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Labor Market Analysis and Vulnerable Groups: A Systemic Approach in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga

Ada Inman — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:43:02 +0000

This project aims to examine labor market disparities affecting vulnerable populations—women, youth, migrants, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities—in the Metropolitan Area of Bucaramanga (AMB). By employing a quantitative approach, the research seeks to identify labor market gaps, understand the underlying determinants, and propose policy interventions to enhance inclusion. The study focuses on systemic factors such as economic, educational, business, and cultural elements that contribute to labor market exclusion.

Led by Álvaro Javier Vargas Villamizar from the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), the research team includes experts working to generate actionable insights and policy recommendations. This project will provide a data-driven foundation for public policy aimed at promoting equitable labor market participation for all societal groups.

Graphic Design Studio: Black Women’s Resilience Project

Ada Inman — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:33:23 +0000

At the end of February, our studio met with clients Khea Pollard (Jewish Family Service) and Jessica Barlow (the Sage Project) to discuss the upcoming program, Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP). BWRP is a new initiative that supports low-income Black women in San Diego, primarily through guaranteed income and other community-based resources. In the hopes of fostering economic mobility and generational wealth, BWRP aims to redefine the existing models currently used to aid underserved and marginalized communities, starting with one of the most vulnerable populations. We were tasked with developing BWRP’s branding from scratch, including logos, colors, typefaces, patterns, and additional collateral. We were also asked to provide potential name options for the project, as the original name “Black Women’s Resilience Project” was perceived to be too long and better fitting for a tagline. There are three main groups that BWRP is targeting: those who are eligible to receive funding, potential funders for the initiative, and elected officials and staff, with a focus on policymakers. With the launch of this project, BWRP aims to remove the stigma surrounding those who receive support from similar programs. Additionally, BWRP hopes to heighten the understanding of their line of work among San Diegans. Keeping the goals and target audience of BWRP in mind, there were several approaches within our design team. Some explored different name options, while others worked with the existing name and acronym. Some worked solely with the letterforms within their logotype, while others created symbols that could work with the name or by itself.

Using a Culture-Centered Approach to Explore the Potential Impacts of Guaranteed Income on Black Women’s Health in San Diego

Ada Inman — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:25:27 +0000

In collaboration with the San Diego State University Sage Project, undergraduate student researchers contributed to the Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP) by conducting a qualitative research study in their Politics of Health Communication course (COMM 422). The goal of this study was to identify the connections between the guaranteed income (GI) initiative and health among Black community members in San Diego, addressing community perceptions about the benefits and barriers of accessing subsidized programs. The interview protocol was created to highlight the three key components of the Culture-Centered Approach (CCA) to health communication: culture, structure, and agency, which are used to explain the contributors of structural and health inequities among marginalized communities. Students interviewed key informants and community members who shared their personal experiences and perspectives to identify what changes may need to be made to increase awareness and utilization of GI. Using qualitative data analysis methods, the key findings revealed four stigmas and challenges associated with using cash assistance and having intersecting identities, including racial, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds. First, communal perceptions of cash assistance depicted recipients being viewed as irresponsible or incapable of providing for themselves and their families. Second, social pressures for Black men and women may deter them from seeking assistance from subsidized programs in order to preserve their image as breadwinners, caretakers, and independent earners. Third, participants viewed subsidized programs as a “systemic trap,” often facing tensions to stay below limited income expectations in order to begin or maintain eligibility as a recipient of aid. Fourth, participants shared the inconvenient, discouraging, and intrusive nature of the application process, leaving questions about whether the time committed to completion would be worth their efforts and energy. Based on the themes identified in the findings, this report offers three recommendations that contribute to improving and expanding community engagement. Participants recommended prioritizing face-to-face communication with community members at places for gathering, increasing social media presence about the program, and the inclusion of testimonies from actual GI recipients in promotional materials.

Black Women’s Resilience Project supported by Jewish Family Services: Sustainable Business Consulting Report

Ada Inman — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:18:49 +0000

Khea Pollard, CEO of Cafe X: as well as the creative mastermind for the Black Women’s Resilience Project has dedicated her career to supporting and advocating for communities of color in her residing city of San Diego. Cafe X serves as a hub and according to Khea: “It’s more than just coffee, it’s a movement to promote healing and communal wealth-building for communities of color inside a sacred space through activism and artivism, in a natural and respectful way, one cup at a time” (Pollard- LinkedIn). Her priority is speaking up for those who need help by any means necessary. Her current endeavor is working side by side with the Jewish Family Services of San Diego, in order to execute the Black Women’s Resilience Project. This project’s purpose is to gain enough recognition and financial funding in order to support 35 African American women with $1000 a month in supplemental income for 18 months. This project is set to launch sometime between June 19th- the end of summer 2024. With the help of San Diego State University’s Sustainable Marketing Class Consulting team, the Black Women’s Resilience Project team was hoping to gain some extra guidance through this launch. Additional help consisted of creating a Narrative Change Toolkit in order to fill the gap of social awareness regarding this project. Gaining social awareness, and allowing the public to learn more about the Black Women’s Resilience Project. The main task throughout this consultation is to create a toolkit of recommendations that the Black Women’s Resilience Project team can choose from to implement. The goal is to create public acknowledgment throughout the community, and spread the word that projects like these are available and accessible to the individuals who need them. With extensive research, our team has come up with a 4 recommendations for this team to potentially implement on their own timeline. A central hub of information regarding the Black Women’s Resilience Project is key for individuals to understand the application process, who is eligible, and other forms of assistance that may be of service to them. This narrative change toolkit will consist of: 1. A mock website to serve as a central information hub; 2. A mock flyer with QR codes in order to provide direct access to information; 3. A list of affiliated groups that may serve as a secondary source of spreading awareness of this project, such as school clubs or city programs; 4. A mock Instagram account with an example post in order to leave a footprint that will deem easy access for the younger generation.

“Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Black Women in San Diego County: The Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors that Shape Health Outcomes”

Ada Inman — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:07:43 +0000

In collaboration with the Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD) and under the guidance of the Sage Project, student researchers at San Diego State University collected existing data to aid the launch of the Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP)—a new initiative being launched by the JFSSD to support Black women living in San Diego. The student researchers assembled data from multiple surveys relating to social determinants of health (SDOH) in order to illustrate how Black women’s physical health outcomes are impacted by various social, financial, and environmental factors in San Diego. The goal of this research is to assess which SDOH most negatively affect Black women’s health outcomes in order to assist the BWRP in developing community-centered interventions. Overall, the findings suggest that Black women (and other women of color) consistently experience worse SDOH than White women, and thus experience worse physical and mental health outcomes. Possible recommendations for the BWRP include financially targeting SDOH with higher impacts on health outcomes and including financial planning in their service offerings to clients.

Maternal Health: Analyzing Obstetrics Data

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:21 +0000

This project will partner Southern Indiana Health Care with the Department of Sociology to analyze data collected from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) metric and offer key findings from data analysis to improve health care services. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info Jane Rogan Sustaining [...]