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Community Needs Assessment 

A community needs assessment should be conducted every 2-3 years and is used to gain insight on the area, concerns of the residents, and is utilized to improve offered services in Mooresburg. Our 2022 needs assessment was a tad overdue, with our previous one completed in 2014.

How would you describe your health?

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Nearly 40% of participants feel they are in fair or poor health.

Gender

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More women than men were comfortable filling out the survey.

Highest Level of Education

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Over a fifth of individuals did not graduate high school.

Three quarters of participants do not have a college degree.

Employment Status

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Nearly 40% of participants are only employed part-time,

while another 30% are unemployed due to disabilities.

Annual Household Income

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The majority of survey participants are below the federal poverty line, with close to 44% earning less than $15,000 a year.

In the past two weeks, you have felt lonely. Would you say that is...?

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More than a quarter of participants have felt lonely in the past two weeks.

Needed Services Identified from Needs Assessment

  • Food insecurity after COVID has been high amongst participants, so we started a biweekly MRE drive thru with ready to eat meals. 

  • Assumed pet food would be most requested assistance for pets, however flea, tick, & heartworm medicine, nail trimming & grooming, and annual vaccinations were among the top needs of participants.

  • Household cleaning items were among items needed that MCA had not identified as a need previously.

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