Purpose

Needs assessment studies are one component of the Results Oriented Management and Accountability cycle.  This process is a key feature of an agency’s planning and evaluation process that relates to ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results.

Description

Please LET US KNOW if you have suggestions of any EXAMPLES OF CAA COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORTS that might be added.

This description features a large selection of Examples of CAA Community Needs Assessment Reports and related resources.  The following Virtual CAP postings also provide resources that can be used for the development of Community Needs Assessments: Community Needs Assessment Resources....Statewide Needs Assessment Study....On-Line Needs Assessment Survey.  Additional related information is available through the posting for STRATEGIC PLANNING TOOLS including a Strategic Planning Manual from University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the posting for PLANNING AND EVALUATION TOOLS.

The following material is included below:

• Tools to Support CAA Community Needs Assessments
• Reports with Self-Sufficiency Data
• CAA Needs Assessment Reports
  • 2009
  • 2007 and 2008
  • 2005 and 2006
  • Prior to 2005
• Head Start Community Needs Assessments

Tools to Support CAA Community Needs Assessments

• State CAP Associations
  • What’s In a Needs Assessment? – Gathering and Using Qualitative and Quantitative Data –  PowerPoint – National ROMA Peer-to-Peer Training Network
  • Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment Tool Kit (April 2009) – Missouri Association for Community Action
• State CSBG Offices
  • Standardized CSBG Needs Assessment (2005) – Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
  • CSBG Needs Assessment Forms – Louisiana Department of Labor
  • CSBG Needs Assessment – Georgia Department of Human Resources
• Survey Instruments
  • Community Needs Survey – CHANGE, Inc. (WV)
  • Community Needs Survey – Wayne Metro (MI)

Reports with Self-Sufficiency Data

• Communitywide Strategic Needs Assessment (2009 - 2011) – Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (NY)
• Community Needs Assessment (2009) – North Central WV Community Action Association (WV)
• Poverty Report (2009) – Kalamazoo County Community Action Agency (MI)
• Needs Assessment and Community Action Plan (2009-2011) – Community Action! (MA)
• Community Needs Assessment (2008) – Lorain County Community Action Agency (OH)
• State of the Poor (2008) - Bookmark (2010 update) – Fairfax County Community Action Advisory Board (VA)
• State of the Poor (2007) – Total Action Against Poverty (VA)
• Poverty Report (2007-2008) (1.3 MB) – Macomb County Community Services Agency (MI)
• Needs Assessment Report Summary (2007) – Schuylkill Community Action (PA) – Community Assessment Brochure
• Community Assessment (2006) – Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program (NJ) – PowerPoint – Survey Results and Poverty Data

2009 CAA Needs Assessment Reports

• Needs Assessment (2009) – CAA of South Central Michigan (MI)
• Community Needs Assessment (2009) – Mahube Community Council (MN)
• Needs Assessment (2009) – Central Missouri Community Action (MO)
• Needs Assessment (2009) – United Services Community Action Agency (MO)
• Community Assessment and Strategic Plan (2009) – Goldenrod Hills Community Action Partnership (NE) 
• Low Income Needs Assessment (2009) – Skagit County Community Action Agency (WA) – Executive Summary – Survey Instrument

2007, 2008 & 2009 CAA Needs Assessment Reports

• Community Assessment (2008) – Community Action of Northeast Indiana (IN)
• Community Assessment (2008-2009) – Waldo Community Partners (ME)
• Community Assessment (FY'08) – Southeast Nebraska Community Action Council (NE)
• Community Needs Asssessment Summary (FY'09) – Family Resources Community Action (RI)
• Statewide Community Needs Assessment Report (2008) – Indiana Community Action Association – Web Page with links to individualized needs assessment brochures for each of the 24 CAA’s in Indiana – i.e. Needs Assessment Report for ACTION, Inc.
• Community Action Plan (2008-2011) – Self-Help, Inc. (MA)
• Community Assessment (2008) – Community Action Agency (MI)
• Needs Assessment (2007) – Amador-Tuolumne CAA (CA)
• Needs Assessment (2007) – Human Resources Development Council District 7 (MT)
• Needs Assessment (2007) Action for a Better Community, Inc. (NY)
• Needs Assessment (2007) and The Face of Poverty in the Coulee Region – Couleecap (WI)
• Needs Assessment (2007) – Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (WI)

2005 and 2006 CAA Needs Assessment Reports

• Community Action Plan (2006-2008) – Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions (MA) – Web Page
• Community Action Plan (2005-2006) Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (TN)
• Community Assessment – Community Action Agency serving Jackson, Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties (MI)
• Needs Assessment – Heartland CAA (MN)
• Needs Assessment – CAP Region VII (ND)
• Needs Assessment – CAP Region VIII (ND)
• Needs Assessment – Snohomish County Community Action Partnership (WA)
• Needs Assessment – Community Action Partnership of Dayton (OH)

CAA Needs Assessment Reports Prior to 2005

• Community Assessment (2004-2005) – Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Agency (OK)
• Community Assessment (Nov. 2003) – Community Action Agency of Northeast Indiana (IN)
• Community Assessment (2002) – Monticello Area Community Action Agency (VA)
• Community Needs Assessment (2004) (2.0 MB) – SHORE UP! (MD)
• Community Needs Assessment (2002) – Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (IA)
• Needs Assessment (2004) – Community Action, Inc. (MI)
• Needs Assessment (2004) – Sarasota CAA (FL)
• Needs Assessment (2004) – Newburgh CAC (NY)
• White Paper on Poverty in Northern Kentucky (2002) – Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission – Web Page

Head Start Community Needs Assessments

• Head Start Community Assessment (2009) – Kalamazoo County Community Action Agency (MI)
  Head Start Community Needs Assessment (2006) – Metropolitan Action Commission (TN)
• Head Start Community Assessment (2003) – Montgomery County Community Action Partnership (MD)

Outcomes

Needs assessment studies are one component of the Results Oriented Management and Accountability cycle.  This process is a key feature of an agency’s planning and evaluation process that relates to ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results.