfrom2005to

2009,comparedtoa21percentdeclinestatewide.

OutofhomeplacementofNewarkchildrendropped34percent,comparedto25percentstatewide.

Newarksshareofchildrenunderstatesupervisiondroppedfrom11percentto9percent.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009% Change

0 5- 0 9

Newark 1,781 1,687 1,434 1,341 1,173 - 34

Essex 2,643 2,514 2,132 1,992 1,733 - 34

New Jersey 11,184 10,390 9,465 8,846 8,353 - 25

Childr en in Out- of- Home Placement

Newark s % of NJ 16 16 15 15 14

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009% Change

0 5- 0 9

Newark 6,517 6,085 4,604 4,322 3,935 - 40

Essex 11,048 9,688 7,347 6,707 6,114 - 45

New Jersey 58,963 53,698 52,210 47,163 46,139 - 22

Children Under State Supervision

Newark s % of NJ 11 11 9 9 9

Child ren Receivin g In- Home Services

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 % Change

0 5- 0 9

Newark 4,736 4,398 3,170 2,981 2,762 - 42

Essex 8,405 7,174 5,215 4,715 4,381 - 48

New Jersey 47,779 43,308 42,745 38,317 37,786 - 21

Newark s % of NJ 10 10 7 8 7

Sect ion 6: Chi ld Welf are

ReformstotheDivisionofYouthandFamilyServices(DYFS),thestatechildwelfaresystem,fueledby

a1999 lawsuitand2006modified settlementagreement in federal court,have led toa statewide

decline in the overall number of children under DYFS supervision, inhome or in outofhome

placement.While thedecline statewide is substantial,Newarksdecrease isproportionallygreater,

reversing a longstanding trend inwhichNewark had a greater percentage of the state caseload.

FamilysupportandchildabusepreventionserviceshaveseengreaterdevelopmentinNewark,dueto

stateand

philanthropic

investments.



Child Welfare Child Abuse and Negle

Chi ldr en Und er State Sup erv ision, Newark

6,517

3,935

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

Chi ld ren Receivin g In- Home Serv ices, Newark

2,762

4,736

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

Child ren in Out- of- Home Placemen t, Newark

1,781

1,1731000

1250

1500

1750

2000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

*Data for 20 09 are as of September 2009 .





Child Welfare Family Suppo

Newark Famili es Receiving Hom e Visit ation Services

2007 2008 % change

148 173 17%

Sour ce: Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey

Famil y Success Centers in Newark

Source: Newark Now

There were 12 centers in 2009 .

Fam ili es Accessin g Servi ces

2,212

4,289

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

2008

As of Jun-09

FamilySupportServicestoprovideassistancetofamiliesandpreventchildabuseandneglectwereexpandedinNewarkand

acrossthestate.

AnetworkofFamilySuccessCentersopenedstatewideinOctober2008;Newarkhas12centers,supportedby

stateandfoundationfunding.

Home

visitation

services

for

at

risk

families

with

newborns

increased

17

percent

from

2007

to

2008.



ChildCare

Availability

Childcarecentercapacityincreasedfrom2006to2009,eventhoughthenumberoflicensedchildcare

centersremainedthesame.Therewere11percentmorespacesforchildrenincenterbasedcare.

Thenumberoffamilychildcareprovidersinthecitydropped31percentfrom2004to2008.

2006 2007 2008 2009 % Change0 6- 0 9

Newark 204 219 209 203 0

Essex 544 564 558 550 1

New Jersey 4,259 4,141 4,268 4,264 0

Licensed Chil d Care Centers

2006 2007 2008 2009% Change

0 6- 0 9

Newark 15,864 17,415 17,770 17,633 11

Essex 41,448 43,501 45,123 46,345 12

New Jersey 329,917 321,519 348,800 357,568 8

Chi ld Care Cent er Capacit y

Sect ion 7: Chi ld Care

Accessible,affordablechildcareiscruciallyimportantforparentstobeabletowork,especiallyina

statewithashighacostoflivingasNewJersey.Childcarevouchersareessentialtohelplowincome

familiesaffordchildcare.


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ChildCareVouchersTheavailabilityofchildcarevouchersforNewarkfamiliesincreaseddramatically,withthestateissuing

sixtimesmorevouchersin2008thanfouryearsearlier.

Thisincreaseisdueingreatparttoachangeinstatepolicytopaybeforeandafterschoolcareforpre

schoolersthroughthevoucherprogram.

Child Care Vouchers

2006 2007 2008% Change

0 5- 0 8

Newark 987 6,749 7,387 621

Newark - DYFS* 232 450 305 36

New Jersey 6,212 11,904 13,048 109

2005

1,025

225

6,254

Note: In 2007, th e state moved from a center- based contract system of paying for wraparound hours to a perchild voucher system.*These are vouchers for children under supervision of the Division of Youth and Family Services.

Chi ld Care Vouche



SchoolEnrollmentAlthoughpreschoolenrollmentinNewarkincreasedslightlyfromthe200708tothe200809school

years,therewasanoveralldecreaseinenrollmentoverthelastfouryears.

Kindergartenenrollmentdropped3percentoverthissamefouryearperiod,reflectinganoverallde

clineintotalK12enrollment.

2005- 06 2006- 07 2007- 08 2008- 09%Change

0 5- 0 8

Newark 5,953 5,658 5,658 5,813 - 2

Essex 9,661 9,517 9,019 9,234 - 4

New Jersey 49,636 49,166 46,908 49,080 - 1

Preschool Enro llm ents

2005- 06 2006- 07 2007- 08 2008- 09 %Change0 5- 0 8

Newark 3,120 3,210 3,093 3,022 - 3

Essex 8,919 9,059 9,106 9,487 6

New Jersey 91,431 90,702 91,402 93,502 2

Kindergarten Enrollments

Sect ion 8: Educat ion

Therewereseveralpositivetrendsintheareaofeducation.Newarkstudentscontinuetomakepro

gressinimprovingscoresonstateassessments,withthegreatestincreaseinthe4th

gradetests,re

flectingthepositivegainsforstudentsexperiencingtwoyearsofhighqualitypreschool.Truancy,

schoolviolence,vandalismandweaponsalldeclined.However,arecalculationofthehighschool

graduationrateutilizinganewformularevealsthatnearlyonehalfofNewarkstudentsfailedto

graduate.Preschoolenrollmentsdeclinedoverthelastfouryears.Bothissuesaretargetsforim

provement

in

the

districts

strategic

plan.

K- 12 Total Enr ollment , Newark

39,992

42,032

39,000

40,000

41,000

42,000

43,000

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09



SpecialEducationEnrollmentinspecialeducationincreasedfrom18percentin2004to20percentin2007;

thestaterateheldsteadyat16percent.

OneinfiveNewarkchildrenisclassifiedforspecialeducationservices.

Education Special Educati

Data fo r 20 08- 09 school year are as yet u navailable.

Special Education Enr ollm ent, as a Percent age of

Total Enrollm ent

20

18

16

16

0

5

10

15

20

25

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Newark New Jersey

Numb er of Classified Stud ents by Placement and Elig ibi lit y Categori es, Ages 6- 21Newark School Dist rict and Newark Chart er Schools, As of December 2 007

Eligibi l i t y CategoryGeneral

EducationClasses

PublicSeparateSchool

Private DaySchool

PrivateResidential

School

HomeInstruction

Total

Speech Only 637 0 0 0 0 637

Autism 118 51 27 3 0 199

Deaf Blind ness 3 1 0 0 0 4

Emot ional Disturbance 360 38 155 6 0 559

Hearing Impairments 55 1 0 0 0 56

Language Impairments 195 4 6 0 0 205

Multip le Disabilit ies 856 155 240 10 0 1,261

Mental Retardation 288 39 23 0 0 350

Other Health Impairments 727 22 30 0 1 780

Orthopedic Impairments 11 1 0 0 0 12

Specific Learning Disabilit ies 3,360 136 51 4 0 3,551

Traumatic Brain Injured 41 9 12 2 0 64

Visual Impairments 4 0 0 0 0 4

Total 6,655 457 544 25 1 7,682

Newark Classifi ed Stud ents ina General Edu cation Placement , Ages 6- 21

By Amou nt of Ti me Spent in General Classes

637

10

62

5

63

83

198

6

713

7

1

28

3

49

67

162

2

883

8

108

3

270

47

83

706

263

367

3

1764

26

3

Speech Only

Autism

Deaf Blindness

Emotional Disturbance

Hearing Imp airments

Language Impairments

Multiple Disabilities

Mental Retardation

Other Health Impairments

Orthopedic Impairments

Specific Learning Disabiliti es

Traumatic Brain Injur ed

Visual Im pairments

Mor e than 80% Between 40 and 80% Less than 40%



StudentBehaviorPickupsfortruancyreachedanalltimehighinthe200607schoolyear,thendropped

in200708.

Incidentsofschoolviolencereflectedthissametrend;duringthesameperiod,inci

dentsofvandalismandweaponsdecreasedsteadily.

School Violence Incidents

2003- 04 2006- 07

Violence Vandalism Weapons Violence Vandalism Weapons Violence Vandalism Weapons

Newark 243 176 116 228 100 66 109 60 23

Essex 901 431 211 1,003 342 143 746 264 80

New Jersey 12,429 3,866 1,580 11,534 3,350 1,355 10,998 2,997 1,164

2007- 08

Education Student Behav

Newark School Violence Indicents

243

109

60

176

23

116

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Violence Vandalism Weapons

Newark Pub lic Schools

Tru ancy Cum alative Pick - Ups

4,600

3,660

4,8514,764

3,740

3,681

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08



StateAssessmentsIn2008,68percentofNewarkfourthgraderspassedthestateassessmentinlanguagearts,an

improvementfrom2004when62percentofstudentsscoredapassinggrade.

Fourthgradersin2008wereamongthefirsttobenefitfrom2yearsofhighqualitypreschool,

supportingresearchthatpreschoolgainscarryoverintotheelementarygrades.

Gainsweremadeinimprovingthe8thand11thgradeassessments,althoughnotasstrongas

in4thgrade.

Education State Assessmen

Percent of Stu dent s Passin g 4th Grade Tests

6268

54

74

82 83

72

85

0

10

20

30

40

50

6070

80

90

2003-04 2007-08 2003-04 2007-08

Language Arts Math

Newark New Jersey

Percen t of Stu dents Passin g 8 th Grade Tests

44

56

35 37

7281

6268

010203040

5060708090

2003-04 2007-08 2003-04 2007-08

Language Arts Math

Newark New Jersey



Education State Assessmen

Percen t of Stu den ts Passin g 1 1t h Grade Tests

49 51

28

40

82 83

7075

0

20

40

60

80

100

2003-04 2007-08 2003-04 2007-08

Language Arts Math

Newark New Jersey

Gap Between Percent of Students Passing Grade-Level

Exams, Newark and New Jersey

20

18

15

11

28

27

25

31

33

42

32

35

-5 5 15 25 35 45

LA

Math

LA

Math

2003-04

2007-08

4th Grade 8th Grade 11th Grade



HighSchoolGraduationThe2009graduationratewas54percent;alittlemorethanonehalfofstudentswho

enterhighschoolgraduatedfouryearslater.

Thegraduationrateisfarlowerthanpreviouslyreportedduetoanewformulausedby

theschooldistrict.

Morethanthreequartersof2008highschoolgraduatesplannedtoattendcollege.

AverageSATscoresforNewarkstudentsremainedflatfrom2005to2008,laggingwell

behindstateaverages.

Newark High School Graduation Rates

2007- 08 2008- 09

52 54

Education High School Graduati

Post- Grad uation Plans, Newark Gradu ates 20 07 - 08

Undecided

3%

Full- or Part-

time

Employment

10%

Military

2%

Other post-

secondary

7%

2 year

college

42%

4 year

college/

university,

36%




SAT Scores, 20 05 - 20 06

387 372 376

450 436 439

516 494 492

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Math Verbal Essay

Newark Average Essex Average NJ Average

SAT Scores, 20 07 - 08

389 378 382

448 435 441

514492 494

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Math Verbal Essay

Newark Average Essex Average NJ Average



Average SAT Score, by High School

2005- 06

Math VerbalPercent

ParticipationMath Verbal

PercentParticipation

Art s High School 402 401 75 425 428 78

Barringer High School 350 336 34 355 345 40

Central High School 350 334 55 339 337 59

East Side High School 369 353 37 412 370 42

Malcolm X ShabazzHigh School

339 339 62 345 341 63

Newark VocationalHigh School

n/a n/a n/a 318 342 63

Science High School 523 476 96 514 469 100

Technology High

School385 386 79 415 396 68

University HighSchool

458 414 92 472 437 96

Weequ ahic Hig hSchool

345 345 62 341 349 62

West Side HighSchool

346 339 46 347 348 47

Newark Average 387 372 64 389 378 65

Essex Av erage 450 436 77 448 435 75

NJ Average 516 494 75 514 492 74

2007- 08




CollegeEnrollmentThenumberofNewarkresidentsenrolledincollegerose84percentfrom2004to

2008,farmorethanthe27percentincreasestatewide.

ThepercentageofNewarkresidents25yearsandolderwithcollegedegreesrose.

Education College Enrollme

College Enr ollment , Ag es 18 - 24 , Newark

5,320

9,778

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Percent Change in College Enr ollment Am ong People

Ages 18- 24, 2004- 2008

84

27

0 20 40 60 80 100

Newark

New Jersey



Education College Enrollme

Highest Edu cational Levels for People Ag es 25+

Newark 2004- 2008

31

34

40

34

16

22

10 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Percentage

Not a HS Graduate HS Graduate Some College/AA BA/Higher

Edu cation Levels for People Ag es 25 +

Newark an d New Jersey, 20 08

29%

12%

22%

31%

34%

13%

24%

34%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

BA/Higher Some College/AA HS Graduate Not a HS

GraduateNewark New Jersey



BirthstoTeensAfterdecliningin2005,theteenbirthrateroseinNewarkin2006,consistentwithcountyand

statetrends.

Asapercentageofallbirths,therateofbirthstoteenswas14percentinNewark,compared

to6percentforthestate.

Birt hs t o Teens, Ages 15- 19

2002 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 648 614 594 681 5

Essex 1,083 993 948 1,064 - 2

New Jersey 7,328 6,877 6,830 7,082 - 3

2003

675

1,081

7,119

Section9: Teens

Birt hs to Teen s as a Percent age of Al l Birt hs

1414

99

6 6

4

68

10

12

14

16

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*

Ne wark Essex New Je rsey

Therewasanincreaseinthenumberofbabiesborntoteenmothers,consistentwithstateandna

tionaltrends.Thepercentageofteenswithsexuallytransmittedinfectionsincreased,asdidtheteen

deathrate.Onebrightspotwasjuvenilearrests,whichcontinuedasteadydecline.





TeenHealthThenumberofteendeathsinNewarkincreasedbynearlytwothirdsfrom2002to2006,

representing9percentofthestatetotal,comparedto6percentfouryearsearlier.

Sexuallytransmittedinfectionsrose23percentforfemalesand14percentformalesfrom

2004to2008.

2002 2004 2005 2006*% Change

0 2- 0 6

Newark 16 26 24 26 63

Essex 32 46 38 46 44

New Jersey 264 290 268 281 6



Teen Deaths, Ages 15- 19

2003

16

29

240

55

7

Teens Teen Hea

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 % Change

0 4- 0 8

male female male female male female male female male female male female

Newark 387 1,071 378 1,239 357 1,180 429 1,226 443 1,320 14 23

Essex 600 1,817 573 2,074 583 1,987 696 2,046 730 2,158 22 19

New Jersey 1,696 7,697 1,706 8,032 1,769 8,219 2,110 8,697 2,325 9,246 37 20

Newark 's % of Essex 65 59 66 60 61 59 62 60 61 61

Newark 's % of NJ 23 14 22 15 20 14 20 14 19 14

Youth Ages 16- 20 Diagnosed wi th a Sexually Transm it ted Infection , By Gender


Newark Youth Ag es 16- 20 Diagn osed with a Sexual ly

Transmitted Infection

1,320

1,071

443387

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Female Male



JuvenileBehaviorJuvenilearrestscontinuedadownwardtrendfrom2006to2008,consistentwith

countyandstatetrends.

Juvenilearrestsdropped31percentfrom2004to2008,comparedto15percentforthe

state.

Consistentwith

the

drop

in

juvenile

arrests,

admissions

to

the

Essex

County

detention

centeralsodecreased.

2004 2006 2007 2008% Change

0 4- 0 8

Newark 1,508 1,623 1,352 1,048 - 31

Essex 5,464 5,266 4,756 4,048 - 26

New Jersey 61,907 62,350 57,480 52,684 - 15



Juvenile Arr ests

2005

1329

4983

60,717

27

2

Teens Juveni le Behav

Essex County AnnualAdmissions to Detention

2003 2007 2008% Change

0 3- 0 8

2,460 1,994 1,480 - 40

Newark Annual Admissions to Detention

2007 2008% Change

0 7- 0 8

Total Admissions: 1,265 875 - 31

By Gender:

Boys 1,168 801 - 31Girls 97 74 - 24

By Race:

African American 1,101 774 - 30

Caucasian 1 4 300

Hispanic 163 97 - 40

Newark's Percentageof Essex Admissio ns

63 59 - 7

Newark Juv en i le Ar r ests

1,093

1,508

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008



Secti on 1 : Popu lation and Demogr aphics

Total Population, 2004- 2008. As reported by U.S.Bureau of the Census, American Community Surveychart B01001.

Child Population (under Age 18), 2004- 2008. Asreported by U.S. Bureau of the Census, AmericanCommunity Survey chart B01001.

Chi ld Populat ion as a Percentage of TotalPopulation, 2004- 2008. As reported by U.S. Bureauof the Census, American Community Survey chartB01001.

Newarks Child Population by Race, 2004- 2008.For children under age 18 as reported by U.S. Bureauof the Census, American Community Survey chartsC01001B, C01001F, C01001H and C01001I.

Total Bir ths, 2002- 2006. As reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, Center forHealth Stat ist ics, New Jersey State Health AssessmentData.

Births to Unmarr ied Women, 2002- 2006. Asrepor ted by the NJ Department of Health and SeniorServices, Center for Health Statisti cs, New Jersey StateHealth Assessment Data.

Newark Births by Marital Status of Mother, 2002-2006. As report ed by the NJ Department of Healthand Senior Services, Center for Health Stat isti cs, NewJersey State Health Assessment Data.

Percent Change in Birt hs by Marital Status ofMother , 2002- 2006. As reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, Center forHealth Stat ist ics, New Jersey State Health AssessmentData.

Grandparent s Responsibl e for Their Grandchildr en,2004, 2007 and 2008. As reported by the U.S.Bureau of the Census, American Community Surveychart B10050.

Grandchil dren Under 18 Living w it h a Grandparent

Householder, 2004 , 200 7 and 2008. As reported bythe U.S. Bureau of the Census, American CommunitySurvey chart B100 01.

Sect ion 2: Fami ly Econom ic Secur it y

Child ren Living Below the Povert y Line, 200 4- 2008 .As reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census,American Community Survey chart B17001

Percentage of Children Living Below Poverty Level,2004- 2008. As reported by the U.S. Bureau of theCensus, American Community Survey chart B17001.Percentage of Population Living Below PovertyLevel, 2004- 2008. As repor ted by t he U.S. Bureau ofthe Census, American Communit y Survey chartB17001.

Percentage of Famili es wit h Childr en Living Belowth e Poverty Level, 2004 - 2008 . As reported by theU.S. Bureau of the Census, American Comm unit ySurvey chart B17010

Percentage of Famil ies w ithout Childr en LivingBelow th e Povert y Level, 2004 - 2008 . As reportedby the U.S. Bureau of the Census, AmericanCommunity Survey chart B17010

Median Income of Families with Children, 2004-2008. As reported by U.S. Bureau of the Census,American Comm unity Survey chart B19125.

Individual Income as a Percentage of the FederalPoverty Level, 2008. As reported by the U.S. Bureauof the Census, American Community Survey chartB17002.

Unempl oyment Rate, 2005- 2009. U.S. Departmentof Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local AreaUnemployment Statistics. Rates are annual averagesfor years 2005- 2008; 2009 is an average throughOctober.

US Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), 2003, 2005,

2006 and 2007. Number of New Jersey taxpayersfiling for federal EITC and average refund, as reportedby the Internal Revenue Service.

NJ Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), 2004, 2006,2007 and 2009. Number of New Jersey taxpayersfi ling f or the New Jersey state EITC and average refundas reported by the NJ Department of Treasury.

Numb er of Volunteer Income Tax Assist ance Sit esin Newark in 2009. As reported by the InternalRevenue Service.

Households with Public Assistance Income, 2004,2007, and 2008. As reported by the U.S. Bureau ofthe Census, American Community Survey 2002 chartB19057. Includes households receiving various f ormsof publi c assistance.

Children in Families Receiving TANF, 2004, 2007,2008 , and 2009. As reported by the NJ Department ofHuman Services, Division of Family Developm ent.Data are from June of each year.

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Secti on 3: Aff ord able Housing

Median Rent, 2004- 2008. As reported by the U.S.Bureau of the Census, American Community Surveychart B25064.

Percent age of Households Spending More t han30% of Income on Rent, 2004 - 2008 . As reportedby t he U.S. Bureau of the Census, AmericanCommuni ty Survey chart DP- 4: Selected HousingCharacteristics.

Percent age of Occupied Housi ng Unit s That Ar eOwner- Occupied, 2004- 2008. As reported by theU.S. Bureau of the Census, American Comm uni tySurvey chart DP- 4: Selected Housing Characterist ics.

Percent age of Mor tg age Own ers Spending Morethan 3 0% of Income on Housing Costs, 2004-2008. As repor ted by t he U.S. Bureau of the Census,American Communit y Survey chart DP- 4: SelectedHousing Characteristics.

Percent age of Mor tg age Own ers Spending Morethan 3 0% of Income on Housin g, by Income, 2008 .As repor ted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census,American Community Survey chart B25101.

Sect ion 4: Food Insecuri ty

Child ren Receiving Food Stamp s, 2005 - 2009 . Asrepor ted by the NJ Department of Human Services,Division of Fami ly Development . Data are from June ofeach year.

Women, Inf ants and Childr en Receiving Nutr iti onalBenefi ts (WIC), 2005 - 2009 . Number of women,infants and children receiving WIC benefits, whichinclude heal thcare referrals, immunizat ionsscreenings, nutrition counseling and a monthly foodstipend. Report ed by the NJ Department of Health andSenior Services for the quarter ending June 30 th ofeach year.

Child ren Receivi ng Free or Reduced- Pri ced Lunch ,2004- 05 through 2008- 09. As reported by the NJ

Department of Agriculture.

Chi ldren Receiv ing Free or Reduced- Pr icedBreakfast, 2004- 05 through 2008- 09. As reportedby the NJ Department of Agriculture.

Percent of Eligible Childr en Receiving Free orReduced- Priced Breakf ast, 2004- 05 t hrough 2008- 0 9. Calculated using eligibility data from the NJDepartment of Education and participation data fromthe NJ Department of Agriculture.

Percent of Eligibl e Childr en Receiving Free orReduced Lunch , 2004- 05 th rough 2008- 09 .Calculated using el ig ibi l ity data from the NJDepartment of Education and participation data fromthe NJ Departm ent of Agricultu re.

Sect ion 5: Chi ld Healt h

Percentage of Women Receiving Late or NoPrenatal Care, 2002 - 2006 . Live births for which themother received late prenatal care (onset in second orthird trimester) and no prenatal care, as reported bythe NJ Department of Health and Senior Services,Center for Health Statisti cs, New Jersey State Healt hAssessment Data. Please note 2006 data isprovisional and may change slightl y when finalized bythe Department.

Percentage of Babies Born with Low Birth Weight,2002- 2006. The number of babies born weighingless than 2,500 grams as reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, Center forHealth Statist ics, New Jersey State Healt h AssessmentData. Please note 2006 data is provisional and maychange slightly when fi nalized by the Department.

Infant Mortal i ty, 2002- 2006. The number of infantsunder one year who died dur ing t hat year, as reportedby t he NJ Department of Health and Senior Services,Center for Health Statistics. Please note 2006 data isprovisional and may change slightl y when finalized bythe Department.

Child Deaths (Ages 1- 14), 2002- 2006. The numberof children between ages one and 14 who died thatyear, as reported by the NJ Department of Health andSenior Services, Center for Health Statistics. Pleasenote 2006 data is provisional and may change slight lywhen finalized by the Department.

Asthma Admissions to the Hospital, 2001, 2004,2005, 2006, and 2007. As reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, HospitalDischarge Data.

Chi ld ren 6 - 29 Months Old Tested fo r LeadPoisoning, 2006- 2007. As reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, FamilyHealth Services, Maternal, Child and Communit yHealth Services, Annual Reports. Any child with ablood lead level equal or greater t han 10 ug/ dL(micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood) issuffering from childhood lead poisoning and in needof corrective follow- up treatment.



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Percent of Stu dent s Passing 8t h Grade Stat e Test s,2003- 04 and 2007- 08 . As reported by the NJDepartment of Education, New Jersey School Repor tCard for each year. Includes general educationstudents, special education students, foreign-language students.

Percent of Students Passing 11th Grade State

Tests, 2003- 04 and 2007- 08. As reported by the NJDepartment of Education, New Jersey School Repor tCard for each year. Includes general educationstudents, special education students, foreign-language students.

Gap Between Percent of Students Passing Grade-Level Exams, Newark and New Jersey, 2003 - 04and 2007- 08. As reported by the NJ Department ofEducation, New Jersey School Repor t Card f or eachyear. Includes general education students, specialeducation students, foreign- language students.

Newark High School Graduation Rates, 2007 - 08and 2008- 9. As reported by the Newark PublicSchools d istrict .

Post- Graduatio n Plans, Newark Graduates, 2007-08. As reported by the NJ Department of Education,New Jersey School Repor t Cards.

SAT Scores, 2005- 06 and 2 007- 08. As reported bythe NJ Department of Education, New Jersey Schoo lReport Cards.

Average SAT score, by High School, 2005- 06 and

2007- 08 . As reported b y the NJ Department ofEducation, New Jersey School Report Cards.

College Enrol lm ent, Ages 18- 24, Newark, 2004-2008. As reported by U.S. Bureau of the Census,American Community Survey chart B14004.

Percentage Change in College Enrollment AmongPeople Ages 18- 24, 2004- 2008. As repor ted by U.S.Bureau of the Census, American Community Surveychart B14004.

Highest Education Level f or People Ages 25+ ,

Newark, 2004- 08. As reported by U.S. Bureau of theCensus, American Fact finder, American CommunitySurvey chart B150 02.

Education Levels f or People Ages 25+ , Newark andNew Jersey, 2008 . As report ed by U.S. Bureau of theCensus, American Fact finder, American CommunitySurvey chart B15002.

Average SAT score, by High School, 2005- 06 and2007- 08 . As reported by the NJ Department ofEducation, New Jersey Schoo l Repor t Cards.

Section 9: Teens

Births to Teens, Ages 15- 19, 2002- 2006. Thenumber of births to teenagers as reported by the NJDepartment of Health and Senior Services, Center forHealth Statistics. Please note 2006 data is provisionaland may change slightly when finalized by theDepartment.

Birt hs t o Teens as a Percentage of All Birt hs, 2002-2006. As reported by the NJ Department of Healthand Senior Services, Center for Health Statisti cs.Please note 2006 data is provisional and may changeslightly when finalized by the Department.

Teen Deaths, Ages 15- 19, 2002- 2006. The numberof t eenagers who died in that year, as reported by t heNJ Department o f Health and Senior Services, Centerfor Health Statistics. Please note 2006 data isprovisional and may change slightl y when finalized bythe Department.

Youth Diagnosed with a Sexually TransmittedInfect ion, 2004- 2008. Youth under age 21

diagnosed wit h chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis asrepor ted by the NJ Department of Health and SeniorServices, Sexually- Transmi tt ed Disease ControlProgram.

Juvenile Arrests, 2004- 2008. Newark data comesfrom the Newark Police Department. Essex and NewJersey data are fr om the NJ Department of Law andPubl ic Safety, Division o f State Police, Unif orm CrimeReport s for each year.

Essex County Annual Admissions to Detention,2003, 2007and 2008. As repor ted by t he New Jersey

Juveni le Just ice Commission.

Newark Annual Admissions to Detention, 2007-2008. As report ed by the New Jersey Juveni le Just iceCommission.


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