The RARE Assessment is a community wide assessment that will look at the needs, opinions, assumptions, assets, and key issues within the Short Creek Community.

During this assessment a variety of tools will be used to gather data including: 

• Social Mapping

• One - on -One Cultural Expert Interviews

• Focus Groups

• Secondary Data Analysis

What are the goals of the RARE Assessment?

• With this assessment, the goal is to describe and monitor local needs, patterns of behavior, and community dynamics. 

• Use new knowledge to identify and implement interventions toward client goals

• Examine interventions' impacts on the community 

On a community level, using the data from this assessment, we hope to achieve the following:

• Change the dialogue about the community

• Combat community deterioration and poverty

• Identify community aspirations

• Help access opportunities for health, rehabilitation, and social services

• Provide opportunities to raise resident economic and education levels

• and determine residents' needs 

Participate in the RARE Assessment today! It's simple. Just follow this link and complete the survey.