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2026 Community Needs Assessment - Partner Survey
Introduction:
Thank you for participating in this assessment. Your feedback will help identify service gaps, strengthen partnerships, and improve outcomes for individuals and families in our community. Responses will be reported in summary form.
Section 1: Organization Information
1.
Organization Name
2.
Type of Organization
Non-profit
Government Agency
Healthcare Provider
Faith-Based Organization
Educational Institution
Community-Based Organization
Private Business
Other (please specify)
3.
Primary populations served (check all that apply)
Low-income households
Families with children
Seniors (65+)
Individuals with disabilities
Veterans
Individuals experiencing homelessness
Youth/Young adults
Immigrant/refugee populations
Individuals with mental health conditions
Individuals with substance use disorders
Other (please specify)
Section 2: Community Needs
4.
Please mark the areas of highest need in our community. Choose N/A if you have no opinion or don't know about the level of need.
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Lack of affordable housing
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Homelessness
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Cost of home repairs
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Cost of utilities
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Food costs
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Access to healthy food
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Challenge of rising living expenses
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Ability to manage and budget money
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Debt
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Lack of public transportation
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Lack of personal transportation
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Cost and accessibility of transportation to work or services
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Lack of jobs paying a living wage
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
More job training programs
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Working but not making enough money
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Child abuse and neglect
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Children’s success in school
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Students dropping out of high school
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Paying for college and other higher education
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Need for parental support systems
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
More affordable childcare
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Drug and/or alcohol abuse support
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Access to healthcare and health insurance
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
High healthcare costs
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Dental and vision care
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Mental health support
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Support for senior citizens
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Support for disabled citizens
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Crime
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Incarceration and re-entry issues
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Discrimination due to criminal background
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Juvenile crime
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Domestic violence
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Neighborhood safety
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Racial discrimination
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Veterans’ services
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Language barriers
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Immigration and citizenship issues
High Area of Need
Middle Area of Need
Low Area of Need
No Current Need
N/A
Section 3: Housing and Homelessness
5.
How would you describe the current housing situation in the community?
Severe shortage of affordable housing
Moderate shortage of affordable housing
Stable
Unsure
6.
What are top housing-related challenges (check up to 3)
Rising rents
Evictions
Lack of accessible units (ADA)
Homelessness
Overcrowding
Utility costs
Home repair needs
Other (please specify)
7.
Are there sufficient housing resources in the community?
Yes
No
Unsure
8.
What are the biggest housing gaps that need addressed?
Section 4: Food and Nutrition
9.
Are you seeing food insecurity rates:
Increasing
Decreasing
Stable
Unsure
10.
What nutrition related concerns do you see in the community? (check all that apply)
Limited access to fresh produce
Chronic health conditions related to diet
Lack of culturally appropriate food
Transportation barriers
Cost of healthy food
Other (please specify)
11.
Are there adequate senior meal and home-delivered meals programs?
Yes
No
Unsure
12.
What are the biggest food and nutrition gaps need addressed?
Section 5: Financial Stability
13.
Are you seeing an increase for any of the following? (check all that apply)
Utility assistance
Rental assistance
Emergency financial aid
Budgeting education
Credits scores preventing individuals form getting a loan
Lack of financial planning prolonging individuals from retirement
Other (please specify)
14.
Are existing emergency assistance programs:
Sufficient
Over capacity
Underutilized
Difficult to access
Other (please specify)
15.
What trends are you observing regarding household financial stability?
Section 6: Transportation
16.
What major transportation barriers do you see? (check all that apply)
Lack of public transit
Cost of fuel
Vehicle repairs
Limited rural access
Inaccessible transit for disabilities
Lack of senior transportation
Other (please specify)
17.
Transportation impacts access to: (check all that apply)
Employment
Healthcare
Food access
Social services
Education
18.
Where are the biggest transportation gaps that need addressed?
Section 7: Employment
19.
What workforce challenges have you observed? (check all that apply)
Skills gaps
Childcare shortages
Transportation barriers
Limited living-wage jobs
Digital divide
Other (please specify)
20.
Are job training programs aligned with employer needs?
Yes
No
Unsure
21.
What employment supports would improve economic mobility
Section 8: Childcare
22.
What childcare challenges have you observed? (check all that apply)
High cost of childcare
Long waiting list for childcare
Lack of childcare options available for nights and weekends
No enough childcare providers
Other (please specify)
23.
What are the biggest childcare gaps that need addressed?
Section 9: Physical and Mental Health
24.
Are residents able to access health insurance?
Yes
No
Unsure
25.
Are residents able to access primary healthcare?
Yes
No
Unsure
26.
Mental health needs in the community are:
High and increasing
Moderate
Stable
Unsure
27.
What major behavioral health gaps do you see? (check all that apply)
Lack of providers
Long wait times
Cost
Stigma
Youth mental health services
Senior mental health services
Substance use treament
Other (please specify)
28.
What are the biggest health gaps that need to be addressed?
Section 10: Seniors
29.
What are you seeing seniors experiencing? (check all that apply)
Social isolation
Food insecurity
Housing instability
Transportation barriers
Caregiver shortages
Other (please specify)
30.
What are the biggest challenges that seniors face that need addressed?
Section 11: Individuals with Disabilities
31.
What do you see that individuals with disabilities are facing? (check all that apply)
Inaccessible housing
Employment barries
Limited transportation
Service navigation challenges
Insufficient person care services
Other (please specify)
32.
Are community facilities generally accessible?
Yes
No
Partially
Unsure
33.
What are the greatest needs that people with disabilities face that need addressed?
Section 12: Partner Feedback
34.
Are referral systems between agencies:
Strong and coordinated
Informal but functional
Fragmented
Limited
Unsure
35.
What barriers do you see for effective collaboration: (check all that apply)
Funding limitations
Data sharing restrictions
Capacity issues
Communication gaps
Duplication of services
Other (please specify)
36.
What services are currently duplicated?
37.
What services are missing entirely?
38.
What partnership opportunities should be explored?
39.
What emerging issues are you seeing in the community?
40.
If additional funding became available, where should it be prioritzed?