2024 Community Needs Survey

Northwest Community Action, Inc

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