Table of Contents >
Part G. Implementing Promising Community Interventions
Chapter 24. Improving Services >
Section 1. Overview of Developing and Improving Community Services >
Tools & Checklists - A checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the section. >
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| Contributed by Phil Rabinowitz Edited by Bill Berkowitz |
Checklist
Here you will find a checklist summarizing the important points of the section.
What do we mean by developing and improving services?
__ Level A services are the essential services that make it possible for a community to exist as such – fire, police, schools, public works, local government.
__ Level B services exist to prevent problems and to maintain the quality of life in a community.
__ Level C 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?
Good times to try to improve services include:
__ 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
Prime options for improving services include:
__ Developing and implementing programs to help people set and attain personal goals.
__ Promoting coordination, cooperative agreements, and collaborative agreements among agencies.
__ Developing multi-sector 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.