Assessing Community Needs and Resources
Understanding a community's concerns enables us to effectively characterize its needs and respond with appropriate interventions. In order to assess communities and create a community profile, we need to discover those things that matter to the community, what issues the community feels are most important to address, and what resources are available to bring about change. By interviewing community members, conducting listening sessions and public forums, and spending time in the place, we can develop an assessment (or profile) of the community that helps identify critical issues and plan future interventions. This part of the Community WorkStation helps support the preparation of a community assessment (or profile).
Available support includes:
Work Group for Community Health and Development
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