Compassion By Design Survey
Valley Forge Christian College celebrates the leadership and services that make our community
great and also identifies the areas where we need to work together to continue to build a strong
and vibrant place to live, work and play. This survey is being conducted in the Phoenixville area,
and is a Valley Forge Christian College class project.
1. Please enter your zip code:
19460
2. Nominate one organization in each of the f ollowing categories:
(Nominate those that represent the BEST of our community during the last year)
Education Provider
(School, college, day care, after school, educational service or business):
Renaissance Charter School
Health Care Provider
(Hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, medical service or business):
Paoli Hospital
Recreation
(Park, fields, facility, organization, league):
Valley Forge National Park
Business That Gives Back
(Contributes to the community with funds or other support):
Petrucci's Water Ice
Restaurant or Coffee Shop:
Artisan's Cafe
Nonprofit & Charitable
(Local foundations, nonprof its, charities and benefit drives):
5K Run for Dana Marie
Public Service
(Any local service operated by government—library, police, fire department):
Police Department
Culture, Arts and Historic Enrichment
(Museums, etc):
Steel City Cafe
3. The greatest thing about our community is:
It is clean, and in most cases family friendly. It does not have a country feel, but it is not quite city either, so there is good balance.
4. If there is one area in which our community needs to improve it is:
There are too many bars in this area.
5. In our community, I think the following areas pose the greatest challenge:
(Pick up to 5 of the following):
___ Financial Pressure ___ Marriage & Relationships
___ Substance Abuse ___ Job Security
___ Affordable Housing ___ Time Pressure
___ Crime/Violence ___ Single Parent Resources
___ Sense of Permanence ___ Childcare
X Stress ___ Loneliness
___ Education X Public Transportation
___ Cultural Tolerance ___ Gangs
X Jobs ___ Resources for lowincome families
___ Traffic X Cost of Living
X Discrimination ___ Negative Media
___ Professional Development ___ Health Care
___ Teen Resources ___ Sense of Community
___ Immigration ___ Support for Charity
___ Lack of Public Services ___ Other:__________________
6. The one thing that would make family life better in our community is:
To have more activities for families. Better play areas, picnic areas, etc.
7. I am concerned about what is going to happen in the future with:
Racism in the area. It is becoming increasingly diverse, and not everyone is accepting of that.
8. A new affordable service that would really help us is:
n/a
9. A service that really needs to be improved is:
Public Transportation - it is available, but very limited.
10. Comments on any of the above:
Developed by David Mills, Compassion by Design, dmills@compassionbydesign.org
No comments:
Post a Comment