Directors and Managers

Consider how to establish long-term goals and measurable objectives.

Consider how community assessment data helps establish program options and a calendar.

Consider how to use the community assessment to identify areas with the greatest need for service, even if your program is not currently serving children in those areas.

Review how programs should identify and recruit families with the greatest need.

Explore how a community assessment can help mobilize community resources and partnerships.

Consider how community assessment data can help programs determine appropriate partners for service provision, information-sharing, and ongoing communication.

Review why it is valuable to prioritize your decisions and recommendations based on the community assessment data.

Consider how trends in community assessment data can help frame and prioritize recommendations.

In this introduction, explore how best to present the data and act upon your findings.

Find out how to identify the key parts in a community assessment report.