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.
RARE Assessment FAQ
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
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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
