Community Assessment
Community Capacity Building Grants in Texas
As we face an aging future, the need for an infrastructure that offers resources and opportunities for Aging Texas Well becomes increasingly important. Preparedness, for both the community and the individuals living in it, must be approached from a holistic perspective. The state, as well as local communities, must look beyond access and assistance for health and human services to the entire system and infrastructure involved in meeting the Older Americans Act Benchmarks and the ATW focus areas.
Community preparedness builds on local assets, existing policies, resources, activities, and emerging needs. Effective programs depend not only on the community's interest in making needed changes, but also the capability to do so through resources, collaboration among partners, community motivation, economic factors, and political climate.
In efforts to build a supportive infrastructure for older Texans and their families, DADS has worked to improve state readiness and community capacity through surveys on state readiness, awareness campaigns, and capacity building grants. In 2003 25 areas in Texas participated in capacity building grants. Below are the results, recommendations and future steps of these grants.
Concept mapping results
Please visit one of the organizations below to view the concept mapping results from that particular area.
- Alamo AAA
- Bexar County AAA
- Concho Valley AAA
- Dallas County AAA
- Heart of Texas AAA
- North Central Texas AAA
- Panhandle AAA
- Permian Basin AAA
- Rio Grande AAA
- Tarrant County AAA
The Next Steps
- Understand the Key Principles of Community Assessment
- Define your Community
- Form A Community Assessment Team
- Use the ATW Community Assessment Survey
- Take Action and Plan for Your Future
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Updated: November 2, 2007
