Research Setting

As mentioned above, the partnering community, or research site, was one public housing development located on the Westside of Baltimore, MD. At the time of data collection, the partnering community had a median family income of $14,487, with most families (68.5%) reporting annual incomes of less than $25,000. Most students (99.4%) who resided in the partnering community were enrolled in public schools that are predominantly African American [³⁴].