2015 Community Needs Assessment

Community Needs Assessment

In an effort to encourage community feedback, Proteus, Inc. is inviting community members to complete the attached survey and give offer opinions on needed services for their neighborhoods. The survey results will be used as a guide to help Proteus bring new services to communities.

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* 1. Which county do you reside in?

Tulare

Fresno

Kings

Kern

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* 2. Which best describes you?

I am a temporary or seasonal worker

I am a student

I am an employee of the social service sector

I am a city/county employee

I am a private company employee

Other

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* 3. Age:

Under 18 years

18-31

32-44

45-58

58-71

Older than 71 years

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* 4. Gender:

Male

Female

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* 5. Number of people in your home:

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* 6. Total Annual Household Income:

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* 7. What is your current employment status?

Full-time

Part-time

Unemployed

Self-employed

Disabled

Retired

Other

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* 8. What is your highest education level?

Did not attend high school

High School Diploma or GED

Vocational Certificate or License

Associate Degree

Bachelor Degree

Master Degree

Doctorate

Other

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* 9. Sources of Income:

Wages

Government assistance

Food stamps

Unemployment benefits

SSI/SDI

Child support

Self-employed

Other

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* 10. Marital Status:

Single

Married

Separated

Divorced

Widowed

Domestic Partner

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* 11. Housing Status:

Homeowner

Renter

Living with family or friends

Homeless

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* 12. Household arrangement:

Live alone

Single-parent with children under 18

Two parents with children under 18

Two or more adults, no children

Grandparents raising grandchildren

Other

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* 13. Do you have health insurance?

Yes

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* 14. Have you or anyone in your family utilized any of the following Proteus programs? Check all that apply:

ESL

GED

Child care center

Energy (refrigerator/weatherization)

Farmworker services

Housing assistance

DACA

Workforce Investment Act

Youth services

Solar training

Truck Driving training

Forklift training

Employment services

Resource room-job search

Mobile Unit

Other:

N/A

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* 15. Rate your satisfaction with the following community programs:

	Satisfied	Neutral	Unsatisfied	N/A
On-the-job training	On-the-job training Satisfied	On-the-job training Neutral	On-the-job training Unsatisfied	On-the-job training N/A
DACA	DACA Satisfied	DACA Neutral	DACA Unsatisfied	DACA N/A
Drought services	Drought services Satisfied	Drought services Neutral	Drought services Unsatisfied	Drought services N/A
Healthcare	Healthcare Satisfied	Healthcare Neutral	Healthcare Unsatisfied	Healthcare N/A
Transportation	Transportation Satisfied	Transportation Neutral	Transportation Unsatisfied	Transportation N/A
Childcare	Childcare Satisfied	Childcare Neutral	Childcare Unsatisfied	Childcare N/A
Public Safety	Public Safety Satisfied	Public Safety Neutral	Public Safety Unsatisfied	Public Safety N/A
Vocational training	Vocational training Satisfied	Vocational training Neutral	Vocational training Unsatisfied	Vocational training N/A
Employment services	Employment services Satisfied	Employment services Neutral	Employment services Unsatisfied	Employment services N/A
Government assistance	Government assistance Satisfied	Government assistance Neutral	Government assistance Unsatisfied	Government assistance N/A
Youth services	Youth services Satisfied	Youth services Neutral	Youth services Unsatisfied	Youth services N/A
Mental health	Mental health Satisfied	Mental health Neutral	Mental health Unsatisfied	Mental health N/A

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* 16. What causes do you feel prevent people from working?

	More likely	Less likely
Reliable transportation to and from work	Reliable transportation to and from work More likely	Reliable transportation to and from work Less likely
Lack of education	Lack of education More likely	Lack of education Less likely
Lack of motivation	Lack of motivation More likely	Lack of motivation Less likely
Lack of on-the-job training	Lack of on-the-job training More likely	Lack of on-the-job training Less likely
Language barrier	Language barrier More likely	Language barrier Less likely
Lack of skills	Lack of skills More likely	Lack of skills Less likely
Daycare expenses	Daycare expenses More likely	Daycare expenses Less likely
Discrimination	Discrimination More likely	Discrimination Less likely
Criminal background	Criminal background More likely	Criminal background Less likely
Mental health issues	Mental health issues More likely	Mental health issues Less likely
Single parent households without family support	Single parent households without family support More likely	Single parent households without family support Less likely

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* 17. Which of the following services would you like to see MORE in your community?

	High Priority	Low Priority	Not Needed
Job training programs	Job training programs High Priority	Job training programs Low Priority	Job training programs Not Needed
Drought emergency services	Drought emergency services High Priority	Drought emergency services Low Priority	Drought emergency services Not Needed
Affordable care act information	Affordable care act information High Priority	Affordable care act information Low Priority	Affordable care act information Not Needed
Daycare	Daycare High Priority	Daycare Low Priority	Daycare Not Needed
Tutoring for students	Tutoring for students High Priority	Tutoring for students Low Priority	Tutoring for students Not Needed
Drug & alcohol addiction services	Drug & alcohol addiction services High Priority	Drug & alcohol addiction services Low Priority	Drug & alcohol addiction services Not Needed
Obesity prevention	Obesity prevention High Priority	Obesity prevention Low Priority	Obesity prevention Not Needed
Immigration reform	Immigration reform High Priority	Immigration reform Low Priority	Immigration reform Not Needed
Gang prevention	Gang prevention High Priority	Gang prevention Low Priority	Gang prevention Not Needed
Career & leadership for youth	Career & leadership for youth High Priority	Career & leadership for youth Low Priority	Career & leadership for youth Not Needed
Short term trainings	Short term trainings High Priority	Short term trainings Low Priority	Short term trainings Not Needed
Pregnancy prevention	Pregnancy prevention High Priority	Pregnancy prevention Low Priority	Pregnancy prevention Not Needed
Mental health	Mental health High Priority	Mental health Low Priority	Mental health Not Needed
Homelessness	Homelessness High Priority	Homelessness Low Priority	Homelessness Not Needed
Domestic violence	Domestic violence High Priority	Domestic violence Low Priority	Domestic violence Not Needed
Youth summer jobs	Youth summer jobs High Priority	Youth summer jobs Low Priority	Youth summer jobs Not Needed
Business advice	Business advice High Priority	Business advice Low Priority	Business advice Not Needed
Employment assistance	Employment assistance High Priority	Employment assistance Low Priority	Employment assistance Not Needed

Other (please specify)