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    Community Profiling

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    Community profiling involves building a picture of a community by involving local people and organizations. It provides a comprehensive description of a population's needs and existing resources. The purpose is to develop an action plan to improve quality of life. A community profile presents an overview of characteristics at a point in time and must be comprehensive in examining a community as a place to live, social group, economic entity, political body, and personal space. It identifies available and potential resources, needs, and details community member involvement. Assessing needs and resources helps understand a community, prioritize issues, involve members, and provide a roadmap for an accurate assessment to voice opinions and plans.

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    Community profiling involves building a picture of a community by involving local people and organizations. It provides a comprehensive description of a population's needs and existing resources. The purpose is to develop an action plan to improve quality of life. A community profile presents an overview of characteristics at a point in time and must be comprehensive in examining a community as a place to live, social group, economic entity, political body, and personal space. It identifies available and potential resources, needs, and details community member involvement. Assessing needs and resources helps understand a community, prioritize issues, involve members, and provide a roadmap for an accurate assessment to voice opinions and plans.

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    Community profiling involves building a picture of a community by involving local people and organizations. It provides a comprehensive description of a population's needs and existing resources. The purpose is to develop an action plan to improve quality of life. A community profile presents an overview of characteristics at a point in time and must be comprehensive in examining a community as a place to live, social group, economic entity, political body, and personal space. It identifies available and potential resources, needs, and details community member involvement. Assessing needs and resources helps understand a community, prioritize issues, involve members, and provide a roadmap for an accurate assessment to voice opinions and plans.

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    Community Profiling

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    Community profiling involves building a picture of a community by involving local people and organizations. It provides a comprehensive description of a population's needs and existing resources. The purpose is to develop an action plan to improve quality of life. A community profile presents an overview of characteristics at a point in time and must be comprehensive in examining a community as a place to live, social group, economic entity, political body, and personal space. It identifies available and potential resources, needs, and details community member involvement. Assessing needs and resources helps understand a community, prioritize issues, involve members, and provide a roadmap for an accurate assessment to voice opinions and plans.

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    COMMUNITY

    PROFILING
    •Profiling describes the process of
    building the picture of a target
    community through involving
    local people and working in
    partnership with arganizations
    and individuals who plan and
    deliver in the area
    •a comprehensive description of
    the needs of a population that
    is defined as a community and
    the resources that exist within
    that community, carried out
    with the active involvement of
    the community itself,
    •for the purpose of
    developing an action plan
    or other means of
    improving the quality of
    life of the community
    •presents an overview of the
    community at a certain period
    of time, this shows the
    characteristic of a community
    by involving the local people
    and working with partner
    groups.
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE
    •A community profile
    must be
    comprehensive
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE
    •as a place to live
    •as a social community
    •as an economic community
    •as a political community
    •as a personal space
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE

    •a community profile
    include the resources
    available in the area
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE
    •under-utilized
    resources
    •potential resources
    •intangible resources
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE

    •a community profile
    presents the needs of
    the community
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE

    •the community profile


    details of active
    involvement of it'e
    member
    ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY
    PROFILE

    •the community
    profile presents
    an action plan.
    •Gathering
    infrmation
    Gathering infromation
    •maps
    •survey qustionaire
    •talking to people
    SAMPLE QUESTIONS
    •Brief summary of history
    and description of the are
    covered by the plan.
    •population
    SAMPLE QUESTIONS
    •service provision
    •education
    •work and economy
    •transportation
    •leisure/recreation
    CHARACTERISTICS OF
    COMMUNITY PROFILE
    •it should be clear to you why
    the community is being
    profiled
    •look at topics/issues
    relevant to the plan
    CHARACTERISTICS OF
    COMMUNITY PROFILE
    •the survey information is
    widely distributed
    •feedbacks are given to the
    people involved while doing
    the community profile
    CHARACTERISTICS OF
    COMMUNITY PROFILE
    •involve many people as
    possible
    •plan how the community
    profile will be presented and
    determine the audience who
    NEEDS AND
    RESORCES
    ASSESSMENT
    NEEDS
    •defined as the gap between
    what is and what should be.
    A need can be felt by an
    individual, a group, or an
    entire community.
    RESOURCES
    •can include individuals,
    organizations and institutions,
    buildings, landscapes,
    equipment -- anything that can
    be used to improve the quality
    of life.
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •It will help you gain a
    deeper
    understanding of the
    community.
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •An assessment will encourage
    community members to consider
    the community's assets and how to
    use them, as well as the
    community's needs and how to
    address them.
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •An assessment will encourage
    community members to consider
    the community's assets and how to
    use them, as well as the
    community's needs and how to
    address them.
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •It will help you make
    decisions about
    priorities for program
    or system
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •It allows you to involve
    community members
    from the very beginning
    of the process. .
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •A good plan will provide
    an easy-to-follow road
    map for conducting an
    accurate assessment. 
    WHY WE NEED TO ASSESS
    NEEDS AND RESOURCES
    •A planning process will give
    community members the
    opportunity to voice their
    opinions, hopes, and fears
    about the community. 
    PARTICIPATORY
    DEVELOPMENT
    • https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-
    community-needs-and-resources/develop-a-plan/main

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