Week 3 community strategic plan: part a, community assessment
1. Local Government Websites: These websites typically provide information on the demographics, economics, and history of a city or town. It also includes data on educational attainment, employment rates, poverty levels, and other key statistics that can be used to assess the overall health of a community.
2. Community Development Councils: These organizations can provide insight into challenges facing a particular region and offer suggestions on ways to address them through various initiatives such as job training programs or economic development projects.
3. Chamber of Commerce: The chamber of commerce is an excellent resource for gathering information about local businesses including their size and revenue figures which are useful for understanding how well established companies in the area are doing financially.
4. Non-Profit Organizations: Non-profit organizations operating within a given community usually have detailed knowledge about its social needs such as housing requirements or access to healthcare services which can be invaluable when conducting an assessment like this one.