TEL400: Innovation in Education Endeavors

Community Scan

Name: ____Kaylee Pang_____

L2 Assignment

STEP 1
Research: Modesto, CA
Complete the community scan on the community you would like to focus on for your innovation.
It may or may not be a community you are currently a member of. You are working to uncover
current conditions. You can access government documents or other reliable sources of data. If
you live in the United States, you may wish to use the tools at: www.communitycommons.org as
a starting point for your information search.

**Example of how to complete the table using Peoria, AZ data

Parent Education/Support
(Specify, e.g. family resource centers, home visiting, parenting classes, family literacy programs, etc).
Name of Resource City County

Peoria Unified School District Family Resource Peoria, AZ Maricopa

Center

First Things First Family resource centers Glendale, AZ Maricopa

(Glendale Elementary School District schools)

Jewish Family Services Glendale, AZ Maricopa

Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-SOS CHILD All counties in AZ

STEP 2
Summary:
Complete each section in the tables below, as well as the demographics table. Then complete the
Summary task and Reference List at the end of this document. You will submit this assignment
via Blackboard.

STEP 1: RESEARCH
Community Demographics
Persons living in poverty 17% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Persons living below the poverty line 35,393 (Welfare Info, 2019)

Children living in poverty 21% (Welfare Info, 2019)

Children living below the poverty line 21% (Welfare Info, 2019)
People with high school diplomas 27% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

People without high school diplomas 18% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Median income $54,024 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Median income for men $75,050 (Data USA, 2019)

Median income for women $59,658 (Data USA, 2019)

Median housing costs $288,200 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Community Demographics Data Table/Graphs

CREATE AND INSERT TABLES/CHARTS/GRAPHS HERE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA.
(NOTE: You can delete this blank sample table to make room for your demographic data
tables, charts, and/or graphs.
Use government census data to create a demographic summary that includes key population
characteristics such as: age, racial/ethnic diversity, language diversity, etc.

Modesto Race Percentages

Whites Blacks American Indian Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Modesto, CA Male to Female Ratio

Male Female

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

Education Levels Modesto, CA

High School Graduate Bachelors Degree +

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)

 Parent Education/Support
(Specify, e.g. family resource centers, home visiting, parenting classes, family literacy programs, etc).
Name of Resource City County

Child & Family Services Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Specifically helps members
of the county with support of
their children ages 0-5)

Parent Resource Center Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Hosts classes and seminars
for parents, helps them get a
better understanding of the
development on their child).

Emanuel Medical Center - Turlock, CA Stanislaus

Childbirth Prep Class (Helps
new moms understand the
birth process, and teaches
them what their bodies will be
doing during child brith).

Child Care Training/ Quality Initiatives

(Specify, e.g. provider training, programs to enhance provider wages/benefits, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

MJC – Early Care and Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Education (Community
College Program)

Child Care Access/Supply

(Specify, e.g. resource & referral, facility development, transportation, direct provision of early childhood
programming, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

Muncy Early Head Start (Low Modesto, CA Stanislaus

income early head start
programs)
 Early Childhood Care and Education
Affordability (Specify, e.g. child care benefits for city employees)
Name of Resource City County

Child Care Resource & Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Referral
* If not collected by a Health and Human Services agency in your city (United States), the local
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) should have this information. To find the CCR&R
that serves your city, you can contact U.S. Child Care Aware at 1-800-424-2246 or on-line at
www.childcareaware.org.

Teen and Elder Programs/ Support

(ex: mentoring programs, medical transport, community classes, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

Teens Run Modesto (Teen Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Program that helps build
confidence and help build
upon teen goals, adult mentors
available)

City of Modesto: Youth Wake Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Up (Teen Development
Program, helps build
confidence, teaches to be
respectful citizen. Helps
straighten out troubled teens.
Life behind bars program,
teaches them what life will be
like if they continue on their
destructive path, works closely
with the police department)

Health and Benefits

Health Outreach (ex: immunizations, information about low-cost health insurance, food subsidies or WIC, veterans
benefits, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

Health Services Agency Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(provides resources to living a
healthy life, affordable quality
 care, updated information,
vaccinations).

VA Modesto Clinic Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Safety Programs
(ex: safety seat program, smoke detector distribution, lead abatement, CPS and child abuse hotlines, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

Safe Kids Stanislaus County Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Saftey Checks ex. Car Seat)

Professional CPR (CPR Modesto, CA Stanislaus

Classes for Infant, Child &
Adult)

Community Support
(Additional supports/ resources for people in need. Ex: support groups, access to legal counsel, support with utility
bills, etc.)
Name of Resource City County

Haven Women’s Center Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Provides emergency shelter,
Support Groups, kids
programs, volunteer programs)

Community Involvement/ Education Opportunities

(Places where community members are encouraged to get involved in local governance or problem solving, also
might be educating community about available supports.)
Name of Resource City County

Stanislaus Volunteer Program Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Volunteer with animal
services, law, libraries, parks
and rec, and many more)

Community Youth Connection Modesto, CA Stanislaus

(Teen Community Outreach)

Modesto Sister Cities Modesto, CA Stanislaus

International (Community
 Based Volunteer group,
international travel, promoting
the peace between nations)
Additional Areas of Interest (Optional)
You may have other data points that you wish to gather, such as crime rates, business
concentrations, etc. Include those here.

Number of the Average Annual Crimes in Modesto:

1. Violent: 2,077
2. Property: 8,761
(Neighborhood Scout, 2019)

STEP 2: SUMMARY
Community Scan Summary & Reference List
After completing the community scan, write a brief 300-500 word summary (below) of the data
addressing the following:
● Description of the community that you are interested in creating an innovation for
● What does it look like?
● Who lives there?
● Who doesn’t live there?
● Review of the data
● What data stands out to you? Why?
● Were there any data points that confirmed what you knew about the community?
● Struggles and Successes
● Was there information that was hard to find?
● What positive results came from your scan?
● What did you struggle with during this process?

Community Scan Summary (300-500 words):

This week I had the opportunity to take a deeper look into a community close to my own,
Modesto, California. I currently live in Patterson, CA which is about 25 minutes from Modesto,
our counties main city. We visit Modesto for many things, so I thought it may be best if I got the
opportunity to take a hard look at the demographics and learn about the people in the city.
Modesto is a fairly large city with about 214,000 residence, with the main races being White at
46% and Hispanic at 37%. Modesto is surrounded by agricultural land and many of its residence
are farm/land owners. The average income is around $54,000 dollars, and compared to the rest of
the state, Modesto’s residents make less than others. This is interesting to me because since I
have moved to the Central Valley of California, I have noticed more and more people moving
from the bay area due to the fact that rent is more expensive in the Bay than a mortgage in the
Valley. We moved and bought a house for that very reason; rent in San Jose, where we use to
live, was more expensive than a mortgage in Stanislaus County with the average home costing,
$236,000.
 Some data that was confirmed for me this week was the percentages of race located in
Modesto, I had a feeling that most of the people living in modest were either White or Hispanic,
but the research from this week confirmed my observations. I was surprised to see how small of
percentages all of the other races had, each being less than 10% of the population.
This week I had a few struggles, I had a hard time finding the percentages of children in
poverty, many online resources that I found split up the age groups so I had to do a bit of math to
figure out a solid number. I did find the U.S. Census Bureau to be a very helpful tool in the
process, and it was a very interesting read. I also struggled with the realization that many
Modesto residence do not continue their education after High School. I was disappointed to read
that only 19.2% of the population had a bachelor’s degree or higher. I assumed because of how
many colleges are located around Northern and Central California, many more people would
have access to programs and obtain a higher degree.

Reference List (APA Format):

Center for Human Services . (2019, July 11). Community Youth Connection. Retrieved from

https://www.centerforhumanservices.org/what-we-do/youth-school-based-

services/community-youth-connection/

City of Modesto. (2019). Youth Wakeup Program: Modesto, CA. Retrieved from

https://www.modestogov.com/2374/Youth-Wakeup-Program

Data USA. (2019). Modesto, CA. Retrieved from https://datausa.io/profile/geo/modesto-ca/

Emanuel Medical Center. (2019). Maternity Classes and Events: Emanuel Medical Turlock CA.

Retrieved from https://www.emanuelmedicalcenter.org/our-services/mother-

newborn/maternity-classes-events

Haven Womens Center. (2019). Haven Women Center of Stanislaus. Retrieved from

https://www.havenwcs.org/

Modesto Junior College. (2019). MJC: Early Care and Education Program. Retrieved from

https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/fcs/earlycare.php

Modesto Sister Cities. (2019). Modesto Sister Cities. Retrieved from

 http://www.modestosistercities.com/

Neighborhood Scout. (2019, June 10). Modesto, CA Crime Rates. Retrieved from

https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/modesto/crime

Parent Resource Center . (2019). Parent Resource Center: Mission Statement . Retrieved from

http://prcfamilies.org/

Professional CPR. (2019). Professional CPR Modesto. Retrieved from

https://www.procprclasses.com/

Safe Kids Worldwide. (2019). Safe Kids Stanislaus County. Retrieved from

https://www.safekids.org/coalition/safe-kids-stanislaus-county

Stanislaus County Health Services . (2019). Health Services Agency. Retrieved from

http://www.schsa.org/

Stanislaus County Office of Education. (2019). Child & Family Services. Retrieved from

https://www.stancoe.org/division/child-family-services

Stanislaus County Office of Education. (2019). Childcare Resource & Referral . Retrieved from

https://www.stancoe.org/division/child-family-services/child-care-resource-and-referral

Stanislaus Coutny. (2019). Volunteer. Retrieved from http://www.stancounty.com/volunteer/

Teens Run Modesto. (2019). TRM: Teens Run Modesto. Retrieved from

https://teensrunmodesto.org/

Welfare Info. (2019). Poverty in Modesto, California. Retrieved from

https://www.welfareinfo.org/poverty-rate/california/modesto

Winnie. (2019). Muncy Early Head Start (Stanislaus Union School District). Retrieved from

https://winnie.com/place/muncy-early-head-start-modesto

U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Modesto city, California.
 Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/modestocitycalifornia

VA Palo Alto Health Care System. (2013, April 16). Modesto VA Clinic. Retrieved from

https://www.paloalto.va.gov/locations/modesto.asp