Community Assessment Paper

The City of Bend, Oregon Government consists of approximately 500 employees across thirteen different divisions. These divisions are Police, Fire, Community Development, Public Works, etc and are all coordinated under the City Manager’s office. Bend’s government style is called a “weak mayor” form of city government, in that the citizens elect a city council, which then elects a mayor from among the council members. The city council and mayor, then hire a City Manager to run the day to day operations of the city. In doing this form of government, the City Manager is not directly accountable to the citizens and can focus on the needs of the city and its employees. At the same time, the City Council can only provide direction to the city manager and is accountable to the citizens. The city employees in this case are led by the city manager as directed by city council. The community leadership environment in this case is established by council to provide direction to the city manager.

* To create a presentation with valid proposals and recommendations to be shared with senior leadership team, by the end of February

Throughout this paper we’ll be assessing and dissecting the community of Paterson, New Jersey, located in Passaic County. Formerly referred to as an industrial powerhouse that opened many doors of opportunity to the community surrounding it. It added wealth, independence, and economic security to the surrounding areas. The Great Falls and the potential power they generated was the primary cause for this. Alexander Hamilton wanted to construct an industrial city around the Great Falls. He believed manufacturers will increase the power and division of labor throughout the community. These falls were the significant factor

The resources of the action plan are drawn from partners with existing programs that are complimentary to the proposal of the action plan. MADD and DADPP have programs that can provide a foundation for the action plan and even reinforce it. ADAPT, and Reconciliation Outreach offers rehabilitation

Prevention is the action of stopping something from happening or arising. The goal of prevention is intended to prevent major problems of living (McCave &Rishel, 2011). For, the purposes of this paper I will focus incarcerated women and the issues that they face upon being released from prison and returning to their communities. Following a description of the population, the particular issues are discussed; focusing on stigma associated with incarceration, the lack of community resources and re-establishing a family life, including regaining both, legal and physical custody of children. I will conclude this paper with a discussion of practices and policies that improve the quality of social services to women released from prison.

There are myriad things a person could use $100,000 for to benefit their community, but one certain situation stuck out to me. Based on research I conducted there are several people that live below the poverty level in Posey County. A 2014 estimate concluded that Posey County has about 25,540 residents and about 10% of those residents live in poverty. That is why, if I had $100,000 I would build another food bank in Posey County. Posey County currently has two food banks. The St. Peter’s Food Bank is located in Wadesville and then there is the Mt. Vernon Food Pantry. I recently took the time to talk to an individual who is associated with the food bank in Wadesville. I was able to learn that they serve 600 to 700 people once a month. Due to government commissions, an individual can only receive food from a pantry once a month. I believe it would be beneficial to open a food bank at a different location on a different day of the month. My church, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, in Poseyville has a storage room that would be beneficial for this type of program.

Through the political system the common citizen can connect with their government. In the United States there are nearly 300 million citizens removing us for the steps of the White House by distance or territory alone. Although local governments allow opportunities for the common citizen to be involved in the process of government, but in some ways federalism just makes government all the more confusing and unapproachable. Yet a democracy depends for its very livelihood on meaningful contacts between the people and the government.

Before details are covered on the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing public health policy level intervention, Discussion on what organizational and community level interventions will take place.

Provide services through partnership among participating libraries (the Providence Public Library, the East Providence Public Library, the Pawtucket Public Library), the Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI), the House of Hope and the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless (RICH) to people in need of:

I believe that people who live in small communities are too close minded when it comes to people of other cultures. I base this belief on personal experiences and observations.

I have never attended a community meeting or any meeting regarding my community therefore, attending this meeting for the first time was a great first experience. I was able to see how a meeting is ran and how the organization works in order to help make improvements in my community. When I went into the office the meeting was being held, I was offered an agenda and other informational forms regarding the meeting. The agenda provided information of how the organization of the meeting would be and who will be going over what topics. The meeting was a timed meeting where Richard Hernandez and Bill Houtt managed on recording to keep data. The issues that were discussed were citizen’s request for city improvements, a short review of the 2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Accomplishments, which is a grant that helps build homes for low income families and was reviewed by Rhonda Haynes a community developer. Lastly, the Sidewalk at Divisadero and Rinaldi, North Visalia citizen report were also discussed by Bill Houtt a member of the committee, and construction issues in N. Visalia discussed by Lt. Brent Abbott.

“There is evidence of a wide range of information literacy focused programs in public libraries worldwide” (Harding, p. 157). Indeed, libraries across the United States are finding ways to provide their communities with the necessary information literacy programs. Harding (2008) points out that these library programs are “providing information literacy support”, and “they have the opportunity to foster the lifelong learning of their communities” (p. 157). The public library has great strengths when it comes to providing information literacy programming. Public libraries have been considered the place to go for continuing education for an extremely long time. Public libraries reach a large range of people on a daily basis. Harding (2008) points out that the library “has a wide diversity of clientele and the potential to reach all sections of the community from children to older adults, and across minority groups and educational and professional levels.” (p. 159) For many children, a public library is their first experience with learning in a group environment. Oftentimes, community members are loyal to one library and this allows librarians to foster long lasting relationships with them. Harding (2008) also suggests that “public libraries have the opportunity to provide one on one instruction during client-librarian interactions such as reference interviews” (p. 160).This one on one instruction is another way

Many libraries are just hiring their first community engagement and outreach librarians, such as The Verona Public Library (Newton, 2017). Community engagement and outreach librarians seek ways in which to develop deep connections with the community organizations and residents while being the face of the library. This staffing “trend” moves libraries away from their desks and out into the community to reach community members where they are (Stevenson & Domsy, 2016).

I interviewed Todd Korpi, the lead pastor of The Cathedral church located in Swartz Creek, Michigan, which is a part of the Metropolitan Flint area. Todd earned his Bachelor degree in Church Ministries from Evangel University, and he has pastored at churches in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Michigan. He and his wife Tara provide a foster care for children in the Flint area in addition to have three children. While the church is only two and a half years old, the average attendance is 50 to 70 people. It consists primarily of young families with children, and the racial makeup of the church is 65% White and 35% African American. Recently, Todd and his wife Tara, who is co-pastoring the church, started developing the organizational and leadership structure within the church community. They invited four couples to became a part of the Lead Team and oversee Creative (Worship and Tech), Students, Children, and Church Life ministries.

Action research methodology involves societal and psychosomatic research to help researchers to categorize social issues in a group or within the community, by using active participation in the research the group for the express exertion to solve the issues. Action research is in any environment where people will engage in a collective manner and are goal directed. Action research starts with an action theory the primary focus of the theory is to introduce changes brought about by the conjecture of the community, group or organization. Action research relies upon the evident gathered from numerous standpoints, while lending to a more effective strategy to progress a community, organization or groups as a whole. You will gain knowledge through the point of action research application, it involves problem solving as the research progresses a solution will be achieved resulting in your action development plan however, they are not considered irrefutable or unconditional (Miller, G. E. 2003).