2010 CSBG Needs Assessment

 

Summary Report As the Community Action Agency for Milwaukee County since 1964, the SDC is a recipient of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding.  The purpose of CSBG funding is to empower people and communities to overcome the effects of poverty and to support their progress toward greater self-sufficiency.     

Wisconsin’s CSBG-funded agencies have historically and consistently participated in formal needs assessment processes, which include a comprehensive, triennial needs assessment.  This process gathers input from key stakeholders in the community, including low-income persons, governmental leaders, and civic organizations.  The goals of the needs assessment are to:

1.    Identify and quantify the incidence or prevalence of individual need;
2.    Identify gaps in human service provision;
3.    Identify barriers to attaining self-sufficiency; &
4.    Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency. 

The quantitative and qualitative data resulting from the needs assessment is used by the SDC Board of Commissioners and SDC staff to strategically guide the SDC’s programming initiatives and to develop advocacy efforts in order to best meet the needs of Milwaukee’s low-income community.

To fulfill its obligation for the 2010 assessment, the SDC partnered with the Center for Urban Initiatives and Research (CUIR) at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee to conduct a needs assessment on poverty-related issues in Milwaukee County.  The assessment consisted of seven research components:

•    Milwaukee County Resident Telephone Survey
•    Neighborhood Door-to-Door Canvas
•    Review of Existing Community Information and Research
•    Interviews of Key Informants and Stakeholders
•    Focus Group with CR-SDC Board of Commissioners
•    In-Depth Consumer Interviews
•    CR-SDC Staff Survey

The reports on the left consist of the findings resulting from this research.  As the SDC continues to analyze this data, reports will be added here. 
 
Door-to-Door Survey Report
Door-to-Door Survey Report - Executive Summary
Telephone Survey Report
Telephone Survey Report - Executive Summary
Stakeholders Survey Report
Stakeholders Survey Report - Executive Summary
Board Focus Group Report
Consumer Interview Report
Consumer Interview Report - Executive Summary
Existing Data Report
Staff Survey Report
Staff Survey Report - Executive Summary

 

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