Birch Bay/Blaine Thrives

Description: This Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts Community Survey for 2025 provides residents and those who work here an opportunity to share their perspectives on school and community strengths, youth concerns, parent and community concerns, family support, substance use, and other related topics.

How the information will be used: This survey is anonymous, meaning that any results will not be attached to a person, but compiled and presented as a group. Results from this survey will be used at monthly community meetings of Birch Bay/Blaine Thrives (a broad community network of school and community representatives) to inform discussions on how best we can support youth, families, and the communities of Blaine, Birch Bay, and Point Roberts. Your feedback, for example, will initially help to guide creation of community and school projects and also shape a few federal and state funding applications.

Directions: If you live or work in the Blaine, Birch Bay, and Point Roberts and are high school-age or older, please answer the following questions by checking or typing your responses. This 25-question survey will take about 14 minutes to complete. We would love to hear your opinions. Please skip questions that you do not feel apply to you. Please leave contact information at the end of the survey if you'd like to receive emails and information about "Thrives" this year.

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* 1. Personal Information (check all that apply)

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* 2. As a parent, what do you see as strengths of the Blaine School District? - check all that apply. (skip to next question if not a parent)

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* 3. As a community member, what do you see as strengths of the Blaine School District? - check all that apply.

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* 4. What would you tell others are the main strengths of this community? (check all that apply)

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* 5. As a parent or community resident, what issues are you most concerned with for young people today? (check all that apply)

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* 6. What is the most important issue or challenge that our community should focus on this coming year?

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* 7. As a parent, what would you like to see more of in the community? (check all that apply) - Skip if not a parent.

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* 8. As a community member, what opportunities, experiences, or resources would you like to see more of here for both youth and adults?

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* 9. What community resources have you used in the last month

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* 10. How often do you eat dinner as a family or household)? (select one)

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* 11. I actively support my child’s interests and passions. (select one) - Skip if not a parent.

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* 12. Do you talk to your child or other young people about things that are important to them or that they worry about? (select one)

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* 13. What would make it easier for you to get more involved in school or community events and activities? (check all that apply)

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* 14. Do you think it is OK for teenagers to drink at parties if they don’t get drunk? (select one)

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* 15. Do you think adults in our community feel it is OK for parents to offer their youth alcoholic beverages in their home? (select one)

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* 16. Do you allow youth to drink alcohol (more than a sip) in your home? (select one)

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* 17. When youth, 6th – 12th grade, go out in the evening or on the weekend, how often do you think MOST parents: (check one per line)

  Never Sometimes Most of the Time Always
Ask who they will be with?
Ask where they are going?
Check to see if there will be adult supervision?
Set a time for them to be home?
Wait up until their child comes home?
Check to see if their child is under the influence of alcohol or drugs (talk with them, smell breath, check eyes)?

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* 18. When your child, 6th – 12th grade, goes out in the evening or on the weekend, how often do YOU: (skip if you do not have children)

  Never Sometimes Most of the Time Always
Ask who they will be with?
Ask where they are going?
Check to see if there will be adult supervision?
Set a time for them to be home?
Wait up until your child comes home?
Check to see if your child is under the influence of alcohol or drugs (talk with them, smell breath, check eyes)?

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* 19. If you had to guess, how many tenth grade students in Blaine drank alcohol during the past 30 days? (select one)

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* 20. Research tells us that young people who have a "trusted adult" in their lives navigate school and their personal lives more successfully than young people who do not. From your experience, what do you see as the important qualities of a "trusted" adult? (Please select your top five. You may add others.)

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* 21. As a community member or as a parent, check ways you are engaged in the community and schools:

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* 22. The next three questions are from the "Hope Scale" that have shown to positively indicate the overall well-being of a community.

I energetically pursue my goals. (select one)

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* 23. I can think of many ways to get the things in life that are important to me. (select one)

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* 24. I meet the goals I set for myself. (select one)

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* 25. Are you aware of Birch Bay-Blaine Thrives and its activities?

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* 26. If you would like to know about future Thrives or community meetings where we will discuss the results of this survey or other community issues, please give us your name, affiliation, email or phone (for text only).

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