What are the greatest STRENGTHS of working in your Community? • Working together with Community partners for the client & knowing what resources are offered from different agencies, will help the client achieve their needs. • Working together with Community partners for the client & knowing what resources are offered from different agencies, will help the client achieve their needs. • Partner agencies willing to help • The people in our community are its greatest strength. The giving and collaborative nature of our community is what holds it together. • Civic and community groups that want to help. • "Good communication amongst community partners/service providers. • I can actually 'see' the results of efforts made to help individuals in our community. • For a small community there are many good resources and services that are offered." • the willingness to come together in times of need (flood, family death, covid) • The above list does not allow multiple choices, but answers include: provide counseling, provide medical care, teach. A strength of this community is CAPECO! They are where a majority of our patients obtain some of their food/transportation resources. • People are kind, and like to help. • Offering a variety of wrap around services for those with low or no income. • In small towns, many people know one another and when someone needs help, word can spread more easily by word of mouth. In rural Eastern Oregon, community members are more accustomed to having to provide for their own needs, due to lack of resources available to those who live in larger cities. • We work cooperatively • Having multiple resources to help our community members • Small close knit community • Lots of people in need of our services • Working with agencies/groups that have similar goals. Pendleton has an amazing city government that understands the importance of affordable housing and available housing for all income levels. • Having access to organizations that are able to direct eligible seniors to Desert Sage Manor for housing • Seeing the change and impact we make in the community. • Collaborations with interagency referrals and services • Community connections • Our community is very close-knit and everyone is willing to help out in any way possible. Considering the size of our community, we have a decent amount of services to offer members. • Being based in the most populated town in eastern Oregon and having access to resources in the area • "We are cultural specific program, help low income residents with free food boxes, clothes, shoes and any other items that need. • We are giving Covid vaccines and other resources clients may need. We provide A&D, AM DV counseling as well." • We are able to help the community get the the resources they need or direct them in the right direction. CAPECO | Community Needs Assessment Report | 2021 • Helping parents and children have a healthy and educated home • working with many partners in the community to better help serv our families in need • Community collaboration with community partners. Providing services to low income families and high risk families Providing parent education as a norm in all communities Promoting a 218
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