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Hocking County Partnerships for Success
5/11/2004
NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT
Summary
The Hocking County Family and Children First
Council (HCFCFC) was awarded a Partnerships
for Success grant from the Ohio Department of
Youth Services to conduct a countywide strategic
planning process. The process began in the fall
of 2003 with community awareness and training.
The Needs Assessment Committee began meeting
in the middle of February, 2004. They worked
through the prescribed PfS process, obtaining
data from local sources, the internet, and a
community wide survey.
After collecting all relevant data the group
analyzed and ranked the six targeted impacts.
This process was done using data and community
values to arrive at a ranking that was both
based on need (data) and on the community’s
perceptions (Community Survey).
During the process the Needs Assessment Committee
came to several conclusions including the fact
that one impact is not more or less important
than another. The truth is, when looking at
the data, significant work needs to be done
in every impact area. Forging ahead, the group
decided a ranking would result in a clear path
to proceed with making a difference. The six
impacts have been ranked as follows: (1) Reduce
Substance Abuse, (2) Reduce Behaviors Associated
with Mental Illness, (3) Reduce Delinquency,
(4) Reduce Teen Violence, (5) Reduce Teen Pregnancy,
and (6) Increase School Success.
Once consensus was reached in ranking the
targeted impacts, the group began focusing on
Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Assets
(RPA’s) which directly affect the target
impacts. RPA’s were then prioritized in
much the same way as the impacts. Again, the
group worked to understand how these factors
influenced the various impacts. As a result
of reviewing collected data and completing the
PfS Need Assessment process, the committee is
able to recommend the community focus on the
following Risk and Protective Factors:
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