West Central Missouri Community Action Agency
Community Needs Assessment 2011
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Why do a Community Needs Assessment? The Community Needs Assessment is a tool to identify the most significant needs in the community, and; therefore, the basis for accessing, planning and developing agency strategies to address those needs in the most effective way possible.
How was the data collected?
- Statistical data was collected from the Missouri Association for Community Action’s Community Needs Assessment web based tool and other resources such as: Missouri Kids Count, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri Highway Patrol, etc…
- Over 500 Community Needs Assessment Surveys were collected.
- Staff identified trends and resources available in the community.
How were the needs identified?
Both statistical data and survey results were analyzed to identify and access trends of the entire service area. Results were also compared by county, age of survey respondents, and relationship of survey respondents to the agency (staff, client, board member, elected official, etc…) to note distinct needs identified by each population. Problem Statements were developed based on the need identified rather than strategies for addressing the need.
How were the needs prioritized?
After review and discussion of the Summary, each WCMCAA Unit Director and at least one other staff member of each program ranked the identified needs based on the following criteria:
- What is the depth of the issue in the community?
- What is the impact of the issue in the community?
- What current resources are already available in the community (outside the agency) to address the issue?
- What is WCMCAA’s current ability to impact this issue?
- What is WCMCAA’s potential to impact this issue in the future?
- How would addressing this issue impact the Community Action mission to decrease poverty?
Each need was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 indicating only a mild need and 5 being the highest priority need, indicating that WCMCAA resources (time, talent and funding) should be allocated accordingly.
To view a summary of the statistical and survey data collected and the
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