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GOAL 4: <br />Families and neighborhoods support the <br />healthy development of children. <br />Why does this matter? <br />Children living in poverty face more adversity such as exposure to violence, food insecurity, and higher <br />rates of mental health issues. Poverty in and of itself is considered a "toxic" stressor. In an era of growing <br />income inequality, a wealthy, prosperous place like Orange County cannot afford to leave behind so many <br />of its residents. Social mobility requires opportunity, and opportunity requires that the whole community <br />work together to realize the potential for all of our children. <br />ZONE 4 <br />The most talked about issues in Zone 4 related to <br />Goal 4 were Support for Families and Support <br />for Latino Families. <br />Several respondents ta I ked about the difficulties that low-income families Family Support <br />and children confront including the inability to meet their basic needs, like <br />having enough food to eat. Participants said that families struggle to pay their Community Priority Rating <br />Needs are not met <br />bills and do not have enough money to meet their children's basic needs. In <br />addition to financial resources, respondents said that low- income parents O Availability /Accessibility <br />face additional obstacles that hinder their ability to support their children Rating <br />Needs are not met <br />such as limited transportation, stress, and exhaustion <br />The main desires discussed for Zone 4 were related to increased access to <br />resources, either through transportatic <br />zone or increased resources like a corr <br />described ideal additions to their comr <br />• At least one park and a pool <br />• Affordable arts, sports, exercise, c <br />• Transportation for activities <br />• A resource like El Centro Hispano <br />closer to Zone 4 <br />Zone 4 responses continued on page <br />• e <br />