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There is, perhaps, no better-known zip code in all of America than 90210! This is, undoubtedly, because of the popular TV show with that name. However, while many of us know about the area and the fictional characters that populate it, do we know how it compares to one of the more depressed zip codes in Arizona, and perhaps the entire nation? Probably not. Let me share a few facts with you regarding the real life 90210 and 85301.

This information is enlightening to the point of sobering - perhaps even to the point of shocking. What we see here is one of the greatest disparities in U.S. communities possible. In basically the same size area, we find that 85301 has virtually three times as many people. The more sparsely populated 90201 has a cost of living index that's 2.3 times higher than its Arizona counterpart. The average salary is nearly ten times higher, while over 12 times as many registered sex offenders dwell in 85301 than 90210.

There's more that you should know about 85301. Fifty two percent of the households have an income below the poverty guidelines for a household of four - - the national average, let alone 90210's, is fourteen percent! The unemployment rate is 39% in 85301, for the whole country it is 9.7%. More than 300 single-family homes in 85301 were built in 1900 - - not since 1900, but in 1900! 85301 is a depressed area, leading the state in only one statistical area - -crime.

Of the 1976 people on probation in Glendale, nearly fifty percent live in 85301. According to the Glendale Police Department Gang Unit, there are five main street gangs in 85301, with over 400 gang members. Following is a chart that will give you some idea of where 85301 falls in regard to crime nationally:

This chart provides you with a percentage of the national average (100) for select types of criminal activity within lendale, AZ 85301. A score of 50 would be half the national average, while a score of 200 would be double the national average. Total Crime is a weighted average of all criminal activity in this area.

All data derived from public sources and strategic partnerships.

It may appear that the future for young people in 85301 is hopeless but, fortunately, that is not the case. They do have hope, and that hope is YOU! What they need is for you to get involved in a prevention program on their behalf. What they need are activities that will keep them off the street and in some "safe " programs. Heart for the City has several ways that you can help be the solution to a nearly overbearing problem. Your dollars, donated today!, will help underwrite the after school sports programs that allows these young men to take out their aggression on a field of combat, not on the streets. Supporting the Ministry House will allow them to be involved with homework and computer training rather than theft and violence. If you ever wanted to be a playwright now is your chance - - take the time to pen a check and you can change the script for some very important characters, not on 90210 but in 85301! You may not win an Emmy, but you may help win a soul for Christ!!!