Study Circles Post-Survey Data:

HORIZONS COM M UNITY: ROCKFORD - CHANGES IN

KNOWLEDGE OF P OVERTY BEFORE AND NOW/ AFTER STUDY
CIRCLES FROM P OSTSURVEYS 2.09

4.0

Rockford
3.5
3.38 3.41
3 . 18 3.24 3 . 18
3.0 3.00 3.00
2.76
2.5 2.63
2.35
2.0
2 . 18 2 . 18
1.EFOR
B 88 E a v e r1.a9g4e r a t i ng
1. 7 1 1. 5 9
1. 5

1. 0 N OW/ A F TER a v e r a g e
0.5 r a t i ng

0.0

P ossi bl e D i f f er ent R easons i t i s H ow pover t y St r a t e g i e s t o I ndi vi dual C o mmu n i t y P ol i ci es t hat

causes of ki nds of di f f i cul t t o a f f e c t s my r educe act i ons t o act i ons t o woul d r educe
pover t y pover t y get out of c o mmu n i t y pover t y r educe r educe pover t y
pover t y pover t y pover t y

Scale of 1 = Almost n ot hin g t o 4 = A gr eat deal

Community Progress:
HORIZONS COM M UNITY: ROCKFORD
STUDY CIRCLE P OSTSURVEY INFORM ATION 2.09

Study Circles and

94.4%
100.0%
83.3%
90.0%

Leadershipplenty®
80.0%

70.0% 61.1%
60.0% 50.0%
44.4%

Survey Results
50.0%
40.0%

30.0%
20.0%

10.0%

0.0%
I ncr eased A l r eady t aken V er y li kely i n V er y l ikel y in V er y li kel y in
knowl edge of act i on f ut ur e t o t ake f ut ur e t o j oi n f ut ur e t o suppor t
pover t y i n d i v i d u a l a c t i o n c o mmu n i t y a c t i o n pol i ci es t o
r educe pover t y

Study Circles
56 Participated in Study Circles

LeadershipPlenty®
35 Participated in LeadershipPlenty
 LeadershipPlenty® Post-Survey Data:
LeadershipPlenty® Pre-Survey Data: R O C KF O R D C O M P A R E D T O A LL WA H O R IZ O N S C O M M UN IT IE S :
WAA Y S P R O G R A M H A S H E LP E D T O A D D R E S S / C H A N G E P O V E R T Y Rockford
IN C O M M UN IT Y F R O M LE A D E R S H IP P LE N T Y P O S T S UR V E Y S 6 .0 9
H OR I Z ON S C OM M U N I TY: R OC K FOR D
P OVER TY R A TES C OM P A R I S ON C EN S U S WI TH S TU D Y C I R C L E A D U L T All Washington Horizons
P A R T I C I P A N TS
communities

25.7%
30.0%
22.9% M or e pe opl e a r e a wa r e of pov e r t y
53 . 8 %
25.0%
20.0% i n t he c ommuni t y 72 . 2 %
20.0%
12 . 1% W a r e di s c us s i ng pov e r t y a nd
We 6 6 .8 %
15 . 0 %
wha t t o do a bout i t 77.8 %
10 . 0 %
4 4 .2 %
M or e pe opl e a r e s t e ppi ng up t o
5.0%
a s s i s t t hos e i n pov e r t y 4 4 .4 %
0.0%

M or e l ow i nc ome pe opl e a r e 3 3 .6 %
C e ns us LP A dul t s 1 0 0 % LP A dul t s 15 0 % LP A dul t s 2 0 0 %
i nv ol v e d i n t he c ommuni t y 3 8 .9 %
FP G FP G FP G

We a r e wor k i ng t o c r e a t e c ha nge s
4 0 .9 %
i n publ i c pol i c y 3 8 .9 %

H O R IZ O N S C O M M UN IT Y : R O C KF O R D M or e pe
p opl e a r e ge t t i ng he l p t o ge t 2 5.6 %
2 2 .2 %
out of pov e r t y
A G E C O M P A R IS O N S C E N S US WIT H LE A D E R S H IP P LE N T Y
P A R T IC IP A N T S 4 .0 9 We
e a r e t a k i ng c onc r e t e s t e ps t o
2 3 .6 %
a ddr e s s pov e r t y 3 8 .9 %

Census 5 7 .1
0.0% 10 . 0 % 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80. 0%

60
LP Participants
50

R OC KF OR D C OM PA R ED T O A LL W A HOR IZ ON S C OM M U N IT IES: Rockford BEFORE

40 2 9 .1 B EF OR E A N D A F T ER SELF R A T I N GS LEA D ER SHIP
SKILLS F R OM LEA D ER SHIPPLEN T Y POST SU R V EY S 6 .0 9 Rockford AFTER
30

13 .8
All Washington BEFORE
20

5.0 All Washington AFTER

10
5 .3 % 7 1.1% 2 1.1%
4.5 4.44 4.56
0
4.33 4.28 4.00
4.13
4.17 4.10 4.09
4.22
Under 18 years 18 to 64 years 65 years and over  4.0 4.05 4.11
3.89 3.94 3.80 3.89
3.95 3.75
3.78 3.73 3.81 3.72 4.02 3.72 3.72
3.73 3.72 3.74 3.69
3.5
3.39 3.50 3.61
3.44
HOR IZ ON S C OM M U N I T Y : R O C KF O R D
PR I OR EX PER I EN C E A N D C O M M U N IT Y R OLES O F LEA D ER SHIPPLEN T Y 3.11 3.17 3.06 3.17 3.17 3.22
PA R T IC IPA N T S 4 .0 9
3.0 3.00
2.78 2.67 2.78 2.83
2.72 2.67 2.45 2.68
3 9 . 5% 2.5 2.58 2.62 2.57 2.56 2.48 2.39
2.39 2.33
2.23 2.33 2.41
40.0%
2.35
35.0%
2 8 .9 % 2.13 2.29
30.0% 2.0 2.23 2.11
2 3 . 7%
25.0% 2 1. 1%
20.0%
1.5
15 . 0 % 10 . 5%
10 . 0 %

5.0%
0 .0 % 1.0
0.0%
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i nvol ved ma k e s not a or di nar y par t of t he an elected
l ea
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l eader shi p c o mmu n i t y deci si on per son c o mmu n i t y of f i ci al
skki l l s i n my gr oup meet i ngs. gr oup wor k. communi t y gr oup ci t i zens
p r o g r a m? deci si ons ma k e r
o her s
ot or gani zat i on devel opment . change pr obl em- t oget her t o
and/ or pr oj ect s . sol vi ng t al k about
gr eat er ef f or t s. i ssues .
communi t y.

Scale of 1=St rongly Disagree t o 5 =St rongly Agree