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Snoqualmie Valley Community Needs Assessment A Supportive Community for All Agenda Our Team Project Overview Project Goals Outreach Snoqualmie Valley Community Characteristics Key Findings Priority Needs
A Supportive Community for All
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▪ Our Team ▪ Project Overview
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Project Goals
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Outreach
▪ Snoqualmie Valley Community Characteristics ▪ Key Findings
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Priority Needs
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Barriers
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Potential Solutions
▪ Q&A
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Allegra Calder Project Director Kristin Maidt Project Manager Ben Silver Lead Analyst Radhika Nair Engagement Lead Natasha Dunlap Engagement Jescelle Major Engagement
▪ Strategy, planning, and policy development ▪ Financial and economic analysis ▪ Facilitation, design, and communications Founded in 1988, our passion is working in the public interest, helping public and nonprofit agencies address complex challenges and position themselves for success.
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Develop a shared understanding of the Valley’s demographics Understand and learn about unique challenges in the Valley Hear from a diverse set of stakeholders Create an inventory of current service providers and system of supports available in the Valley and surrounding area
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We are here
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▪ How we defined Snoqualmie Valley for this Study ▪ Goals
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Geographic specificity
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Differentiation by area
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▪ Resource showing current service provision in and around the Valley
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Online Map
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Excel database - maintained by SCFA
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▪ Learn about unique needs of Snoqualmie Valley residents
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Supplement secondary data
▪ Be inclusive and hear from diverse valley residents
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Upper/Lower Valley
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Youth, families, and seniors
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Varied socio-economic backgrounds
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▪ Integrate online and in-person engagement ▪ Design activities to address key barriers (time, access, language, trust, not connected to community)
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Quick, short fun activities
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In-person pop-ups or short add-on events
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Leverage local champions (schools, senior centers, foodbank, libraries, faith community, special events, created tools to scale engagement)
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Support Spanish
▪ Offer many ways to engage – web, phone, in-person, paper ▪ Monitor and adjust – track demographics and target gaps ▪ Illustrated how input affected the needs assessment.
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STAKEHOLDERS AND AUDIENCES TOOL/EVENT
All Valley Residents
Families with Children
Residents with Lower Incomes
Youth
Older Adults
Homeless Residents
Latino Community
Providers/Navigators
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▪ Available online and paper surveys distributed and collected at events ▪ Open from January – March ▪ Heard from 352 respondents ▪ Focus on:
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Snoqualmie Valley Assets
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Needed Supports
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Availability of Supports
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Barriers to Service
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Solutions
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Groups in Need
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▪ In-person events
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Reached over 225 Snoqualmie Valley residents and families
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Focus on:
▪ Challenges affecting quality of life ▪ Barriers to getting help ▪ Potential solutions
▪ Healthy Communities Coalition Meeting
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20 participants
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Focus on:
▪ Community needs ▪ Barriers to service ▪ Gaps ▪ Potential solutions.
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▪ One goal of the Needs Assessment was to create a baseline understanding of and for the community ▪ Snoqualmie Valley is a unique part of King County with unique needs
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Population ▪ Since 2010, the Valley has added 7,000 residents ▪ Growing at a similar rate to King County
▪ Snoqualmie, North Bend, and Carnation have grown the most
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ◼ Fall City, 0.7% Average Annual Growth (2010 - 2018) ◼ Unincorp. Riverview SD, 1.0% ◼ Unincorp. Sno-Valley SD, 0.6% ◼ Snoqualmie, 2.9% ◼ North Bend, 2.2% ◼ Duvall, 1.7% ◼ Carnation, 2.4%
61,325 54,369
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Age Distribution ▪ The Valley has a similar age distribution to King County
slightly higher proportion of:
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Youth under the age of 19
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Older adults over the age of 50
2017 Median Age Carnation 36.8 Duvall 36.4 Fall City 46.5 North Bend 38.8 Snoqualmie 34.7
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39.4 King County 37.2 SCFA Study Area 40.6
7% 8% 6% 4% 7% 13% 5% 4% 6% 21% 21% 29% 20% 22% 23% 13% 20% 17% 38% 36% 44% 29% 40% 45% 33% 35% 46% 23% 26% 16% 25% 20% 14% 30% 29% 19% 11% 9% 5% 21% 12% 6% 18% 11% 12%
0-4 5-19 20-49 50-64 65+
7% 21% 38% 23% 11%
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Family Composition ▪ The Valley has a higher proportion
families (70%) than King County
▪ There are at least 1,000 householders
living alone (4.7%
Total Households Carnation 644 Duvall 2,593 Fall City 769 North Bend 2,387 Snoqualmie 4,179
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6,849 King County 851,077 SCFA Study Area 21,283
70% 57% 69% 65% 63% 79% 67% 70% 48% 7% 14% 10% 5% 9% 7% 4% 6% 9% 2% 1% 6% 5% 2% 2% 3% 4% 4% 9% 3% 7% 5% 9% 4% 9% 16% 20% 18% 16% 18% 11% 19% 17% 31% Married-couple Family Single Female Householder w/Children Single Male Householder w/Children Senior 65+ Living Alone Other Non-Family 70% 7% 2%4% 16%
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Race and Ethnicity ▪ Although, the Valley is less racially and ethnically diverse than King County
population are Hispanic or People
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6% are Hispanic of any race
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5% are Asian
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3% report being multiple races
Total Population Carnation 1,902 Duvall 7,494 Fall City 1,976 North Bend 6,475 Snoqualmie 12,438
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19,073 King County 2,118,119 58,287 SCFA Study Area 58,287
84% 77% 85% 84% 81% 78% 91% 86% 61% 6% 15% 7% 12% 13% 3% 3% 4% 9% 5% 3% 3% 3% 12% 3% 5% 16% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 3% 5% 6% White Alone Hispanic/Latino (any race) Asian Black/African American American Indian/Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Other Mutiple 84% 6% 5% 3%
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Median Household Income
$60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
◼ Duvall $151,612 ◼ Snoqualmie $136,508 ◼ Sno-Valley SD $117,201 ◼ Riverview SD $110,194 ◼ North Bend $100,417 ◼ Fall City $98,950 ◼ Carnation $79,038 2017 Median Household Income
▪ Incomes are
some Snoqualmie Valley cities (Duvall, Fall City, and North Bend)
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Poverty ▪ Poverty varies greatly by geography ▪ 5% of all residents in Snoqualmie Valley are living in poverty ▪ Poverty threshold for family of four with two children is $24,858
Total Population* SCFA Study Area 58,810 5% Carnation 1,808 8% Duvall 7,650 5% Fall City 1,896 5% North Bend 6,645 13% Snoqualmie 12,869 1%
11,474 5%
18,364 4% King County 2,089,582 10% % Population Living in Poverty
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▪ Priority needs and barriers to service compiled from:
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Secondary data analysis
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Diverse stakeholder outreach
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Survey responses
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Service provider meeting
▪ There may be other needs in the Valley that we didn’t hear about or uncover in our data analysis
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Regional Needs
Housing Transportation
Snoqualmie Valley Needs
Older Adult Support Veteran Support Youth Support Community Connections Mental Health Support
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▪ Snoqualmie Valley is more rural than other parts of King County, with more single- family, owner-occupied housing ▪ Over a quarter of households in the Valley are cost-burdened or severely cost burdened ▪ Seniors, recent immigrants, and residents with modest incomes indicated a need for more diverse and affordable housing including smaller units and rentals
Housing Cost Burden
75% 56% 70% 18% 25% 20% 7% 18% 10%
Owners Renters All Households
Not Cost Burdened Cost-Burdened (30-50%) Severely Cost-Burdened (>50%) Not Calculated
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▪ Snoqualmie Valley has limited public transit options and residents rely on personal vehicles for transportation (98% of workers have access to a vehicle) ▪ Moderate-income households spend more of their income on transportation compared to King County households overall ▪ Inadequate public transit exacerbates isolation and increases barriers to accessing services
Valley Shuttle
MI Transportation as % of Income - 80%AMI Family 24% 25% 24% 23% 25% 20% Carnation Duvall Fall City North Bend Snoqualmie King County
Transportation Costs
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▪ The Valley has a slightly higher proportion (34%) of older adults and soon to be seniors (50 and older) than King County overall (31%) ▪ Targeted outreach revealed needs for transportation, affordable housing options, help building connections and reducing isolation, and help receiving information about or referrals to services
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▪ Snoqualmie Valley has a slightly higher proportion of veterans (7%) than King County overall (6%) ▪ Veterans are often transit dependent with more acute transportation needs ▪ Veterans have limited access to health care and are more likely to be disabled with more complex medical needs
SCFA Study Area Carnation Duvall Fall City North Bend Snoqualmie
King County Count % of Civilian Population 3,233 7% 65 5% 332 6% 162 11% 601 12% 413 5% 728 8% 1,094 8% 106,384 6% Veteran Population an
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▪ Snoqualmie Valley has a higher share of young people under the age of 19 (28%) compared to King County overall (23%) ▪ Outreach indicated youth need support related to anxiety, learning disabilities, and substance abuse and only a third of residents know how to access these supports ▪ Healthy Youth Survey results show similar or higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide for 10th and 12th graders compared to statewide averages (see right)
Anxiety Depression Suicide 35% 37% 37% 40% 37% Grade 10 Grade 12
SVSD data suppressed
21% 20% 26% 21% 24% Grade 10 Grade 12
SVSD data suppressed
65% 57% 77% 74% 62% Grade 10 Grade 12 Statewide Snoqualmie Valley SD Riverview SD
SVSD data suppressed
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▪ Mental Health Services are a need across all age groups in Snoqualmie Valley ▪ Suicidal ideation among teens aged 15 through 19 is at or above statewide rates ▪ 10% of adults report frequent mental distress ▪ Suicide is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the Valley and is experienced at higher rates than in King County overall.
Suicide and Firearms-related deaths
Colorectal cancer deaths 13.5 32 16.5 26 12.0 Suicide 12.3 42 15.9 36 11.7 Firearms-related deaths 6.1 19 11.7 26 7.0 King County Rate per 100k 5-Year Count Rate per 100k 5-Year Count Rate per 100k Bear Creek/ Carnation/Duvall Snoqualmie/North Bend/Skykomish Homicide 0.0 2.8 6 2.8
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▪ Survey respondents ranked community support as the number one need in the Valley ▪ In person, residents noted a need for increased social connections, including across generations. ▪ Lack of awareness about the Valley’s economic diversity and recent demographic changes were noted as contributing to lack of understanding of resident needs
Rank Supports Needed
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Community Support
(e.g. engaging with peers and friends, reducing isolation, social activities, health promotion, information about or referral to services)
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Senior Support
(e.g. help building connections and reducing isolation, health promotion, information about or referral to services)
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Mental Health Support
(e.g. counseling, raising awareness among the broader community)
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Transportation
(e.g. travel to appointments, school, work, or social events)
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Youth Support
(e.g. support with anxiety, learning disabilities, or adolescent substance abuse)
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▪ Location of services ▪ Complexity of navigating available services ▪ Lack of awareness around what services are available ▪ Affordability of services
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Lack of capacity at providers that accept insurance
▪ An ethos of self-reliance in the Valley that deters people from seeking help when needed ▪ A lack of anonymity in accessing services because of small- town nature of the Valley