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Community Needs Assessment

A structured conversation with community members to surface unmet needs, barriers to access, and what would make the most difference.

6 questions~3 min to complete

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Create a draft session from this template, then customize it before publishing.


Questions

1.

What is the biggest challenge you or your family is facing right now?

There are no wrong answers — we are here to listen, not judge.

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2.

Have you tried to get help with this challenge? What happened?

We want to understand what you've already tried, even if it didn't work.

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3.

What services or resources do you wish existed or were easier to access in this community?

Think about practical things that would make a real difference in your daily life.

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4.

What gets in the way of using services that do exist?

For example: location, hours, language, cost, trust, childcare, transportation, paperwork.

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5.

Who do you turn to first when you need help — a person, organization, or place?

This helps us understand the trust networks that already exist in the community.

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6.

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about what this community needs?

Anything that doesn't fit the questions above — we want to hear it.

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What you'll get

After each completed session, Mayetik generates a structured AI summary. Here's an example of the output format — the actual content reflects each respondent's answers.

Sample AI summary

Key themes from this session

The respondent's answers highlighted three recurring themes — each supported by specific examples drawn from their experience. The summary captures what was said, not what was expected.

Standout insights

Two responses stood out as unusually detailed and pointed to an area worth following up on. The full text of each answer is preserved below the summary.

Suggested next steps

Based on the patterns in this session, the AI identified three concrete actions for the project team to consider. These are drawn directly from the respondent's own suggestions.

Generated from 6 questions · ~3 min session


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