2017 Community Needs Assessment Survey

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* 5. What do you think are the top three challenges individuals and families face in obtaining health services (this includes medical, dental, vision and mental health)

Income (not enough money to cover all of their expenses-forced to choose between necessities)

Cost (insurance, deductibles, co-pays, sliding scale fees, etc.)

Access to insurance (difficulty obtaining/completing applications, long waiting period during the enrollment process, etc.)

Access to clinics, hospitals, doctors (limited options close to home, long waiting lists, limited options of doctors who will see client's without insurance, etc.)

Fear (of doctors, dentists, diagnosis, treatment, etc.)

Transportation

Education (what services are available, how to access services, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are the top three reasons women do not access women's healthcare related to childbirth (breastfeeding, birthing classes, doula services)

Cost (too expensive)

Access (not enough options in community)

Understanding of the importance/value of these services

Understanding of how to access these services

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What do you think are the top three reasons students (preschool through high school) miss school?

Homelessness

Access to preschool (limited options close to home, long waiting lists, etc.)

Parental guidance (working parents are not home or ill/disabled parents are unable to get children on the bus, education is not a family priority, etc.)

Drug and/or alcohol abuse (parental or teenager)

Transportation

Teenage Pregnancy

Problems at home

Bullying or problems at school (poor grades, low self-esteem, fear, peer pressure, etc.)

Cost (of preschool, school supplies, clothing, shoes, breakfast/lunch, etc.)

Poor physical health

Poor mental health

Belief that education is not important

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What do you think are the top three reasons teenagers drop out of school?

Bullying

Teen pregnancy

Poor grades

Must work to help with family expenses

Required to babysit younger siblings who are not in school yet

Drug and/or alcohol abuse

Legal issues

Homelessness

Belief that education is not important

Poor health (medical, dental, vision)

Learning challenges (disability, inadequate supplies, such as eyeglasses)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What do you think are the top three challenges adults (18 or Older) face in improving their education?

Income (not enough money to cover all of their expenses - forced to choose work over education)

General costs (GED testing fee, tuition for college/trade schools, school supplies, childcare, etc.)

Life skills (people do not know what their education options are, how to apply for school/training, or what to choose as a career path, etc.)

Learning Disabilities (limited resources to help with college/trade schools for people with Individual Education Plans (IEP)).

Support system (family discourages continuing education)

Transportation

Access to financial aid (victims of fraudulent for-profit schools, such as Sanford Brown, have too much debit to obtain additional financial aid, people do now know how to apply for financial aid, etc.)

General overwhelmed feeling of facing the future, and making a decision (mental health)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you think our area has enough resources for parents (how to learn to change diapers, how to learn curb unwanted child behaviors, how to interact with your child, how to be your child's first teacher)?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What do you think the top three needs are of parents?

Parenting classes (that will satisfy court orders)

Respite care (emergency childcare)

Child development information

Information on how to address challenging behavior

Information on how to express love and encouragement

Advocacy training (how to voice your child's needs at school, childcare, the doctor's office, etc.)

Basic supplies (diapers, clothes, hygiene products, school supplies, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What do you think are the top three barriers individuals face in obtaining/maintaining employment?

Livable wages (families cannot survive on the wages they receive, employers do not offer benefit packages/health insurance)

Childcare

Transportation

Education (lack of education or job training)

Drug and/or alcohol addiction

Sexual harassment and/or racism

Health issues (medical, dental or vision)

Mental health issues

Priorities (lack of motivation or work ethic)

Opportunities (decrease in higher paying jobs, limited employment opportunities close to home, etc.)

Understanding how to apply for/interview for a job (create resume, interview etiquette)

Mental Health concerns

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What do you think are the top three barriers families are facing in obtaining/maintaining childcare?

Income (not enough money to cover all of their expenses-forced to choose between necessities)

Cost (all date care and before/after school care are expensive

Access to childcare (limited options close to home or work, family/friends are unable to help watch children, childcare is not available for off hour schedules (e.g. evenings, mid nights, weekends, holidays), lack of affordable childcare for newborns)

Health and safety (parents are concerned the facility is not clean/sanitary, workers are not well trained, background checks are inadequate, etc.)

Resources (there are not enough resources to help with the cost of childcare, applying for assistance is difficult and takes a long time, unaware of available options etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What do you think are the top three reasons parents do not send their children to an afterschool/summer program?

No need for it (parent is at home)

Options (there are not options available)

Cost (summer school/afterschool is expensive)

Value (parents do not value this type of experience for their child)

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What do you think are the top three barriers individuals and families face with transportation?

Income (not enough money to cover all of their expenses-forced to choose between necessities)

Costs (affordable cars tend to be unreliable, maintenance/repairs, gas, insurance, inspections, licensing, personal property taxes, etc.)

Public transportation (there are limited options, bus routes do not cover the whole county, long wait times between scheduled stops, etc.)

Life skills (people do not know how to use public transportation, how to buy a car, how to save money for repairs, etc.)

Lack of a personal car

Having an invalid driver's license

Other (please specify)

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* 16. What do you think are the top three housing barriers individuals and families are facing in our area?

Income (not enough money to cover all of their expenses-forced to choose between necessities)

Lack of safe and affordable housing options in our area/long waiting lists for affordable housing

Lack of housing close to community resources (schools, supermarkets, doctor offices, employment opportunities)

Costs (deposits, first/last month rent, down payments, moving expenses, utility service connection fees, etc.)

Life skills (people do not know what is available in the community, how to apply for apartments/buy a home, how to budget and save for housing costs, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Which county do you live in?

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* 2. How many people live in your household (including yourself)?

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* 3. What is your household's annual income?

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* 4. What do you think are the top three challenges individuals and families face in eating healthy?

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* 5. What do you think are the top three challenges individuals and families face in obtaining health services (this includes medical, dental, vision and mental health)

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* 6. What are the top three reasons women do not access women's healthcare related to childbirth (breastfeeding, birthing classes, doula services)

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* 7. What do you think are the top three reasons students (preschool through high school) miss school?

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* 8. What do you think are the top three reasons teenagers drop out of school?

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* 9. What do you think are the top three challenges adults (18 or Older) face in improving their education?

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* 10. Do you think our area has enough resources for parents (how to learn to change diapers, how to learn curb unwanted child behaviors, how to interact with your child, how to be your child's first teacher)?

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* 11. What do you think the top three needs are of parents?

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* 12. What do you think are the top three barriers individuals face in obtaining/maintaining employment?

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* 13. What do you think are the top three barriers families are facing in obtaining/maintaining childcare?

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* 14. What do you think are the top three reasons parents do not send their children to an afterschool/summer program?

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* 15. What do you think are the top three barriers individuals and families face with transportation?

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* 16. What do you think are the top three housing barriers individuals and families are facing in our area?

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* 17. Do you think our area has people who are homeless?

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* 18. Do you know any homeless youth in Jefferson or Franklin Counties?

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* 19. Which of our services have you heard of (select all that apply)?

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* 20. How likely are you to refer someone to JFCAC for assistance?

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* 21. Other Comments:

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* 22. If you would like to receive periodic communication from JFCAC, please provide your E-mail address.