TAP Triennial Needs Assessment
PI Dr. David Moore, Lara Nagle, and Liz Allen conducted Total Action for Progress (TAP)’s triennial Community Needs Assessment (CNA) including the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, and Rockbridge, and the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Roanoke, and Salem. Completion of a triennial needs assessment is a requirement for community action agencies like TAP. TAP can apply the assessment results to guide the continued development and improvement of its programs and services based on the Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) cycle.
The final CNA met the Community Services Block Grant Organizational Standards by including statistical data, survey data, and qualitative information, including interviews with key agency, community and client stakeholders. The CNA identified the top needs in the service area including individual-, household-, and community-level needs and the causes of those needs. It also considered the impact of COVID-19 and the effects the pandemic had on TAP’s communities.
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