Copyright 2005-2010
Youth Strategies, PO Box 107,  Springdale AR 72765
  • Youth Strategies has served over 280 students since the
    beginning of 2009.
  • 99% of our youth are students from ALE.
  • 46% Hispanic, 42% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% Black,
    2% Native American  - Year Round program.
  • 65% Below Poverty Level - Year Round program.
  • 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 28% Pacific Islander, 4%
    Black – Summer Program
  • 100% Below Poverty Level – Summer Program
  • 18% of our participants have a child. None are married or
    living with the support of the other parent.
  • 91% have had involvement with the justice system.
  • 95% have used illegal drugs.
  • 41% of our participants have a learning disability.
Our Clients
General Data
  • Washington County has experienced a 73% growth in population while the number of children in poverty grew
    116%
  • The number of children in poverty in Washington and Benton Counties is higher than any county in the
    Arkansas Delta.
  • Springdale has the largest Marshallese population in the world outside the Marchall Islands.
  • The number of uninsured children is higher in NW Arkansas than any other part of the state. More than half
    the children in the two county area are eligible for free or reduced lunch prices (triple since 1990).
  • In the four larger school districts in the two county area there are 53 different home languages spoken.  
  • In a 2008 study published by the Clinton School of Public Service, Northwest Arkansas demonstrated the
    greatest unmet demand for after-school and summer programs.
  • States lose $140 billion over the lifetime of students who drop out this year.
  • Attendance is 8 times greater predictor of dropping out than test scores.
  • 88% of those that drop out have passing grades
  • Top reason students say they drop out is that classes were not interesting. The second highest response
    was that they missed too many days and could not catch up.
  • For the 2008 graduating class: more than $785 million would be added to the Arkansas economy by 2020 if
    minorities had graduated at the same rate as whites.
  • More than $77 million in reduced crime savings and increased earnings each year if male graduation rates
    had increased by just 5%.
Data was obtained from the Greater Graduation Summit, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, the
WorkForce Center, The Alternative Learning Environment, the Springdale School System, and client surveys.