Community Assessment

Benefits

A Community Assessment is an accurate summary of the community from different perspectives that:

• Provides a cost-effective way to identify needs and opportunities based on objective, community input
• Identifies locations with the most critical needs for your organization’s programs and services
• Provides information and the framework for your organization to develop and implement an action plan
• Provides credible information that can be used to obtain support (financial, political, human and other support) for current, new and extended programs and services
• Identifies the current status against which the impact of new and extended programs and services can be measured
• Provides the “voice of the people” input to your organization