The Poplar community is an impoverished area, which is located in Northeast Philadelphia. According to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing Neighborhood Profile, at the University of Pennsylvania Library, there are 8,401 persons living in this neighborhood. Inadequate social networks are the primary reasons why many residents are unemployed.
Social networks are vital to a community s framework.
Without the proper networks, poor neighborhoods will become more isolated from the regional economy and will be disconnected from economic opportunities. First, unemployment is a reality to families that live in impoverished neighborhoods. If there were job networking resources to connect families in poor neighborhoods to employment, the work force would improve. Formal networks made up of families, relatives and friends can help to advise them of job openings and give references to potential employers of their character and knowledge for a specific job. Connections to informal networks, like associations, churches, civic organizations and clubs would also be accommodating in connecting unemployed residents to job prospects.