Community Needs Survey

Lincoln County, Missouri - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Services

Purpose Statement:
We are seeking input from individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, caregivers, and community members to better understand service needs in Lincoln County. Your feedback will help improve programs, identify gaps, and guide future planning.

Instructions:

This survey is anonymous (unless you choose to share contact information).
Please answer based on your personal experience of the person you support.
Check all that apply unless otherwise noted.

Section 1: About You

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1. What best describes you?

Individual with a disability

Family member / guardian

Direct Support Professional

Service provider

Community Member

Other (please specify)

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2. Age of Individual (if applicable):

Under 18

18-25

26-40

41-60

61+

Does Not Apply

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3. County of Residence

Lincoln County

Other (please specify)

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4. Type of disability (if known): (Check all that apply)

Intellectual disability

Autism

Developmental Disability

Physical Disability

Behavioral / Mental health needs

Does not apply

Other (please specify)

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5. Are you currently receiving services from Community Opportunities?

Yes

Section 2: Current Services & Supports

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6. Are you the individual currently receiving services?

Yes

Not Sure

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7. If yes, what services are being used? (Check all that apply)

Residential Supports

Pre-Employment Services

Employment Services

Day Programs

Behavioral Supports

Therapy (speech, OT, PT)

Transportation

Case management / Support coordination

Respite care

Does Not Apply

Other (please specify)

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8. How would you rate current services?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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9. What works well about current services?

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10. What challenges or barriers do you experience?

Section 3: Unmet Needs & Service Gaps

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11. What services are needed but not available or hard to access? (Check all that apply)

Affordable housing / Residential options

Employment/ Job coaching

Transportation

Behavioral Supports

Mental Health Services

Medical / Specialized Healthcare

Crisis Support Services

Social / Recreational Opportunities

Life skills training

Family support / Respite

Summer Camps

Childcare

Therapy (OT, PT, SPL)

Benefits Enrollment Navigation (Medicaid, SSD, etc.)

Does Not Apply

Other (please specify)

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12. What is the biggest unmet need in Lincoln County?

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13. Have you experienced barriers accessing services?

Yes

Does Not Apply

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14. If yes, what barriers? (Check all that apply)

Long waitlists

Cost / Affordability

Lack of Providers

Transportation issues

Lack of information

Eligibility limitations

Staffing shortages

Other (please specify)

Section 4: Employment & Community Inclusion

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15. Is the individual employed?

Yes, competitive employment

Yes, supported employment

No, but wants to work

No, not interested

Does Not Apply

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16. What employment supports are needed? (Check all that apply)

Job coaching

Employer connections

Skills training

Transportation

Workplace accomodations

Does Not Apply

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17. How connected do you feel to the community?

Very connected

Somewhat connected

Not very connected

Not at all connected

Very connected

Somewhat connected

Not very connected

Not at all connected

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18. What would improve community inclusions?

Section 5: Future Needs & Priorities

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19. What services will be most needed in the next 3-5 years?

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20. Rank the top priorities for improvement: (1 = highest priority, 5 = lowest priority)

	1	2	3	4	5
Affordable housing / Residential options	Affordable housing / Residential options 1	Affordable housing / Residential options 2	Affordable housing / Residential options 3	Affordable housing / Residential options 4	Affordable housing / Residential options 5
Employment / Job Coaching	Employment / Job Coaching 1	Employment / Job Coaching 2	Employment / Job Coaching 3	Employment / Job Coaching 4	Employment / Job Coaching 5
Transportation	Transportation 1	Transportation 2	Transportation 3	Transportation 4	Transportation 5
Behavioral Supports	Behavioral Supports 1	Behavioral Supports 2	Behavioral Supports 3	Behavioral Supports 4	Behavioral Supports 5
Mental Health Services	Mental Health Services 1	Mental Health Services 2	Mental Health Services 3	Mental Health Services 4	Mental Health Services 5
Medical / Specialized healthcare	Medical / Specialized healthcare 1	Medical / Specialized healthcare 2	Medical / Specialized healthcare 3	Medical / Specialized healthcare 4	Medical / Specialized healthcare 5
Crisis Support Services	Crisis Support Services 1	Crisis Support Services 2	Crisis Support Services 3	Crisis Support Services 4	Crisis Support Services 5
Social / Recreational Opportunities	Social / Recreational Opportunities 1	Social / Recreational Opportunities 2	Social / Recreational Opportunities 3	Social / Recreational Opportunities 4	Social / Recreational Opportunities 5
Life skills training	Life skills training 1	Life skills training 2	Life skills training 3	Life skills training 4	Life skills training 5
Family support / Respite	Family support / Respite 1	Family support / Respite 2	Family support / Respite 3	Family support / Respite 4	Family support / Respite 5
Summer Camps	Summer Camps 1	Summer Camps 2	Summer Camps 3	Summer Camps 4	Summer Camps 5
Childcare	Childcare 1	Childcare 2	Childcare 3	Childcare 4	Childcare 5
Therapy (PT. OT, SPL)	Therapy (PT. OT, SPL) 1	Therapy (PT. OT, SPL) 2	Therapy (PT. OT, SPL) 3	Therapy (PT. OT, SPL) 4	Therapy (PT. OT, SPL) 5
Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.)	Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.) 1	Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.) 2	Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.) 3	Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.) 4	Benefits Enrollment / Navigation (Medicated, SSD, etc.) 5

Section 6: Communication & Access

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21. How do you prefer to recieve information about services?

Phone

Social Media

Website

Mail

In-person Events

Community Needs Survey

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* 1. What best describes you?

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* 2. Age of Individual (if applicable):

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* 3. County of Residence

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* 4. Type of disability (if known): (Check all that apply)

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* 5. Are you currently receiving services from Community Opportunities?

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* 6. Are you the individual currently receiving services?

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* 7. If yes, what services are being used? (Check all that apply)

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* 8. How would you rate current services?

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* 9. What works well about current services?

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* 10. What challenges or barriers do you experience?

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* 11. What services are needed but not available or hard to access? (Check all that apply)

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* 12. What is the biggest unmet need in Lincoln County?

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* 13. Have you experienced barriers accessing services?

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* 14. If yes, what barriers? (Check all that apply)

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* 15. Is the individual employed?

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* 16. What employment supports are needed? (Check all that apply)

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* 17. How connected do you feel to the community?

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* 18. What would improve community inclusions?

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* 19. What services will be most needed in the next 3-5 years?

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* 20. Rank the top priorities for improvement: (1 = highest priority, 5 = lowest priority)

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* 21. How do you prefer to recieve information about services?

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* 22. Do you feel you have enough information about available services?

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* 23. Would you like to be contacted for follow-up?

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* 24. If yes:

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* 25. Would you be interested in participating in a focus group?

1. What best describes you?

2. Age of Individual (if applicable):

3. County of Residence

4. Type of disability (if known): (Check all that apply)

5. Are you currently receiving services from Community Opportunities?

6. Are you the individual currently receiving services?

7. If yes, what services are being used? (Check all that apply)

8. How would you rate current services?

9. What works well about current services?

10. What challenges or barriers do you experience?

11. What services are needed but not available or hard to access? (Check all that apply)

12. What is the biggest unmet need in Lincoln County?

13. Have you experienced barriers accessing services?

14. If yes, what barriers? (Check all that apply)

15. Is the individual employed?

16. What employment supports are needed? (Check all that apply)

17. How connected do you feel to the community?

18. What would improve community inclusions?

19. What services will be most needed in the next 3-5 years?

20. Rank the top priorities for improvement: (1 = highest priority, 5 = lowest priority)

21. How do you prefer to recieve information about services?

22. Do you feel you have enough information about available services?

23. Would you like to be contacted for follow-up?

24. If yes:

25. Would you be interested in participating in a focus group?