Community Resource Inventory

A critical step of the strategic planning process is to ascertain those services that exist in or serve the targeted neighborhood. It is equally important to determine the financial, human, and existing infrastructure resources. The purpose of this protocol is to provide you with guidance and consistency in conducting an inventory of:

1. Existing programs, both community and justice system, that provide services targeting youth and/or the families of youth who may be at risk of or are participating in youth gang crimes.
2. Potential financial resources, both public and private, that could be used to support the development of a comprehensive approach to gang reduction in your community.
3. Human resources who could be recruited to assist in the community effort. These human resources may be citizens of the community or individuals and businesses that have an interest in or serve the community.
4. Businesses, schools, churches, hospitals, and universities that could provide support to the program with services, logistics, finances, or human resources.

There are various sources of information to obtain the data you will need. Many communities have existing resource directories, grant listings, governmental directories, or other similar sources. Those sources will assist you in determining which organizations to contact. You should also contact nontraditional sources such as key informants with knowledge of the targeted community.

A PDF version of the “Add a Resource” form can be downloaded and printed to facilitate the offline collection of data. Once the data is collected, you can manually transcribe it into your inventory.

Individuals who use the protocol should know the purpose of the project, the boundaries of the target area, and the intent of the information to be collected.

Should you have questions, please contact Mr. Steve Ray at (850) 385-0600, extension 229, or by e-mail at sray@iir.com.

Request a Community Resource Inventory account using the online request form.