The Saint Paul Foundation
Highlights

[Community Hightlights] [Survey Highlights] [Press Release]

· Respondents in the St. Paul metro sample were more likely to say that most people are trustworthy and to indicate more trust of neighbors, co-workers, and the local police.

· Respondents in the St. Paul metro sample were more likely to say they had voted in the 1996 presidential election and were more likely to be able to name both U.S. Senators from their state.

· St. Paul metro respondents were more likely to have given $500 or more to religious organizations and to have volunteered more times for different types of organizations during the past year.

· St. Paul metro respondents were less likely to have signed a petition or to have been involved in a public interest or political group in the past year.

· During the past year, St. Paul metro respondents reported visiting relatives, having friends over to their home, and socializing with co-workers outside of work slightly less often than most people.

What we're going to do

· Look for opportunities through our work to better understand about the levels of social capital in the diverse parts of our community and culturally appropriate ways to strengthen it.

· Continue to implement a number of special projects that are focused on building social capital including the Children, Families and Community Initiative, the Diversity Endowment Funds, and others.

Continue to implement Connections, The Saint Paul Foundation strategic plan for grantmaking. The Connections strategies are heavily oriented towards building social capital to help achieve four major community outcomes.