The purpose of Serve West Dallas is to provide a voice for the collective effort towards community transformation in West Dallas. SWD serves to unite the West Dallas Christian ministry work, while partnering with Dallas churches and community leaders to improve the quality of life in 75212.
Serve West Dallas Plan for Community Rehabilitation and Transformation
- Affordable housing solutions
- Spiritual and scholastic education
- Economic development and employment opportunities
- Effective and sustainable health care
- Safety and security priority for neighborhoods
West Dallas Facts:
- 11.32 square miles.
- Population of roughly 24,063. The population of the City of Dallas is 1.3 million people.
- Family poverty rate: 37.5%. The City of Dallas poverty rate: 16.8%.
- Households without cars: 23%
- Births to mothers under 20: 44%
- Births to unmarried mothers: 67%
- Demographics: 72% Hispanic, 25% African American, 3% other.
- Median household income: $26,776.
- Per capita income: $9,813 / year.
- Unemployment rate: Between 20-25%.
- School drop-out rate: 65%.
- College graduate rate: 2.2%
- Number of DISD students in 2009 scoring "college ready" on standardized test: 5%.
- Number of college graduates from West Dallas DISD schools: 2%.