Community Needs Assessment
Identify the tribal community’s concerns for the elderly through a Community Needs Assessment. A Community Needs Assessment should include:
- Definitions of Elder abuse and other related terms
- Elder abuse statistics (if available)
- Proposed solutions to how the Elder Protection Team (EPT) will respond to Elder abuse
Complete a Statement of Needs summary report, this document should present all of the findings from the Community Needs Assessment. This document should include a proposed response to any Elder abuse problems and clarify the areas of need to help address Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The Statement of Needs Report is required for any grant proposal. Additional documents include:
- The goals of your EPT
- Drafting a grant proposal
- Gathering commitment from local authorities for the creation of an EPT
- EPT member recruitment
- Additional outreach and promotional materials to create awareness of the EPT
Resources
- Department of Justice, Elder Justice Initiative (2017). Chapter 3: selecting team members.
- Department of Justice, Elder Justice Initiative (2017). Chapter 6: MDT coordinator.
