Using the Internet to Complete Your Feasibility Study for CSWE

Using the Internet to Complete Your Feasibility Study for CSWE

Searching the Internet for Social Indicators

General Resources for Research on Government Units Include:

A General Approach to Gathering Census Data Is:

Another Method of Accessing Census Data:  CD-ROM Access

Bureau of Labor Statistics Are Also Available on the Internet

Mental Health Data

Access to US Databases

Using the Internet to Develop a CSWE Feasibility Study

Major Categories to Be Covered in the Feasibility Study

Major Categories to Be Covered in the Feasibility Study (con’t)

This Presentation Covers  Resources Which Are Useful for the First Four Areas:

Financial Hardship and Basic Material Needs is the first area to be studied.  Its subdivisions are:

Financial Hardship and Basic Material Needs

Poverty

Financial Assistance

Food

Short Term Shelter

Clothing and Furniture

Utility-bill Assistance

The Second Area to be Studied Is Housing, including:

Incidence and Prevalence of Homelessness

Incidence and Prevalence of Inadequate Housing

Housing Assistance

Housing Rehabilitation or Repair

The Third Area Is Employment, including:

Employment Subcategories, Continued:

Incidence and Prevalence of Unemployment

Incidence and Prevalence of Underemployment

Working Parents and Single Working Parents

Employment Counseling or Placement

Employment Training

Vocational Rehabilitation

Services for Ex-offenders

Services for Infants and Children Under Five

After School Care

Day Programs for Children with Special Problems

Day Camps

Education, Including These Subcategories

Illiteracy

Illiteracy, Continued

Languages Spoken

Remedial Education (Children and Youth)

Remedial Education (Adults)

English Language Training

Cultural Transition Programs

There is more to come…