What do we mean by developing and improving services?
___A-level services are the essential services that make it possible for a community to exist as such – fire, police, schools, public works, local government
___B-level services exist to prevent problems and to maintain the quality of life in a community
___C-level services specifically exist to solve problems and correct deficiencies
You might develop and improve services by:
___Establishing services that didn’t exist before
___Making existing services more effective or more widely available
___Increasing access to services
___Coordinating services
Who should be involved in developing and improving services?
___The target population
___Other agencies, community-based organizations, and grass roots groups
___Local and state officials
___The business community
___The community at large
When should you seek to develop and improve services?
___At the start of a wide-ranging, long-term community initiative
___When a need makes itself clear
___When what you’ve been doing isn’t working
___When the community asks for a service
___When funding becomes available for something that’s been needed for a long time
Options for developing and improving services:
___Developing and implementing programs to help people set and attain personal goals
___Promoting coordination, cooperative agreements, and collaborative agreements among agencies
___Developing multisector collaborations
___Developing employment programs
___Developing programs for physical activity and recreation
___Developing and increasing access to health and community services
___Establishing peer education programs
___Enhancing supervised alternative activities for youth
___Establishing school-linked health programs
___Implementing home visitor programs
___Planning and establishing an adult literacy program
___Enhancing developmental assets for children
___Enhancing resources for youth development
___Enhancing child care programs