Posted 8:50 pm Sunday, November 18, 2012
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Smith County United Way wants to hear from residents
By DANNY MOGLE
dmogle@tylerpaper.com
The United Way of Smith County wants to hear from county residents.
dmogle@tylerpaper.com
The United Way of Smith County wants to hear from county residents.
“To ensure that United Way continues to address the community’s most pressing needs, it is important that everyone ... has an opportunity to share their perceptions, experience and opinions about the needs of the community,” said information from Lisa Gardner, Unit-ed Way public relations director.
The survey — part of the gency’s Community Assets and Needs Assessment — asks residents to talk about the strengths and weaknesses of their towns and neighborhoods.
The survey asks us to identify needs we believe are not being met. It wants to know if we feel safe, if good childcare is available and our possible concerns about access to good education.
It asks what types of healthcare services we use and which agency provides these essential services.
The survey asks us to share information about our age, race and the zip code. You will not asked to give your name or personal identification information.
About 400 people who stopped at the United Way’s booth during the East Texas State Fair and completed the survey. Now the agency hopes more people will take the time to complete the short survey online.
The survey asks us to identify needs we believe are not being met. It wants to know if we feel safe, if good childcare is available and our possible concerns about access to good education.
It asks what types of healthcare services we use and which agency provides these essential services.
The survey asks us to share information about our age, race and the zip code. You will not asked to give your name or personal identification information.
About 400 people who stopped at the United Way’s booth during the East Texas State Fair and completed the survey. Now the agency hopes more people will take the time to complete the short survey online.
The data will be compiled into a report to be released in January, United Way’s announcement said.
The report will be made available to city leaders, county leaders, nonprofits and other funding entities to use when making planning and development decisions.
To take the survey, go to the website unitedwaysmithcounty.org. and look for the Community Needs Survey at the orange tab on the homepage.
Join Danny Mogle on the “In Touch With East Texas” radio show airing at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday on The Ranch KKUS104.1 FM and KYKX 105.7 FM and 6:30 a.m. on Sundays on Sunny KOOI 106.5 FM.
The report will be made available to city leaders, county leaders, nonprofits and other funding entities to use when making planning and development decisions.
To take the survey, go to the website unitedwaysmithcounty.org. and look for the Community Needs Survey at the orange tab on the homepage.
Join Danny Mogle on the “In Touch With East Texas” radio show airing at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday on The Ranch KKUS104.1 FM and KYKX 105.7 FM and 6:30 a.m. on Sundays on Sunny KOOI 106.5 FM.
