Community Assessment Assignment

Assignment Reminder:

Please review your assignment and be ready to present at our next meeting:

Due: 11 September 2011

Map- Hannah

Show a map of El Paso. List area size, population and any details that would help us learn more about the location.

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Economic Conditions- Sophia

Report the average income of residents, joblessness rates, business, welfare and overall health of income here.

Department of Economic Services and Community Development

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Demographic Profile- Zoë

Report the numbers of people in your area. How many over a certain age, how many Hispanics, Asians, White & Black people, how many are married, how many have children etc…

Citydata.com

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Public Health- Leah

Report what the prominent health concerns for your area. Are there any rampant/epidemic diseases? High incidences of diabetes? Etc…

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Crime Statistics- Anely

Report the crime rate and any problems that exist in your area. How many break-ins, and violent crimes, thefts, how many people are in jail here, etc…

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Education- Ms. Jocelyn

Report the educational rates in your area. How many schools, how many attend schools, dropout rate, graduation rate, college graduates.

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Any questions? ASK ME!!

Welcome to the ADRA Honors Class!

What is ADRA?

Adventist Development and Relief Agency

ADRA is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. It was founded in 1956, and it is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America.

The official website: http://www.adra.org/site/PageServer

We will be earning TWO ADRA honors this Pathfinder year. You can find the requirements by clicking on the links below.

~Community Assessment

~Hunger Relief

 

Some of the highlights in earning these honors:

  • Learning about your community and its needs
  • What you can do to help
  • Visit a food pantry/food bank and/or soup kitchen
  • Collect food for the food pantry
  • Volunteer in some capacity feeding the needy