Implementing Needs Assessment: Jane And Finch Community

Implementing Needs Assessment (First Four)
1) Needs for the program
To determine whether a program or intervention will be of use to the Jane and Finch community, we must figure out whether the community members’ most important needs and address them within the program or intervention. The first step is to have a survey and questionnaire for community members to express their concerns and what they would like to see to be implemented for their community. Then we could interview certain key members of the community or influential members that can provide vital information to help develop the program. For example, interviewing teachers or community managers and leaders face-to-face can provide descriptive information that can be beneficial in creating a prevention program. There are many community leaders in Jane and Finch that are willing to help share vital information and concerns for community and I would use them to learn more about their experience so that the program I would develop would …show more content…
One research method to look at when reviewing past literature is reviewing correlation studies and study their relationships. Other scientific research that I would use is the experimental method or case study to study the direct impact it has on certain individuals or communities. These methods could study the direct effect on proximal levels such as studying certain afterschool programs or extra-help class and how they affect students in the community overall. (Whether or not they can reduce crime-rates / or increase graduation in public schools). After going through the literature review, I would then try to apply certain changes and work with other consultants / community researchers that will help create and sustain the change in the