Family Services of Grant County: Community Needs Assessment

Description/Purpose:

Every Head Start agency is required to do program planning and continuous quality improvement.  The first stafe of this is the compiling of the Community Assessment, completed in depth with every five-year grant project cycle. The Community Assessment is used to:
i. Identify populations most in need of services including prevalent social or economic factors, challenges, and barriers experienced by families and children;
ii. Inform the program’s design and to ensure equitable, inclusive, and accessible service delivery that reflect needs and diversity of the community;
iii. Inform the enrollment, recruitment, and selection process to prioritize the enrollment of these populations;
iv. Identify strengths and resources in the community that can be leveraged for service delivery, coordination, and partnership efforts for education, health, nutrition, and referrals to social services to eligible children and families; and,
v. Identify the communication methods and modalities available to the program that best engage with prospective and enrolled families in accessible ways.

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Data Year:

2024

What organization/s collected the data?

Family Services of Grant County

Does this organization also hold the data currently?

Yes

Which Vital Condition or Urgent Service does the data fall within?

• Basic Needs for Health and Safety

• Lifelong Learning

• Humane Housing

• Meaningful Work and Wealth

• Reliable Transportation

• Thriving Natural World

• Belonging and Civic Muscle

• Urgent Services

Is aggregate or summary data available publicly?

No

What was the collection method(s) (paper/online/ telephone survey, interview, focus group, observation, record review,…)?

Survey monkey, parent groups, online data

Were any tools / technology used to collect the data?

Online research, data downloads and manipulation for the report.

Were incentives used to collect the data?

No

How often is this data collected?

At least every five years and updated annually.

Study Type

A research study of the county using a compilation of primarily publicly accessible data.

Description of who was included in the dataset:

Parents were included in a survey on what type of child care/preschool is needed in our area.  All other data is not in a dataset that belongs to us, it was pulled from Census, DCYF, kids count, Grant County Trends, FBI, Health District, etc.

How many unique individuals are included in this dataset?

1-50

Geographic Area(s) covered by the dataset?

Moses Lake, Washington

What demographics were collected?

Race/Ethnicity, Age, Disabilities, Economic, Educational, Social, and Health Issues

What races and/or ethnicities were included in the study?

Demographics on all

What are some limitations of the study's data?

Publicly accessible data is often two to three years old and it is a narrative compilation with many different sources.