Thank you for getting in touch with us here at the Community Tool Box (CTB) and for your great questions. The CTB has resources in chapter 3 that are total money about accessing the community AND addressing your second question, the links are provided for you here. There is a lot of information provided in this chapter, but it will be well worth your time and effort to read it through in its entirety.
Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and ResourcesLearn how to identify and assess community concerns, needs, and assets.o Section 1.Developing a Plan for Assessing Local Needs and Resourceso Section 2.Understanding and Describing the Communityo Section 3.Conducting Public Forums and Listening Sessionso Section 4.Collecting Information about the Problemo Section 5.Analyzing Community Problemso Section 6.Conducting Focus Groupso Section 7.Conducting Needs Assessment Surveyso Section 8.Identifying Community Assets and Resourceso Section 9.Developing Baseline Measureso Section 10.Conducting Concerns Surveyso Section 11.Determining Service Utilizationo Section 12.Conducting Interviewso Section 13.Conducting Surveyso Section 14.SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threatso Section 15.Qualitative Methods to Assess Community Issueso Section 16.Geographic Information Systems: Tools for Community Mappingo Section 17.Leading a Community Dialogue on Building a Healthy Communityo Section 18.Creating and Using Community Report Cardso Section 19.Using Public Records and Archival Datao Section 20.Implementing Photovoice in Your Communityo Section 21.Windshield and Walking Surveyso Section 22.Using Small Area Analysis to Uncover Disparitieso Section 23.Developing and Using Criteria and Processes to Set Prioritieso Section 24.Arranging Assessments That Span Jurisdictions Okay, I hope these resources are helpful, if not, please feel free to contact us again and we’ll do everything we can to get you what you need. Best of success in your endeavors.Be well and take care,Ask an Advisor.
