Guides
- Community Needs Assessment Technical Assistance Guide (CAP) | Video
- A Guide to Comprehensive Community Needs Assessments (NASCSP)
- Checklist for Monitoring Community Needs Assessments for State Offices (NASCSP)
- Communicating the Community Assessment (CAP)
- Building Responsive Programs (ECKLC)
- The Foundation for Planning in Head Start (ECKLC)
- Community Needs Assessment Toolkit (CAAP)
- Needs Assessment Checklist (SmartQuest)
Data Sources
- Community Action Partnership Data Hub
- US Census QuickFacts
- US Census Data Tables
- US Department of Labor
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Department of Education
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- National Low-Income Housing Coalition
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Center for American Progress
- America’s Health Rankings
- County Health Rankings
- Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
- RealtyTrac
- Health Resource and Services Administration
- Center for Disease Control
- CDC Wonder
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Homelessness Data Exchange
- Feeding America
- MIT Living Wage Calculator
- Fostering Court Improvements
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Annie E Casey Foundation/Kids Count
- Measure of America
- FRED Economic Data