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I need to do a needs asessment of the residents of our organisationto provide good programs..where do I start? Any examples of surveys, etc

What are the roles and responsibilities of a community mobilizer, what sort of job discription would be offered to one?

Examine the problems of effective community development in developing countries of the world.

Hello over the past three years I have devoted my time to developing a program which promotes a healthy active lifestyle for older adults. I enlisted a local community group and we applied for government funding under their mandate. That is where the partnership came to a grinding halt. The money was approved and I am being compensated for an information session I give once a month yet all other promises have been neglected. I am setting up an advisory council made up of all the local leaders of community groups for seniors. The community group that applied on my behalf has taken over my idea including the name as its own. What can I do . Thank you for your time

I have nursing students working at a subsidized housing complex. The tenants have multiple issues - mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, past homelessness. The students plan is to help the community to determine a health concern and then work together to develop a strategy. The problem is that none of the tenants will come to any of the introductory events, such as Meet and Greet, Coffee and a Chat. They do not fill out any surveys even though the students deliver door to door. I have asked the students to look at what might be some of the reasons that could be keeping the ten ants from participating. Do you have any suggestions on how to gather feedback from the actual tenants themselves though? Would you suggest that we access this data by going through some of the other local agencies that support the tenants?I did access your chapter on difficulties in getting people to participate, but our problem is that they will not participate at all, even when there is food!

I need peer reviewed journal articles on community coaltions. I was advised to check your web site. Please refer me to resources and background materials related to this. Thank you so much!

Hello, I am planning to use event logs to track the activities & accomplishments of a coalition that is working to promote physical activity & healthy food choices among children. I am a researcher, and will be conducting the evaluation. I would appreciate knowing how others have analyzed the information provided in event logs. Thank you.

We have a small non-profit to provide affordable housing for persons who had been homeless. We want to expand by purchasing more homes to meet the need for affordable housing in our community, but we are uncertain about how we might raise the funds necessary. Any advice would be appreciated.

I am looking for a job description for a community mobilizer related facilitating policy and system change in the built environment and access to healthy foods that will help people become more physically active and eat heatlhier