Catholic Charities Community Survey

Catholic Charities provides services to people throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. To ensure that we are doing all we can to meet the needs of individuals and families throughout the region, we have started a strategic planning process to identify our strategic goals and objectives for the next 3-5 years.

We’d welcome your input! Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts by answering the 8 questions below.

All of your responses are anonymous and will remain confidential, seen only by the planning consultant.

If you have any questions about the planning process, please contact Catholic Charities’ Executive Director, Fritz Jones.

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* 1. What is your relationship to Catholic Charities? Please check all that apply.

I have used services provided by Catholic Charities

I am a donor / supporter of Catholic Charities

I am a volunteer with Catholic Charities

I am a current or former staff member of the Diocese of Wilmington

I am a current or former board member of Catholic Charities

I am a former staff member of Catholic Charities

I work for an organization that partners with Catholic Charities

I have had no direct involvement with Catholic Charities

Other

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* 2. On a scale from ‘not at all familiar’ to ‘extremely familiar,’ how familiar are you with the programs and services of Catholic Charities?

Not at all familiar

Somewhat familiar

Familiar

Extremely familiar

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* 3. What do you most appreciate about the services that Catholic Charities provides?

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* 4. From your experience, in what five areas are there the LARGEST GAPS between what is needed in the community and the services that are currently available? Please check no more than 5.

Affordable housing

After-school programs for children and youth

Child Care / Early childhood education

Disaster relief / disaster assistance

Drug and alcohol addiction

Elder Services / Support for the elderly

Emergency shelter

English language services for non-English speakers

Feeding the hungry / food insecurity

Financial assistance

Immigration Services

LGBTQ Youth

Literacy

Mental health support / counseling

Pregnancy support programs

Religious education

Suicide prevention

Teen and adolescent programs

Transitional housing

Violence prevention

Other

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* 5. The staff of Catholic Charities confront unmet needs in the community every day and there are many opportunities to increase our support to communities throughout the Diocese. Below is a list of various ideas that have been suggested as a future priority.

To what degree should each of these be a HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW priority?

	High Priority	Medium Priority	low Priority
Provide emergency shelter to homeless individuals and families	Provide emergency shelter to homeless individuals and families High Priority	Provide emergency shelter to homeless individuals and families Medium Priority	Provide emergency shelter to homeless individuals and families low Priority
Provide emergency shelter to medically fragile individuals	Provide emergency shelter to medically fragile individuals High Priority	Provide emergency shelter to medically fragile individuals Medium Priority	Provide emergency shelter to medically fragile individuals low Priority
Provide transitional housing to those who were formerly homeless	Provide transitional housing to those who were formerly homeless High Priority	Provide transitional housing to those who were formerly homeless Medium Priority	Provide transitional housing to those who were formerly homeless low Priority
Develop affordable housing	Develop affordable housing High Priority	Develop affordable housing Medium Priority	Develop affordable housing low Priority
Open a maternity shelter in southern Delaware	Open a maternity shelter in southern Delaware High Priority	Open a maternity shelter in southern Delaware Medium Priority	Open a maternity shelter in southern Delaware low Priority
Increase efforts to address hunger and food insecurity	Increase efforts to address hunger and food insecurity High Priority	Increase efforts to address hunger and food insecurity Medium Priority	Increase efforts to address hunger and food insecurity low Priority
Expand services to new areas in the Diocese (e.g., in the Eastern Shore or further south in the Delmarva Peninsula)	Expand services to new areas in the Diocese (e.g., in the Eastern Shore or further south in the Delmarva Peninsula) High Priority	Expand services to new areas in the Diocese (e.g., in the Eastern Shore or further south in the Delmarva Peninsula) Medium Priority	Expand services to new areas in the Diocese (e.g., in the Eastern Shore or further south in the Delmarva Peninsula) low Priority
Increase engagement with Parishes	Increase engagement with Parishes High Priority	Increase engagement with Parishes Medium Priority	Increase engagement with Parishes low Priority
Provide programs specifically for Parishes	Provide programs specifically for Parishes High Priority	Provide programs specifically for Parishes Medium Priority	Provide programs specifically for Parishes low Priority

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* 6. Are there other needs that should be a high priority for Catholic Charities? Please describe.

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* 7. Where do you live?

New Castle County

Kent County

Sussex County

Somerset County (MD)

Other County in Maryland

Other

Catholic Charities Community Survey

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* 1. What is your relationship to Catholic Charities? Please check all that apply.

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* 2. On a scale from ‘not at all familiar’ to ‘extremely familiar,’ how familiar are you with the programs and services of Catholic Charities?

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* 3. What do you most appreciate about the services that Catholic Charities provides?

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* 4. From your experience, in what five areas are there the LARGEST GAPS between what is needed in the community and the services that are currently available? Please check no more than 5.

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* 6. Are there other needs that should be a high priority for Catholic Charities? Please describe.

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* 7. Where do you live?

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* 8. Do you have any other thoughts or comments to share?