1. 11210

2. The Junction

3. Community Board # 14.  My community board plans local projects, handles complaints and requests from local agencies, reviews zoning changes.

4. Alvin M. Berk

http://www.cb14brooklyn.com

5. Gerald A. Espositio

6. Jumaane D. Williams. He serves, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands parts of Midwood and Canarsie. Hr serves on the Gun Violence Task Force and is a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and is a founding member of the Progressive Caucus.

http://council.nyc.gov/d45

7. Rhoda Jacobs.

http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rhoda-Jacobs/

8. Kevin S. Parker

http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/kevin-s-parker

9. Chuck Shumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

http://www.senate.gov

10. Yvette D. Clarke

http://www.house.gov

11.  Population: 150, 161

Gender Male 45.8% Female 54.2%

Race: Asian 2.6% . Black 59% Latino  7.1% White 29% Other 1.5%

Age: 65 and Older- 10.95.  18 to 64 – 64%.  6 to 17 -16.4%.  0 to 8- 8.4%

Household Sizes:

Income Levels between $15,000 and $200,000.

Education Levels: A majority of both the community have only completes high school or               GED program, females approximately 18,302 and males 15,440. Associates degree for                  females approximately 5798 and males 3227, bachelors degree female 10205 and male               7306,    masters degree females 4713 males 2769, doctorate females 382 males 390.

http://nyc.pediacities.com/Resource/CommunityStats

http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Flatbush-Brooklyn

12.  More than 1 in 4 adults are obese and 1 in 10 adults have diabetes.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-207.pdf

13. Total crime from January 2013 to December 2013: 2057.

COUNTS:

Burglary: 358. Felony Assault: 362. Grand Larceny: 744. Larceny with a Motor Vehicle: 151.  Murder: 10. Rape: 28. Robbery: 404.

http://nyc.pediacities.com/Resource/CommunityStats

14.  Their are 27 schools, 1 College (Brooklyn College) and 41 Youth and Development Programs, their is a museum called the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum.

http://nyc.pediacities.com/Resource/TouristAttraction

15.  Their are 14 parks/playgrounds.

http://nyc.pediacities.com/Resource/TouristAttraction

16.  Their are many churches and spiritual institutions, for example St Gabriel Spiritual Church and Beulah Tabernacle.

17.  I live one block from a Target i am there all the time.  My neighborhood has a lot of corner store Delis, a Starbucks, 7/11, Caribbean restaurants and bakery’s, 99 cent store and a Beauty Supply Store.

18. My neighborhood has gone through slight renovations, the city has put up benches and seating areas they are currently fixing up the street a few block from my house. A majority of the building are living spaces not offices.

19. (1)Their is a lot of culture, the Caribbean food is amazing.  (2) I feel safe in my neighborhood even on nights i get home very late. (3) their is a real sense of community, people aren’t afraid to speak up and say/do what is right.

20.  (1)Because I live on the last stop of the train their can be a lot more homeless people sitting and laying on waiting seats.  (2) The intersection that i must walk across can be very scar, i feel that people in my area are rather reckless drivers.  (3) Even though the little Caribbean shops have tasty food i think my neighborhood still need more/nicer sit-down restaurants.

21.  It is extremely important that Human Services professional care and know about communities and society because we will be working one on one with the individuals living in the society.  We cant be efficient advocates helpers if we know nothing about who or what the people we serve need and want.