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Community Needs Assessment Knowing the Community is simply defined

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. For (2009), a community refers to an organization of people who are able to undertake projects based on its members' experience, resiliency, motivation, and willingness to learn. In y, community is understood in two ways. F , i le c

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her. An active community is an organization of people who strategize, conceptualize, implement, and evaluate a program (B , 2009). The definition of a community may vary, but certain commonalities are noticeable when explaining and describing the concepts 1 . In community encompasses

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. He allowed them to have dominion over ail living things and other natural creations, In addition, God placed the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden so it could be guarded and cultivated. Man and wornan are not created to live in isolation from one another. The first framework established in understanding the essence of a community concentrates on the relationship of the Lord with His creation.

Sociological Concept of a Community Sociologically speaking, the i y. It is composed of the immediate and non-immediate members, while a community is composed of different families who live in the same place and share the same interests. The activities of a family that are also conducted by a community include sharing common resources, working for the common good, and building harmonious relationships. These central qualities of a family are also the basic building blocks of any community. It is believed that stronger families help develop stronger communities. An i , a family can form a community, and a community can form a nation. Aesthetic and Moral Values of a Community The a c i w

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. The justifications for the set values of communities are necessary in explaining their actions. As a· y. Examples of values include solidarity, commitment, mutuality, and trust. It was

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s. That initial definition has been refined and expanded throughout the years. It has been recognized, for example, that people can belong to di : (1) linked in the (2) who may

, in which people are ; y, in which people ; and (3) communities of face-ta-

face personal interaction, in which people are governed by sentiments of trust, cooperation, and altruism . How, then, can a community be understood at the beginning of the 21st century? What will its future be in the time to come?

2. List important aspects or areas that need to be analyzed.

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. Needs assessment, social analysis, or community diagnosis is a concrete basis for the formulation of programs. It reflects the sentiments, needs, aspirations, and recommendations of the community. It becomes significant when conducted as the students get integrated with the people. Assessing the needs of the community is a prelude to effective program implementation. It hopes to solve the problems, issues, and concerns of the people in the locality. In determining the areas for improvement in a community, the should be taken: 1. n about the community' s attitudes and opinions in order of importance. 2. pr9blems, and opportunities.

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3. Identify the population to be surveyed. 4. Determine the information needed. 5. Select a random sample of people to survey. 6. Develop and pre-test a questionnaire. 7. Collate the information gathered. 8. Analyze the data. 9. Go back to the community to validate the results or findings. 10. Finalize the report.

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3. policies, goals, and priorities. 4.

The steps in conducting a needs assessment as follows:

1. Establish a working committee to solicit community involvement and...