2017 HAPPN Member Survery The Homeless Action and PA Provider Network (HAPPN) has been a signature initiative of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania for many years. We would like to know how our members perceive its work, its value, its benefit as well as the areas where you think we could do more to support your efforts in ending homelessness. We would like to ask that you take a few moments to complete this survey to inform HAPPN future activities. We know how busy you are, so thank you in advance for taking the time to do this. We hope to have a draft plan available to our members in the Fall. Question Title * 1. Please briefly describe your organization. Type of organization? (non-profit, developer's organization, for profit, government, etc) Where is your organization located (i.e. town, county)? What area does your organization serve? How many people does your agency serve annually? Not Applicable- I am an individual who became involved in this issue because... Question Title * 2. What are your focus areas? Family Homelessness Individual Homelessness Unaccompanied Youth Veteran Homelessness Chronic Homelessness Domestic Violence Drug and Alcohol Government/Quasi Government Entity CoC Lead Agency Funder Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. How would you describe the main reasons that you are a part of HAPPN? Please check all that apply. To get information about what’s going on in Harrisburg To get information on the federal budgets To network To get more funding for housing To raise the prominence of homelessness as an issue To build political power for housing for people in need To coordinate on policy Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. The mission of the Homeless Action and PA Providers Network “HAPPN” is just what our name says - a network of homeless service providers, volunteers, consumers and advocates working together to prevent and end homelessness in Pennsylvania. We take action to advance proven, local, cost-effective solutions to ensure that every Pennsylvanian has a home within their reach. How successful are we in fulfilling this mission? Very successful Reasonably well Adequate Poor No opinion Please comment on any of your responses above Question Title * 5. Please tell us how well our current services are being carried out in the following areas: quality, impact, and any other factors that you consider important in evaluating services. Very successfully Reasonably well Adequately Poorly No opinion Information resource Information resource Very successfully Information resource Reasonably well Information resource Adequately Information resource Poorly Information resource No opinion Education, training and technical assistance Education, training and technical assistance Very successfully Education, training and technical assistance Reasonably well Education, training and technical assistance Adequately Education, training and technical assistance Poorly Education, training and technical assistance No opinion Coalition building Coalition building Very successfully Coalition building Reasonably well Coalition building Adequately Coalition building Poorly Coalition building No opinion Research Research Very successfully Research Reasonably well Research Adequately Research Poorly Research No opinion Advocacy Advocacy Very successfully Advocacy Reasonably well Advocacy Adequately Advocacy Poorly Advocacy No opinion Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference Very successfully Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference Reasonably well Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference Adequately Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference Poorly Homelessness Track at Home within Reach Conference No opinion Please comment on any of your responses above Question Title * 6. How clear and effective are HAPPN communications, such as powermails, phone calls, meeting notes, etc? Very good Good Fairly good Mediocre Poor Please comment on any of your responses above Next
