Austin Community Assessment Paper

Assessment of the particular “client”.
The Austin Community located on the Westside of Chicago is plagued by a series of problems involving African American youth between the ages of 7-17. One of the problems is that many of these youth participate in gang affiliation, drug use, crime, unhealthy eating habits and sexual habits, gang and domestic violence, abuse, bullying, teen pregnancy and the list goes on. Another major reason why the Austin area is plagued by some many social concerns is due to poverty. This harsh reality is also stated in the Chicago data mapping which states, “35.6% of Austin residents live below the poverty level” (). Being that my internship site BUILD is located in the Austin Community and that I intern and work with the youth at Leland Elementary in this community all of the youth participants I work with are currently affected or associated with these issues in some way.
In working with the BUILD program in Austin community I have truly come to realize and recognize the many strengths that the youth participants
However during pullout groups I have assessed the youth behavior, taught curriculum on health and wellness and at risk behavior and in order to help treat the youth participant’s at-risk behaviors and bad eating habits. The main goals in the pullout groups is to help youth participants overall behavior improve, in eating healthier and behaving in a better manner. In the afterschool program I had the task of helping with homework, assessing at risk behavior, and teaching curriculum on health and wellness and at risk behavior. The main goals in the afterschool program is to help youth participants behavior improve, grades improve, eating habits become healthier, and to keep them from the dangers of their