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Stand Up Participate Program Evaluation Report | Year III

2017, Civic Engagement / HACER

The following report presents the results of the evaluation performed to assess the Stand Up Participate (SUP) program. Initially, we offer a context analysis that contains some of the
foundations of this community-based program. We then explain the SUP program by providing some background information, describing a stakeholder analysis and explaining the logic behind the programming. We also go through the evaluation framework which includes a statement of the evaluation questions, methodology, and limitations of the evaluation process. Lastly, we discuss the evaluation findings and provide some recommendations based on the results of our assessment.

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Leaders of Tomorrow 2017

2017, Education and Youth / HACER

At the end of the 2017 Leaders of Tomorrow program, all 17 participants completed an evaluation survey of the program. This report will analyze the results of this survey. The quantitative section of this analysis involves questions 6-11 and 13, since the responses to these questions were given on a numeric scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest score and 5 being the highest. Each of the activities was a different speaker or presentation.

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Austin Area Minority Business Project: Evaluation Framework

2017, Economic Development and Entrepreneurship / HACER

The aim of the Austin Area Minority Business Project (AAMBP) is to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic vitality in Austin, MN by reducing legal barriers in immigrant status and business; thus, improve local economic development, empower underrepresented community members, improve accessibility to social services, and increase civic engagement.

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Being Latino in Red Wing: Perspectives and Expectations During Hard Times Report I

2017, Civic Engagement / HACER

With the idea of having a deeper and comprehensive understanding of how the Latino communities in Red Wing live under a rather though political environment, a group of leaders
were called by Hispanic Outreach (HO) to discuss the best ways in which business leaders, political representatives, police leaders, and community members and leaders could collaborate in facilitating better conditions among members of the different Latino communities who live in the city.

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Stand Up Participate Program Evaluation Report | Year II

2016, Public Health / HACER

This report evaluates the Stand Up Participate (SUP) program for its performance and outcomes of the second program year (September, 2015- August, 2016). SUP program is a three-year community-based program focuses on at-risk minority youth in North Minneapolis, Brooklyn
Park, and Brooklyn Center. With the changing demographic characteristics in the state of
Minnesota, especially fast rising African American and Southeast Asian American population, makes the issues of minority educational disparities, youth violence prevention, and bicultural healthy living conditions increasingly critical in these minority-concentrated areas.

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Major Issues Among Latino Community Members in an Electoral Year

2015, Civic Engagement / HACER

This report is a joint effort between Waite House and HACER and consists of a summary of a study on the issues that interest and concern the Latino and Chicano communities in Minnesota. This research provides real data from a survey of 123 respondents regarding Latino health issues, education, drivers’ licenses, immigration reform and housing. We present an overview of the results of the interviews, the study process, brief overview of the methodology, and the key findings and conclusions.

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Stand Up Participate Program Evaluation Report | Year I

2015, Public Health / HACER

This report evaluates the ongoing process of the SUP program during the first year (September, 2014- August, 2015). SUP’s target areas include: Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn
Center, and North Minneapolis. All of them have higher than average violence crime rate and homicide rate, which correlates with high percentage of minority families
and poverty rate in those areas. Such living environment affects youth’s safety and health, as well as their behavior and performance. Therefore, the discussion will evince the necessity of the program, and its goal of effectively integrating public health and community law enforcement, in order to reduce racial disparities that
prevail throughout the community.

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SUP Program Evaluation Report

2015, Public Health / HACER

This report evaluates the ongoing process of the SUP program during the first year (September, 2014- August, 2015). The discussion will evince the necessity of the program, and its goal of effectively integrating public health and community policing in order to reduce racial disparities
that prevail throughout the community. Six domains will be included into discussion: the
improvement of coordination, collaboration, and linkages among stakeholders; the academic outcome of youth participants; reduction in negative encounters with law enforcement; increment in access towards needed public health and/or social services; impact in community
violent crimes perpetrated by minority youth; and efforts in reducing violence against minority
youth. Some issues need to be paid attention to, which is at the end of the report.

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Evaluation Report of the 2012 Minnesota Latino Caucus Round Table Discussion on Civic Engagement

2012, Civic Engagement / HACER

The purpose of this report is to evaluate and discuss the “Statewide Latino Round Table Discussion,” an event planned by the Minnesota Latino Caucus (MNLC), a nonpartisan coalition of Latino leaders, which took place for the first time in Minnesota between June 6th and June 7th 2012. This report will not only serve as a reflection on the event but will also serve as a guide and resource for planning future events among other things. The evaluation process provides an opportunity to make a critical assessment, to state lessons learned, and to identify outcomes of an event.

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Opportunities And Challenges: The Education Of Latinos In Minnesota

2012, Education and Youth / HACER

This report presents the results of research into factors that contribute to successful educational outcomes for Latino students in Minnesota high schools. The Chicano-Latino Affairs Council (CLAC) and the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) partnered with Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER) as part of a larger initiative to more successfully
leverage the potential of Minnesota’s Latino students to contribute to the state’s overall economy and wellbeing. 1 This initiative is based on data showing that Minnesota’s rapidly growing Latino population is poised to support the state’s future success in a globalized economy if we tap into the intercultural knowledge and language skills that have been historically underutilized. Central to
this initiative is the goal of improving high school graduation rates, lowering dropout rates, and
expanding college enrollment of Latino youth, thereby allowing them to develop the skills required
in today’s workforce.

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