Over the course of the Fall of 2016 Bester Community of Hope undertook the massive task of a neighborhood survey of the district of Bester Elementary, a representative sample of 320 households. We partnered with a variety of experts and used a 26 question instrument from Community Science called the Sense of Community Index (SCI-2) which was administered door to door using electronic tablets. In total the process took close to three months to administer and an additional three months to analyze. The knowledge and relationships developed were invaluable and we are currently meeting with these seven distinct communities to use this as a tool for action. The information within attempts to capture both resident perceptions, county and state level data, historical narratives and local assets. We will use the analysis of these consolidated findings to partner with local residents to drive our neighborhood efforts over the next several years. Read the full report here:
“What a Difference a Street Makes” Data packet (Released 4/24/17):
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If you want to partner in the implementation of these action steps, please contact us so we can connect you to local efforts in your neighborhood. To learn more about our work including our neighborhood data collection methodology, explore the centralized data portion of our website here:
https://besterhope.org/programs/centralized-data
