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2015 LOCAL ARTS AGENCY CENSUS <br />9. Community Development Programs <br />Over half of LAAs (57 percent) are involved in using the arts to address community development issues <br />ranging from youth at risk, homelessness, and illiteracy, to the creative economy, cultural districts, and <br />civic engagement. <br />49 percent are directly involved in addressing community development issues through their own <br />arts programming. <br />• 28 percent are indirectly involved—addressing key local issues through grants or contracts <br />awarded to artists or arts organizations in their community. <br />Community Development Issues Addressed by LAAs <br />*Percentages calculated based on the number of LAAs who address these issues. <br />Tourism / community identity / branding <br />40% <br />86% <br />36% <br />Economic development <br />34°% <br />86% <br />32% <br />Education <br />32% <br />81% <br />51% <br />Use of public space <br />29% <br />88% <br />39% <br />At -risk youth <br />28% <br />63% <br />60% <br />Cultural preservation <br />26% <br />68% <br />47% <br />Cultural or racial awareness <br />26% <br />67% <br />58% <br />Civic engagement <br />25% <br />79%d <br />38%p <br />Health, wellness, and medicine (mental) <br />16% <br />52% <br />63% <br />Aging <br />16% <br />54% <br />63% <br />Environmental issues <br />15% <br />64% <br />53% <br />Illiteracy / literacy <br />13% <br />54% <br />63% <br />Health, wellness, and medicine (physical) <br />11% <br />54% <br />60% <br />Local food movement <br />10% <br />66% <br />45% <br />Social equity <br />9% <br />61% <br />68% <br />Crime prevention / violence <br />8% <br />50% <br />70% <br />Homelessness <br />7% <br />27% <br />75% <br />Transportation <br />6% <br />68% <br />53% <br />14 <br />MM • <br />AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS <br />