Community-Based Research to Determine Rural Community Needs

This research project will contribute to the work of the Rosetown Regional Family and Community Support Services, Inc. (RRFCSS) in completing a comprehensive community assessment for Rosetown, Saskatchewan. This community assessment will provide information to the organization that will assist with priority planning and decision making. The primary aims of the community assessment are to identify key findings that will outline the community’s resources and strengths; concerns and gaps; and recommendations and local solutions. The comprehensive community assessment will include development of an assets inventory through secondary data sources along with several methods that allow for community member participation (focus groups, key informant interviews, community dialogue forum). This assessment will aim to gauge accessibility, availability and awareness of community services in relation to different age categories (i.e., seniors, young children, adolescents). A component of the community assessment will be to determine the readiness of community…

Faculty Supervisor:

Bonnie Jeffery

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Partner:

Rosetown Regional Family and Community Support Services Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate