Share Your Story Survey

Tell us what's changing in your life.

Across Calhoun County, cuts to funding are changing what help is available — and who can get it. Services many families depend on are being reduced or disappearing. Your story can help make the real impact of these cuts visible to funders and decision-makers.

You don't need to know the names of programs or policies. Just share what you've experienced.

You don't have to be directly affected yourself. If someone in your family, household, or community has been impacted, your perspective matters too.

1.How are you connected to this?

I personally use or used to use a service that has been cut or reduced.

I care for someone - a child, parent, or family member - who has been affected.

Someone in my community (neighbor, friend, coworker) has been affected.

I work or volunteer at a nonprofit and see impacts on the people we serve.

Other

2.What did you or someone you know rely on that is now gone or reduced? What happened to it? Describe what the service or support was, and what changed.

Describe the help or service in your own words. You don’t need to know the official program name. Examples: a program for kids after school, housing support, a food pantry, etc.

3.What did you have to do differently when that changed? Or what did you do when the support wasn’t here anymore?

For example: going without, finding another way, paying out of pocket, asking family for help, skipping appointments, putting this off.

4.What has the impact been on daily life?

Think about your health, your family, your finances, your stress level, your ability to work or care for others. Specific, concrete details are the most powerful.

5.What would you like decision makers to know or understand?

6.May we share your story?

With your permission, we may share stories as part of our efforts to create change. Any sharing of stories would be 100% anonymous - we will never include your name publicly.

Yes, share my story if it's helpful.

No, please keep my story private.

7.May we contact you for more information?

We may want to contact you to find out more details or context about your story.

Yes

8.Name (optional)

9.Phone (optional)

10.Email (optional)

ABOUT YOU: (OPTIONAL)

12.What is your racial/ethnic identity? (Select all that apply)

Choose to self describe: