• Our Community, Our Future: Community Needs Survey

    Tell us what you and your community need to thrive.

  • United Way North Central Florida wants to hear directly from the people who live and work in our six-county service area.

    We’re developing our next strategic plan, and your experience matters. This survey will help us better understand the challenges families are facing today, what expenses are putting the greatest pressure on household budgets, where people turn when they need help, and what you believe our community will need in the future.

    Some questions will focus on ALICE households—people who are working but may still struggle to afford basic needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation, and health care. You do not need to be familiar with ALICE to participate. We’re interested in your own experiences and observations.

    The survey takes approximately 10-12 minutes to complete. Your responses are confidential, and there are no right or wrong answers. You may skip any question you don’t feel comfortable answering.

    Your input will be combined with feedback from community leaders and local nonprofit organizations to help United Way North Central Florida determine where our resources and efforts can have the greatest impact.

    Thank you for sharing your experience and helping us understand what our community needs to thrive.

  • About You

  • 6. Which best describes your current employment situation?
  • 6. What is your approximate annual household income?

  • Our Community

  • 5. In your opinion, what are the three most pressing challenges facing people in your community today? Drag and drop.
  • 6. Which populations do you believe are experiencing the greatest challenges in our community? Select up to five.
  • 7. Compared with two years ago, how would you describe the overall well-being of families in our community?
  • 8. Which community needs do you believe are getting worse or becoming more urgent? Select all that apply.

  • Your Household and ALICE

  • ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE households are working but often earn too much to qualify for many traditional forms of assistance while still struggling to afford the basic cost of living.

    The following questions ask about the financial pressures you see affecting working households in our community.

  • 9. In the past 12 months, have you or someone in your household received financial assistance or other help paying for basic needs? Select all that apply.
  • 11. How difficult is it for your household to afford each of the following?*
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  • 12. In the past 12 months, have you or someone in your household done any of the following because of financial pressure? Select all that apply.
  • 14. If your household lost one month's income, how would you expect to manage?

  • Getting Help

  • 15. If you needed help paying for basic needs, where would you be most likely to turn first?
  • 17. What makes it difficult for people to find or receive the help they need? Select all that apply.

  • Community Resilience

  • 20. Which factors do you believe pose the greatest risk to our community's resilience over the next five years? Select up to three.

  • United Way North Central Florida (UWNCFL)

  • 23. Which of the following do you currently associate with UWNCFL? Select all that apply.
  • 24. Which roles do you believe UWNCFL should play in our community? Select up to five.
  • 26. If UWNCFL had significantly more resources, where should we focus our investment? Select up to three.

  • Looking Ahead

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