Identified Needs
Matrices
The following table (Table 21) shows the overall aggregate rankings for the five needs data collection methods. The aggregate score was obtained by assigning a score of “5” for the top ranking need in each method, a “4” for the second, and so on until a “1” is assigned for the lowest ranking need in each category. The overall aggregate shows that the availability and access to medical/health, especially mental health, providers and facilities is the top need evidenced in the region, followed by the need for safe, affordable housing, then the need for basic transportation, especially to medical appointments or/and to jobs, followed by the need for additional resources to pay basic household expenses, especially utilities and rent payments, and the need for additional resources to pay basic household expenses, especially utilities and rent payments. Two need categories, the need for additional resources to address hunger, food insecurity, and food deserts, and the need to address childhood poverty/availability, access and affordability of early education / childcare, each received a relatively low score of 4. Each regional need falls into one the following CSBG domains.
- Employment
- Education and Cognitive Development
- Income and Asset Building
- Housing
- Health and Social andBehavioral Development
- Civic Involvement and Community Involvement
Below are the identified regional needs. Each is linked to one of the above domains, and the level of need, either family or community, or both.
Need | Domain | Level of Need |
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Availability and Access to Mental Health/Medical Providers and Facilities | Health and Social/Behavioral Development | Community |
Safe and Affordable Housing | Housing | Family and/or Community |
Transportation, Especially to Medical Appointments or/and to jobs | Income and Asset Building/td> | Family and/or Community |
Resources to Pay Basic Household Expenses, Especially Utilities and Rent Payments | Housing | Family and/or Community |
Hunger, Food Insecurity, and Food Deserts | Health and Social and Behavioral Development | Family and/or Community |
The Need to Address Childhood Poverty/Availability, Access and Affordability of Early Education / Childcare | Education and Cognitive Development | Family and/or Community |
Table 21: Overall Aggregate Rankings for the Five (5) Needs Data Collection Methods |
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Needs Matrix Aggregate |
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Client Lifecycle | Client Lifecycle Unmet | Agency Survey | Focus Group Aggregate | 2-1-1 Call Data |
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Health Issues / Mental Health | Housing | Mental Health / Medical | Transportation | Utility Assistance |
Utility Assistance | Transportation | Transportation / Gas Money | Medical | Housing |
Housing | Mental Health | Affordable Housing | Utility Assistance | Health / Mental Health / Medical |
Financial Issues | Respite Needs | Food | Education – Childhood | Food |
Transportation | Educational Issues | Education | Housing | Transportation |
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method. |
Score | |
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20 | Health / Mental Health / Medical |
15 | Housing |
15 | Transportation |
12 | Utility Assistance |
4 | Food |
4 | Education / Childhood Issues |
The following table (Table 22), shows the aggregate for each county, incorporating focus group rankings, the organization survey results, and the 211 call data.
Table 22: County-Level Data |
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Focus Group |
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Fannin County | Grayson County | Cooke County |
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Utility Assistance | Childcare / Education | Utility Assistance |
Transportation Issues | Transportation | Medical |
Medical Issues | Medical | Transportation |
Childhood Poverty | Food | Housing |
Jobs | Affordable Housing | Jobs |
Affordable Housing | — | — |
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method. |
Score | |
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12 | Transportation |
11 | Medical Needs / Issues |
11 | Utility Assistance |
8 | Childhood Issues |
4 | Housing |
Agency Survey |
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Fannin County | Grayson County | Cooke County |
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Mental Health / Counseling | Mental Health / Medical | Transportation |
Food | Housing | Healthcare / Mental Health |
Utility Assistance | Educational Needs | Family Social Services |
Transportation / Gas Money | Basic Needs / Food | Higher Paying Jobs |
Affordable Housing | Transportation | Education / Tech Ed |
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method. |
Score | |
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11 | Mental Health / Medical |
8 | Transportation / Gas Money |
7 | Affordable Housing |
6 | Food |
4 | Education |
2-1-1 Call Data |
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Fannin County | Grayson County | Cooke County |
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Utility Assistance | Utility Assistance | Utility Assistance |
Healthcare / Mental Health | Affordable Housing | Affordable Housing |
Food | Healthcare / Mental Health | Healthcare / Mental Health |
Affordable Housing | Food | Food |
Transportation / Gas Money | Transportation / Gas Money | Transportation / Gas Money |
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method. |
Score | |
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15 | Utility Assistance |
10 | Healthcare / Mental Health |
10 | Affordable Housing |
7 | Food |
3 | Transportation |
County Aggregates |
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Fannin County | Grayson County | Cooke County |
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Utility Assistance | Healthcare / Mental Health | Healthcare / Mental Health |
Healthcare / Mental Health | Affordable Housing | Utility Assistance |
Food | Food | Transportation |
Transportation / Gas Money | Transportation / Gas Money | Affordable Housing |
Childhood Poverty | Utility Assistance | Food |
Affordable Housing | — | — |
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method. |
The aggregate results for Fannin County indicate that additional assets to address utility assistance is the number one need, followed by the need to address healthcare/medical, especially mental health needs (availability and access to providers and facilities), food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues, basic transportation needs, with childhood poverty and the need for safe, affordable housing tying for the lowest ranking. In Grayson County the top need is availability and access to healthcare/medical facilities and providers (again with an emphasis on mental health), followed by the need for safe, affordable housing. This is followed by food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues, then, basic transportation issues, and the need for additional assets to address the inability to pay utility bills. Interestingly, the need for assets to address utility assistance is either number one or two in Fannin and Cooke counties, but number five in Grayson. Cooke County also has the need for healthcare/medical (again with mental health needs) as number one, followed by the need for utility assistance, basic transportation needs, the need for safe, affordable housing, and food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues.