Narrative: b. 3.

According to the SCSEP Analysis of Service to Minority Individuals for PY 2017, Louisiana SCSEP has an overall SCSEP service rate of 75.8%, which exceeds the U.S. Census percentage of 48.4%. The overall service to minorities report indicates Louisiana SCSEP has had no significant change in its service to minorities but continues to exceed the U.S. Census percentages.  For Hispanics, the U.S. Census shows 4.7% of Louisiana’s population is Hispanic and Louisiana SCSEP is serving 8.8% (which is 123.4% of the total Hispanic population). The Census indicates 40.1% Blacks for the assigned areas that Louisiana SCSEP serves 69.6% (with no significant variance).  Of the 0.7 % of American Indians, Louisiana SCSEP served 0.8% to those individuals in the program year. The report shows Louisiana SCSEP serves 0.0% of the Asian population and the Census indicates that there is 2.2% Asians in the service area. The Census shows no Pacific Islanders and there were no service to those individuals in the program year. Although service were not rendered to the Asian population and the Pacific Islanders population, Louisiana SCSEP will continue to strive to make efforts to increase these numbers. Louisiana SCSEP will continue implementing a plan to increase outreach by coordinating with National partners to develop techniques to these populations. Additionally, Sub-grantees will continue to seek methods to increase these numbers by advertising in the local newspapers and by listing vacancies with the local workforce “Career Solution Centers as a primary focus on these minority groups.  Additionally, Louisiana SCSEP will continue to work with Catholic Charities and use its resource connections within its Refugee programs to seek out individuals for placement.  Furthermore, Sub-grantees will continue to post information in places like grocery stores, pharmacies, and religious institutions to attract minorities and the underserved populations.