Gloucester County Community Needs Assessment Survey

The Gloucester County Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive document promoting a coordinated approach to housing and community needs, and fostering the coordination of all programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It provides guidance on the investment of HUD dollars, as well as other federal, State and local funding dollars.

HUD requires each CDBG grantee to develop a Consolidated Plan every five years to guide the programming of CDBG funds. HUD encourages CDBG grantees to consult with interested parties including agencies, groups, organizations, income-eligible persons and other interested parties. The Consolidated Plan will describe the County's housing needs, non-housing community development needs and homelessness needs. Your responses to the following survey will help us prepare those summaries and describe our strategies for addressing those issues during the next five years.

In addition to the Consolidated Plan, the County is also preparing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). The goal of the AI is to collect data to determine the current state of Fair Housing compliance, identify any impediments to Fair Housing, and make recommendations to address those impediments. The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate in housing because of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability/handicap, family status, etc.

This is an anonymous survey. Responses will be summarized and individual responses will not be shared. Please complete this survey only once. The survey will remain open until May 1, 2020. Please forward a link to this survey to anyone else that you feel would be interested in participating.

Thank you for your time and participation!

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* 1. Consider the needs in your community and how they can be improved. Rate the need level for each of the following items and circle the one that best applies with the number “1” as the lowest need and “4” as the highest need.

Community Facilities

	Lowest			Highest
Senior Centers	Senior Centers Lowest	Senior Centers	Senior Centers	Senior Centers Highest
Youth Centers	Youth Centers Lowest	Youth Centers	Youth Centers	Youth Centers Highest
Childcare Centers	Childcare Centers Lowest	Childcare Centers	Childcare Centers	Childcare Centers Highest
Parks and Recreation Facilities	Parks and Recreation Facilities Lowest	Parks and Recreation Facilities	Parks and Recreation Facilities	Parks and Recreation Facilities Highest

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* 2. Community Services

	Lowest			Highest
Senior Activities	Senior Activities Lowest	Senior Activities	Senior Activities	Senior Activities Highest
Youth Activities	Youth Activities Lowest	Youth Activities	Youth Activities	Youth Activities Highest
Child Care Services	Child Care Services Lowest	Child Care Services	Child Care Services	Child Care Services Highest
Anti-Crime Programs	Anti-Crime Programs Lowest	Anti-Crime Programs	Anti-Crime Programs	Anti-Crime Programs Highest
Health Services	Health Services Lowest	Health Services	Health Services	Health Services Highest
Transportation Services	Transportation Services Lowest	Transportation Services	Transportation Services	Transportation Services Highest

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* 3. Neighborhood Services

	Lowest			Highest
Code Enforcement	Code Enforcement Lowest	Code Enforcement	Code Enforcement	Code Enforcement Highest
Demolition of Unsafe Buildings	Demolition of Unsafe Buildings Lowest	Demolition of Unsafe Buildings	Demolition of Unsafe Buildings	Demolition of Unsafe Buildings Highest
Emergency Home Repairs	Emergency Home Repairs Lowest	Emergency Home Repairs	Emergency Home Repairs	Emergency Home Repairs Highest

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* 4. Infrastructure

	Lowest			Highest
Drainage Improvements	Drainage Improvements Lowest	Drainage Improvements	Drainage Improvements	Drainage Improvements Highest
Water/Sewer Improvements	Water/Sewer Improvements Lowest	Water/Sewer Improvements	Water/Sewer Improvements	Water/Sewer Improvements Highest
Sidewalk Improvements	Sidewalk Improvements Lowest	Sidewalk Improvements	Sidewalk Improvements	Sidewalk Improvements Highest
Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape Lowest	Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape Highest

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* 5. Special Needs Services

	Lowest			Highest
Centers/Services for Disabled	Centers/Services for Disabled Lowest	Centers/Services for Disabled	Centers/Services for Disabled	Centers/Services for Disabled Highest
Accessibility Improvements (ADA)	Accessibility Improvements (ADA) Lowest	Accessibility Improvements (ADA)	Accessibility Improvements (ADA)	Accessibility Improvements (ADA) Highest
Domestic Violence Services	Domestic Violence Services Lowest	Domestic Violence Services	Domestic Violence Services	Domestic Violence Services Highest
Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape Lowest	Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape	Street Lighting/Streetscape Highest
Substance Abuse Services	Substance Abuse Services Lowest	Substance Abuse Services	Substance Abuse Services	Substance Abuse Services Highest
Homeless Services/Shelters	Homeless Services/Shelters Lowest	Homeless Services/Shelters	Homeless Services/Shelters	Homeless Services/Shelters Highest
Neglected/Abused Child Services	Neglected/Abused Child Services Lowest	Neglected/Abused Child Services	Neglected/Abused Child Services	Neglected/Abused Child Services Highest

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* 6. Business & Jobs

	Lowest			Highest
Employment Training	Employment Training Lowest	Employment Training	Employment Training	Employment Training Highest
Business Mentoring	Business Mentoring Lowest	Business Mentoring	Business Mentoring	Business Mentoring Highest
Job Creation/Retention	Job Creation/Retention Lowest	Job Creation/Retention	Job Creation/Retention	Job Creation/Retention Highest
Building Facade Improvements	Building Facade Improvements Lowest	Building Facade Improvements	Building Facade Improvements	Building Facade Improvements Highest

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* 7. Housing

	Lowest			Highest
Residential Rehabilitation (Repairs)	Residential Rehabilitation (Repairs) Lowest	Residential Rehabilitation (Repairs)	Residential Rehabilitation (Repairs)	Residential Rehabilitation (Repairs) Highest
Homeownership Assistance	Homeownership Assistance Lowest	Homeownership Assistance	Homeownership Assistance	Homeownership Assistance Highest
Housing for Disabled	Housing for Disabled Lowest	Housing for Disabled	Housing for Disabled	Housing for Disabled Highest
Senior Housing	Senior Housing Lowest	Senior Housing	Senior Housing	Senior Housing Highest
Single Family Housing	Single Family Housing Lowest	Single Family Housing	Single Family Housing	Single Family Housing Highest
Affordable Rental Housing	Affordable Rental Housing Lowest	Affordable Rental Housing	Affordable Rental Housing	Affordable Rental Housing Highest
Fair Housing	Fair Housing Lowest	Fair Housing	Fair Housing	Fair Housing Highest
Energy Efficient Improvements	Energy Efficient Improvements Lowest	Energy Efficient Improvements	Energy Efficient Improvements	Energy Efficient Improvements Highest

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* 8. As part of this planning process, Gloucester County must also analyze factors that limit fair housing choice in the County. Your own experiences will contribute to the efforts to research obstacles such as the nature and extent of housing discrimination in the County. This information will be used to assist in developing strategies to overcome impediments to fair housing choice. This portion of the survey is for information purposes only.

Do you believe that discrimination is an issue in your neighborhood?

Yes

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* 9. Have you ever experienced discrimination in housing?

Yes

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* 10. Who do you believe discriminated against you?

Landlord/Property Manager

Real Estate Agent

Mortgage Lender

Mortgage Insurer

I have not been discriminated against.

Other (please specify)

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* 11. On what basis do you believe you were discriminated against?

Race

Color

National Origin

Religion

Gender

Disability (either you or someone close to you)

Familial Status (i.e. single parent with children)

I have not been discriminated against.

Other (please specify)

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* 12. If you believe you have been discriminated against, have you reported the incident?

Yes

I have not been discriminated against

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* 13. If you believe you have been discriminated against, have you reported the incident?

Yes

I have not been discriminated against

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* 14. If you did not report an incident of discrimination, why did you choose not to report it?

I have not been discriminated against

I have been discriminated against and reported the incident.

I did not report the incident because I didn't know where to report it.

I did not report the incident because I don't believe it makes a difference.

I did not report the incident because I was afraid of retaliation.

I did not report the incident because it would have been too much trouble.

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Do you own or rent your home?

Own

Rent

Other (please specify)

Gloucester County Community Needs Assessment Survey

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* 1. Consider the needs in your community and how they can be improved. Rate the need level for each of the following items and circle the one that best applies with the number “1” as the lowest need and “4” as the highest need.Community Facilities

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* 2. Community Services

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* 3. Neighborhood Services

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* 4. Infrastructure

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* 5. Special Needs Services

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* 6. Business & Jobs

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* 7. Housing

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* 9. Have you ever experienced discrimination in housing?

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* 10. Who do you believe discriminated against you?

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* 11. On what basis do you believe you were discriminated against?

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* 12. If you believe you have been discriminated against, have you reported the incident?

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* 13. If you believe you have been discriminated against, have you reported the incident?

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* 14. If you did not report an incident of discrimination, why did you choose not to report it?

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* 15. Do you own or rent your home?

* 1. Consider the needs in your community and how they can be improved. Rate the need level for each of the following items and circle the one that best applies with the number “1” as the lowest need and “4” as the highest need.

Community Facilities