Community Strengths and Challenges in the Portland-metro Native Community

 
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Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and help NAYA determine our strategic direction over the next three years. Your input will help guide our areas of focus and provide ideas on how to solve challenging problems.

During the last two and half years, NAYA focused on four main areas: developing NAYA into a stronger organization, adding new NAYA services to support families, improving NAYA’s current services, and strengthening community leaders and the community’s voice.

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1. What are the most important for NAYA to continue to focus on moving forward. Please rank from 1 to 4 with one being the highest.

  1 (highest) 2 3 4 (lowest)
Developing NAYA into a stronger organization
Adding new NAYA services to support families
Improving current NAYA services
Strengthening community leaders and the community's voice

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2. Considering current services at NAYA, what areas do you think are the most important for NAYA to continue working on moving forward? Please rate the following from 1 to 8, with 1 being the most important.

  1 (High) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Low)
Adding child care, full-day head start and pre-kindergarten classes
Student advocacy, after school programming, tutoring, foster care services
Small business classes, matched savings accounts, job and career training
Increasing Native high school graduation rates, and accessing financial aid, scholarships, completing college applications
Community/civic engagement, developing community leaders, community advocacy
Parenting classes, parent and infant playgroups, services for DV survivors
Homeownership support, emergency housing assistance, more NAYA housing
Cultural arts classes, powwows, cultural gatherings

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3. The following questions are about meeting the needs of you and your family in the Portland metro area. Please answer the following questions indicating: Yes, No, Somewhat or Not/Applicable

  YES NO SOMEWHAT NOT APPLICABLE
You are able to get a job.
You and your family can eat healthy meals regularly.
You are able to find a safe place for you and your family to live.
You know where to find help buying a home.
You and your family can get adequate medical and dental care.
You have good and affordable day-care services available for your child/children
You can get the education and training you need.
You can get adequate school supplies for your children.
Help is available for persons having alcohol or drug problems.
Help is available for individuals who are victims or survivors of domestic violence, rape or harassment.
Help is available for Elders who wish to remain in their homes.
Help is available for people who are dealing with mental health issues.
You can get help paying rent/utility bills.
You are able to find out about services that are available to you and your family.
In an emergency (e.g. lost job, layoff, theft, etc.) you can get help to get back on your feet.

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4. What is the greatest strength of Portland’s Native community? (Please prioritize one, there is also a comments section)

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5. What is the greatest challenge (or need) facing Portland’s Native community? (Please prioritize one, if you have additional thoughts, use the comments section below)

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6. What are possible services or solutions to ensure Portland’s Native community continues to thrive?

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7. Please rank the following challenges to accessing services at NAYA or in other places from 1-4, with 1 being the most challenging:

  1 (high) 2 3 4 (low)
Affordable childcare
Reliable transportation
Quality services
Supportive Staff

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8. What are your hopes and dreams for the Portland Native community?

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9. Additional comments you’d like us to know:

Your input is very valuable and will help us better understand the community’s priorities. We want to know a little more about you. Please tell us:

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10. Relationship to NAYA (check all that apply):

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11. What is your gender?

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12. What is your age?

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13. What is your race/ethnicity? (check all that apply)

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14. I am Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous but I don't know my Tribe

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15. Please self-identify your tribe(s):

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16. In what county do you live? (Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, etc)

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17. In what city do you live?

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18. What is your zip code?

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20. Which of the following best describes you, in relation to your housing situation?

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21. How do you describe your household?

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22. Number of adults (18+) living in the household:

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23. Number of children (under 18) living in household:

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24. What is your estimated household yearly income (before taxes):

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