Community Needs Assessment for North Philadelphia Pennsylvania

savings programs in your community? SCALE 1-10
2. To what extent do you feel you could apply for and obtain a savings account at a
bank in your community? SCALE 1-10
3. To what extent do local banks offer community development loans to
members and organizations in the low-income community? SCALE 1-10
4. What kinds of financial counseling or budgeting assistance does your organization
provide for families in order to determine affordable monthly payments and develop
budgets to help ensure families will not lose their homes?
5. To what extent is there financial counseling and budgeting assistance available to
members of the low-income community? SCALE 1-10
MIS Questions:
1. Which of the following is true of your family’s income? (Listing)
2. Which of the following is true regarding your family and child support? (Listing)
3. How does your family manage money?
4. What past due bills does your family have?
5. Does your family have any of the following credit debts? (Listing)
6. Regarding your family’s taxes, please check all that apply (Listing)
7. In the past six months has your family done any of the following to meet basic
needs? (Listing)
8. Has your TANF, Medicaid, or FSS been sanctioned?
9. How much longer will you be receiving TANF?
10. Are you interested in budgeting and/or financial education/training?
Potential Partners
Local Banks
Local Credit Unions
Local Savings and Loan Schools
Related Plans
Local bank Community Reinvestment Act reports and plans
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