Community Program Interview

Community Program Interview Assignment

$(50$ points$)$

For this assignment, each student will choose a community program to research and set up a time to interview a person from that agency $($phone or e$-$mail$).$ Of course, in$-$person is Ok$,$ but not required.

My hope for this assignment is that you will make a connection to a community program that offers support, education, and resources for families with young children. Please consider finding an agency$/$program that works with families considered historically underserved or needing more support. The program you choose must be inclusive. They cannot exclude anyone for race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, color, age, national origin, gender, or sexual expression.

$*$Please include the agency$/$program non$-$discrimination statement at the top of your assignment.

Examples of programs $($These are just examples; please feel free to find a program that interests you!$)$

Libraries

Boys and Girls Clubs

Mental Health Agencies

Pride Center

Food Bank

Community Outreach

Immigration or Refugee Services

Latino Family Services

Hospitals

Environmental Groups

United Way$/$Help Me Grow

Home Visiting Agencies

Prevent Child Abuse Utah

Schools Counselors

Before and After School Programs

Outline $(40$ points$)$

$*$Please include the agency$/$program non$-$discrimination statement at the top of your assignment. $(10$ points$)$

Your Name and the Name of the Program

Introduction and Summary of the Program

Interview: After you have chosen your community program, please arrange a time to call or e$-$mail an interview with someone from that program$/$agency$.$ When you call$/$e$-$mail, introduce yourself, and explain that you are a college student working on a class assignment and you would like to interview someone from the agency. You could have a summary of our class $($from the syllabus$)$ to read to let them know what kind of class this is$.$ Please call in advance to give yourself plenty of time to arrange the interview and complete the assignment on time. Research the program online before you call to familiarize yourself with its mission, get background & contact information, and confirm that they are inclusive and non$-$discriminatory.

$*$Questions for the interview $($these are just ideas, you may need to create questions that fit your particular agency, please include at least $10$ questions$)$ This part may be in bullet points, answering each question or a paragraph summarizing the answer and conversation.

What is your role in this program$/$organization$?$

Who and what ages do you serve?

What are the goals of this program?

What kind of support and resources does this agency need to be effective?

Do you have special goals and strategies to reach families that may be $$at$-$risk$?$

How do you work with other community and educational programs?

What is the biggest barrier your program faces?

What does your program need to reach more families and children? Is there a need for more support or services like yours?

What services or programs would you add, if you could, to help families with young children?

What is the best part of this program$/$organization$/$school$/$etc$.?$

Summary:

What are your thoughts about this community program?

What surprised you?

Why did you choose this program?

Did anything inspire you?