What is the profile of existing foster families in New
York?
To answer this question, we first looked at where the foster children in
New York City are coming from. Figures 1 and 2 show a visualization of
where the children are from in the city and the poverty rate of each
area. It is evident from these visuals that In fact, the correlation
between foster children and poverty rate in each given district was .63
for 2013 and .61 for 2014. The area that has the highest correlation
between these two variables is central Harlem. In this area, 62%
residents are black and 23% residents are Hispanic. 29% of residents
of Central Harlem live below the Federal Poverty Level and Central
Harlem is the second-poorest neighborhood in Manhattan.