Identifying a Need EDF4123

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Identifying a Need After reading the article "Identifying the Need" and reviewing the Afterschool Alliance website, create a plan to show the need for a new youth program in your community. In this plan, you will describe how you would find out the need for a new youth or family program in your local community. You will also describe the specific steps you would take (i.e., send out a survey, schedule a meeting with stakeholders, etc.), and describe actual questions you would ask, who you would ask, and what you would do with the results. To help you with this assignment, we are going to use this template to develop your plan. Before you begin to complete this template, be sure that you have read the “Identifying the Need” and reviewed the Afterschool Alliance website. Part 1. Think about your community – or a community that is of interest to you. This community could be where you live or where you work – or an area near you that is of interest to you. If you wanted to help the children and youth in that community, where would you begin to determine what kind of needs those children or youth may have? Remember, you are thinking about needs in terms of coming up with a program (an afterschool or summer program) that would meet those needs. NOTE: One idea should include some type of survey or a meeting to determine if there is a need. You must include a survey and/or a meeting in this list of three ideas so that you can later develop questions to ask participants. (Hint: You can get ideas from the “Identifying the Need” article.) List three ideas for ways to determine a need below: 1. Survey parents/guardians to see what their needs are 2. Google to see what kind of demographics are in my area 3. Meet with teachers to see what their needs are Now, look over your list of ideas. Think about who is represented in these ideas. These would be your stakeholders (those who would be directly or indirectly affected by your program). Stakeholders will also be the groups you would send any surveys to and/or ask to attend the meetings to determine if there is a need and what that need may be. List at least three stakeholders below (and remember your most important stakeholder is the population of kids you would want to serve -so I gave you that one!): Stakeholder #1: The kids I want my program to serve. Stakeholder #2: Parents

Stakeholder #3: Teachers Part 2. Now, we are going to use what you included in your list in Part 1 to come up with a more formal plan for determining a need in this community. Take each idea you listed in Part 1 and develop that idea into a paragraph that describes specifically what you would do. For example, if you listed something like “do a Google search to find out community demographics,” then you want to explain specifically what you would do in the search – what specifically would you search for (think back to the community you identified in Part 1 to help you – where would you search online to find out about the population statistics for your community?) Make sure you have at least one paragraph (you may have more as needed) for each idea you listed in Part 1. I am looking for details here, so I suggest that you think about a well-developed paragraph with 4-5 sentences minimum. These paragraphs equate to the specific steps you would take to determine if there is a need. Idea #1: To survey parents, I'd start by gathering the survey questions. Then, instead of focusing on parents in a certain location, I would create an online survey website to make it more widely available throughout the county. I'd take the survey site and try to share it through a community Facebook page. To maintain privacy, I would not reveal the student's name, only the grade your child is in, when gathering information. I would take the results and evaluate what the most important needs were. Idea #2: Googling the demographics of the region would rely exclusively on information available online. I would start by researching the demographics of Pasco County. I would next take these findings and begin focusing on school-aged children. By conducting study, I will be able to determine the needs of my area. For example, if we need extra work time, we could use teachings taught in school to ensure kids retain information. I would check the school and Pasco County websites. Idea #3: Talking to teachers may also be beneficial. I would provide a venue where any teachers in the region could join the meeting. I would not only have the instructors complete a survey, but I would also like them to provide me with suggestions on what they believe are the most pressing requirements. I would hold an open meeting where everyone could express their thoughts, and then use these responses to assist determine the need.

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