Index and Glossary

Ready & Successful | Communities & Systems

Data Indicator Island San Juan Skagit Snohomish Whatcom State
Working poor (ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed + Federal poverty level) 1 32% 32% 36% 33% 41% 32%
Combined households below US poverty and those that earn over poverty level but less than basic cost of living:
Asian households 2 37% 37% 47% 31% 47% N/A
Black households 3 48% 17% 31% 45% 67%

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Hispanic households 4 37% 57% 57% 47% 55% N/A
White households 5 31% 31% 33% 32% 39% N/A
Number of partner organizations affiliated with Northwest Early Learning 6 32 23 34 34 30 10
Participants at PreK-K Collaborative Network Dinner & Dialogues, Spring 2017 7 55v 41v Coming Fall 2017 99^ 97^ N/A
Number of Regional Transition Reports shared between preschool and kindergarten teachers in public schools 8 187^ 72^ 300^ 635v 423^

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Protective & Risk Factors

Source: Communities can mitigate and even eliminate unnecessary adversity and increase health and well-being by engaging growth of protective factors.
(Comprehensive Health Education Foundation)

Homeless Individuals Living as Family Units

*Homeless persons reporting as individuals living as family units.
Source: The homeless data is from:
Annual homeless count, January 26, 2017 compiled by WA State Department of Commerce, Housing Assistance Unit.

1 Source: United Way ALICE (Assett Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 2015

2 Source: United Way ALICE (Assett Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 2015

3 Source: United Way ALICE (Assett Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 2015

4 Source: United Way ALICE (Assett Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 2015

5 Source: United Way ALICE (Assett Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 2015

6 Source: Northwest Educational Service District 189, June 2017. Northwest Early Learning annually gathers membership information from the county coalitions about early learning partner organizations. This data is submitted to and analyzed by NWEL to create a network mapping of all the partners that constitute our regional coalition.

7 Source: PreK-K Collaborative Network, Northwest Educational Service District, 2016-2017

8 Source: PreK-K Collaborative Network, Northwest Educational Service District, 2016-2017