Korean Churches for Community Development KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION DALLASFORTWORTH CHAPTER 2005 Spr

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Korean Churches for Community
DevelopmentKOREAN AMERICAN COALITIONDALLAS/FORT
WORTH CHAPTER2005 Spring Forum

• March 19, 2005
• Dallas, Texas

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KCCD Mission

• KCCD is a non-profit faith-based organization,
  which serves as a bridge between the Asian
  American community and the greater community at
  large in connecting and creating private and
  public collaborations. Our mission is to maximize
  the capacity of Asian American faith-based
  organizations and other community non-profits to
  remove the cultural, language and economic
  barriers by increasing their access to resources
  and funds in order to assist low income
  individuals and revitalize neighborhoods.

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Catching the Vision

• You are the light of the World
• Let your light shine before men
• That they may see your good works
• And praise your Father who is in heaven.
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  (Matthew 514-16)

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Challenges

• Our good works are not seen
• Others are defining for us who we are

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Consequences

• We are left out/invisible or condemned.
• No Political Voice
• LA Riot
• Model Minority Myth

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Strategies

• 1. Knowing Who We Are and Our Offerings
• 2. Creating Win-Win Situations
• 3. Borrowing Capacity

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Median Household Income in the United States, 2000
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey PUMS Data Set
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Low Homeownership Rates for Korean Americans

• Korean homeownership is about 43 percent,
  compared to 62 percent for white households and
  68 percent for Chinese households in the Los
  Angeles area.

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Low Access to Healthcare

• Korean Americans have the highest rate of being
  uninsured

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Highest Conviction Rate

• Without advocacy, Korean American youth are
  convicted.

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How do we let our light shine?

• How do we do become full players?

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Priorities of Elected Officials

• Votes/Large Gatherings
• Financial Resources
• Community Partners
• Media Exposure

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One Winning Platform

• Community Development

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Black Church Community Development Model

• First AME Church
• West Angeles Church of God in Christ

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Starting Point for KA Community

• 1. What do we have?

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Number of KA Churches

• 3400 Korean American churches in U.S.
• 1000 Korean American churches in CA

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• 75 of Korean Americans are affiliated with the
  Korean American church

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Strengths

• Large Churches
• Large Giving
• Track Record of Giving
• Educated Group
• Highest Rate of Entrepreneurship
• Foreign Mission
• 1100 Korean Language Schools

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Strengths

• Tae Kwon Do Classes
• Music and Musical Instrument Skills
• Acupuncture Services Clinics
• Commitment to strengthening families

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Educational Attainment in the United States, 2000
(Population 25 years and over)
The measure for educational attainment is
having at least Bachelors Degree.
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey PUMS Data Set
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Class of Worker for Selected Groups in the U.S.,
2000
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Advanced
Query
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Expressed Needs
The questions to capture the needs of the Asian
churches.
Top Community Projects of Interest Job finding
assistance 61 Counseling programs 54 Affordabl
e housing 46 Social services programs 46 Job
training 43 Medical / Healthcare Clinics 43
Marriage and Family Workshops 39 Mentoring 39
Housing 36 Senior Housing 32 After-Care
Center 32 Disabled Programs 32
Expressed Organizational Needs Funding
Assistance 50 Staffing Assistance 29 Facility
Assistance 25 Language Training 21
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Challenges

• Little Social Credit
• Model Minority Myth/Lack of Research on our
  Community
• Low Income
• Culture of Shame
• Immigrant Community
• Language Barrier
• Fear of Political Involvement
• Lack of Knowledge and Access
• Isolated Community low interaction with others
• Low Computer Skills

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Challenges

• Poor Level of Services for Disabled, Mental
  Patients
• Lack of services for Business Training
• Family and Youth Challenges
• Highest rate of being uninsured

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Domestic Violence Challenges

• 1/3 of women in emergency rooms are there because
  of domestic violence
• 50 of the men who assaulted their wives also
  abused their children

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Domestic Violence

• children who have been abused themselves are at
  risk to abuse their parents and grandparents
• men who have witnessed their parents domestic
  violence are three times more likely to abuse
  their own wives than children of nonviolent
  parents, with the sons of the most violent
  parents being 1000 times more likely to become
  wife beaters

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Korean Challenges

• Highest Rate of Domestic Violence Amongst Asians
• 50 of the respondents indicated that they knew
  someone who suffered regular emotional abuse
• 42 of the respondents indicated they knew of a
  Korean woman who experienced physical violence at
  the hands of a husband or boyfriend

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Korean Community

• 60.1 reported experiencing physical abuse by an
  intimate partner sometime in their lives
• 36.7 reported sexual violence by an intimate
  partner sometime in their lives

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Challenges

• Korean Americans are the most reluctant amongst
  Asian Americans to let others know of domestic
  violence

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• 2. Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

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Countries where Korean American Churches are
Supporting Missionaries, Southern California, 2003

• 149 Churches
• in
• 86 Countries

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Priority for 1.5

• Career Advancement
• Heart for 1st Generation Community
• Knowledge of Mainstream System
• English Skills

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1st Generation

• Disconnect with mainstream
• Limited English
• Other great needs
• Ability to mobilize/network
• Commitment/Passion
• Financial Strength

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• 3. Win Win-Win
• 4. Borrowing Capacity

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KCCD Case Studies

• Korean/Asian American Healthy Family and Marriage
  Initiative
• Homeownership Program
• Health Program
• Job Training Program
• Conferences/Technical Assistance

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Low Homeownership Rates for Korean Americans

• Korean homeownership rates trail those of other
  groups in the Los Angeles area.
• Korean homeownership is about 43 percent,
  compared to 62 percent for white households and
  68 percent for Chinese households in the Los
  Angeles area.

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KCCD Homebuyer Program
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Findings Successes

• 95 of 125 individuals had FICO scores over 750
• 95 of 175 individuals had FICO scores over 700
• 120 Graduates (12 hour sessions)
• 6 Homebuyers
• 440 on waitlist

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Partnership with Freddie Mac
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First Graduating Class
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IDA Program

• Couple can save 5000 and receive up to 23,000
  free money for downpayment.

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Various Partners

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/
  Elected Officials
• United Way
• Fannie Mae
• Freddie Mac
• Financial Institutions including Wells Fargo,
  Countrywide, Bank of America, Washington Mutual
• Other Partners NHS, LA Housing Department,
  County Housing Department, Affordable Clearing
  House

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KCCD Healthy Families Health Fair

• Blue Cross
• UCLA Medical Center
• Community Service Agencies
• Church
• Government Agencies and Elected Officials
• Media

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KCCD Healthy Marriage Family Network

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Corporation for National and Community Services
• Smart Marriages Conference
• U.S. Department of Labor

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AmericorpsVISTA

• National Grant
• 26 AmericorpsVista staff funding
• County Supervisor Yvonne Burke - 50,000 matching
  grant
• Placement in church partners 4 states
• Leadership Training

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KCCD Programs

• Homebuyer Center
• Financial Literacy/IDA
• Job Referral
• Technical Assistance Program
• Church and Community Research Institute
• Health Fair
• VITA/EITC

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Work in Washington, DC

• KCCD Lighting the Community Conference
  Washington, DC

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Upcoming ProgramsOpportunities with KCCD

• Job Placement/Training Youth Offenders (5
  million opportunity)
• Small Business Development and Incubator Center
• Korean Healthy Marriage and Family Initiative
  (300 million proposed budget)

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Three Strategies

• Build capacity of individual churches
• Demonstrate Models of Success and Replicate
• Seek national funding and subgrant

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KCCD Contact Information

• www.kccd3300.org
• [phone]
• kccdonline_at_yahoo.com
• 3550 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500
• Los Angeles, CA 90010