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Wcmca Customer Satisfaction Survey, Benjamin Winchester, Matthew Rousseau Sep 2006

Wcmca Customer Satisfaction Survey, Benjamin Winchester, Matthew Rousseau

Center for Small Towns

In July of 2006, the Center for Small Towns began the fourth Customer Satisfaction and Needs assessment for West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. There were a total of seventeen different survey types sent out to clients, service providers, vendors, and funding sources of the WCMCA. A total of 14 different survey types were sent to the clients, including: Affordable Housing, Customer (MHFA, Small Cities, and Frail Elderly), Energy Assistance, FAIM, FPAP, Group Work Camp, Head Start, Jump Start, MURL, RSVP, Weatherization, Transitional Housing, ESGP, and EITC.


Western Minnesota Home Values: Analysis Of Change, 2000-2005, Benjamin Winchester, James Gambrell, Matthew Rousseau Sep 2006

Western Minnesota Home Values: Analysis Of Change, 2000-2005, Benjamin Winchester, James Gambrell, Matthew Rousseau

Center for Small Towns

In 2004 the West Central Initiative began developing a Family Economic Success framework based on three key issues of: Earn it, Keep it, Grow it. The goal of this approach was to help low-income families build strong financial futures. In 2006 the Center for Small Towns was approached by the West Central Initiative to provide needed baseline analysis for the Family Economic Success framework they began developing in 2004. This study was developed and intended to provide a baseline of valid data from which to measure progress, and answer the question, are the low-income households able to maintain, and grow …


Student Housing Choices In The Morris Community, Arne Kildegaard, David Fluegel, Sarah Black, Cassandra Mcmahon, Karin Buchen, Leo Baker, Josephine Myers-Kuykindall Jun 2006

Student Housing Choices In The Morris Community, Arne Kildegaard, David Fluegel, Sarah Black, Cassandra Mcmahon, Karin Buchen, Leo Baker, Josephine Myers-Kuykindall

Center for Small Towns

This report discusses the results of a housing survey conducted by the Center for Small towns in April of 2006 that addressed what factors determine the student demand for off-campus vs. on-campus housing, and also includes a discussion of historical data in addition to the results of the survey.


Jumpstart: Enhancing Quality Of Life Through Transportation, Benjamin Winchester, James Gambrell Mar 2006

Jumpstart: Enhancing Quality Of Life Through Transportation, Benjamin Winchester, James Gambrell

Center for Small Towns

In 2005, the executive director of West Central Minnesota Communities Action, Inc. worked with the Center for Small towns to conduct a survey of recipients of vehicles purchased through the JumpStart program. The goal of the survey was to assess the impact of the program on the lives of its clients. The JumpStart program works to provide vehicles to low-income families who need a reliable vehicle but lack the disposable income for expensive car repairs or insurance.


The New Minnesotans: Profile Of West Central Minnesota, Benjamin Winchester, Stacey L. Parker Aronson, Kate Raymond Feb 2006

The New Minnesotans: Profile Of West Central Minnesota, Benjamin Winchester, Stacey L. Parker Aronson, Kate Raymond

Center for Small Towns

In 2005, The Center for Small towns, together with the University of Minnesota West Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, began the "New Minnesotans" project that aimed to help identify underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who are new residents of West Central Minnesota. The project's goal was to find ways to support the needs of these groups and to encourage their abilities. Twelve counties were involved in the study done for the project: Big Stone,Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, and Yellow Medicine.