ABOUT THE BLAIR COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The Blair County Needs Assessment is a collaborative effort between the Blair County Human Services Office and the United Way of Blair County using the Compass II model. Compass II is a community development tool that builds on the strengths of local individuals, associations, and organizations to promote broad participation in the continuous improvement of community life. Because it uses an asset-based approach to community building, the product of this process will be more than simply a list of community “needs.” The ultimate goal is to form plans to combine our assets with our needs, making Blair County a stronger community.
PROGRESS REPORT
So far we have formed a community partnership involving representatives from a variety of local agencies and collected surveys from households, businesses, service providers, associations, faith based organizations, and key informants (key community leaders). We held focus groups with youth, older adults, persons with disabilities, and people who have insight regarding family violence. We have also held 7 community meetings (one in each of the school districts), in order to present the findings and gain valuable feedback.
We have developed a final report on the process and the results which we published in print and electronic formats. It is available here on this site in .pdf format. Next, we plan to develop workgroups to take a look at how we can partner together to solve some of the key issues that have been identified in our research. If you would like to be involved please contact us at 814-693-3112 or by email at swithrow@blairco.info for more information.
DOWNLOAD THE FINAL REPORT HERE (in .PDF format) |
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HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DETAILED DATA
ASSOCIATION SURVEY DETAILED DATA
BUSINESS SURVEY DETAILED DATA
FAITH COMMUNITY SURVEY DETAILED DATA
KEY INFORMANT SURVEY DETAILED DATA
SERVICE PROVIDER SURVEY DETAILED DATA
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