Community Assessment
Community Assessment
Making donors' contributions work harder and go further requires smart choices. United Way commissions research about every 5 years to determine which local issues are most urgent and provide the greatest opportunity for United Way and its partners to make a significant impact.
The 2009 United Way of Tarrant County Community Assessment Report focuses on education, income and health because United Way believes they are the building blocks of a good life. It helps United Way and other local nonprofits, governments and church groups set priorities and invest limited resources most effectively.
If you would like to schedule a free community assessment presentation for your civic, church or school organization, contact Pat Cheong, 817-258-8052. Accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation and fact-filled brochures, the talk can be tailored to your group's interests and time limitations. For a look at United Way's complete community education calendar, click here.
Community Assessment PowerPoint
The report covers a wide variety of pressing issues facing Tarrant County communities. Components of the report:
Fort Worth Supplemental Report
Arlington Supplemental Report
Appendix A
Appendix B
Northeast Region Supplemental Report
Appendix A
Appendix B
The report was prepared for United Way by the Center for Community Health Development at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health. As part of the research, nine discussion sessions were held with
- Consumers
- Health service providers
- Human service providers
- Educators
- Older adults
- Community volunteers
- General Arlington residents
- General Fort Worth residents
- General Northeast Tarrant residents
In addition, a dozen key community leaders were interviewed individually. The assessment also includes existing information from many local, state and federal sources.
Besides United Way, funding partners for the assessment are the Amon G. Carter Foundation, Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County, Community Foundation of North Texas, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Pace Fund, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Tarrant County and Texas Health Resources.
Your UW Gift at Work
$5 a week provides 130 hours of social activities, outings and fitness activities for an older adult to decrease isolation and loneliness. In one United Way-supported program, nine out of 10 program participants surveyed said their health had improved and their circle of friends had increased.
