2024 Community Needs Survey
Northwest Community Action, Inc
Please take a moment to complete our brief survey
1.
County that you reside in
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
Roseau
2.
Check all that apply
I am a community member
I am a local official
I am a Northwest Community Action client
I am a Human Service professional
Other (please specify)
Please rate each of the issues identified as you believe they exist in your county
3.
Income Related Issues
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of employment
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Insufficient income
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of savings
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Rapidly rising costs
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Low paying employment
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
High debt levels
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Inability to access credit
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Predetory (high interest) loans
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of budgeting skills
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Need for credit counseling
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of money management skills
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
4.
Employment Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of GED or High School Diploma
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of vocational skills
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of college education
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of computer skills
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of employment opportunities
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of available transportation to get to work reliably
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of child care
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Cost of child care
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
5.
Education Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
No high school diploma
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Limited educational opportunities
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of access to programs teaching vocational skills
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of programs/classes for gaining computer skills
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of tuition funding to attend college or technical school
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
School supplies and extra-curricular activities are too costly
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of access to programs for obtaining a GED
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
6.
Housing Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of housing choices
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of affordable housing (ownership)
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of down payment to purchase a home
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
High cost of rental unit deposits
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
High rent burden
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of homeless shelters/transitional housing
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of affordable housing repair funding
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Dwellings with critical energy efficiency improvement needs
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Foreclosures
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Evictions
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
7.
Health Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Unaffordable healthcare
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of insurance
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Not knowing how to access affordable health insurance
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of access to preventative care
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of mental health services
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of substance abuse counseling
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of available dental care
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of affordable dental care
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
8.
Nutrition Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Inadequate nutrition
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Increasing cost of healthy foods
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Limited access to fresh food (i.e. lack of Supermarkets)
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Reliance on Convenience Stores for foods
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
9.
Community Related Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Illegal Drug use
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Alcohol use
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Marijuana use
Don't Know
Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of programs/activities for young children (ages 0-11)
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of programs/activities for youth (ages 12-18)
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Lack of programs/activities for Seniors (ages 65+)
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
10.
Other Financial Assistance Issues
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Assistance applying for Public Assistance (SNAP, MFIP, Social Security)
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need
Free or affordable legal services
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Not a Problem or Need
Minor Problem or Need
Serious Problem or Need