Community Needs
One of the values of establishing a fund at the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation is the expertise of Community Foundation staff. They are well qualified to identify, assist and evaluate potential beneficiaries of your fund. This professional service assures that your gifts are spent wisely while benefiting the community.
The Community Foundation staff regularly meets with local nonprofit organizations to explore current issues and emerging needs. Results of these convenings are summarized in "donor briefs," survey summaries, or field of interest directories to assist donors with directing their gifts.
The Community Foundation is also an active participant in a community-wide quality of life indicator project (ACTION for Healthy Communities) which surveys community needs in seven core areas: basic needs, health, education, natural environment, economy, public safety, and social environment.
Issue-based reports:
- Assessment of SLO County Community Leaders Attitudes on Obesity Prevention Strategies (295K PDF)
- Obesity Fact Sheet by SLO County Public Health Department (95K PDF)
- Childhood Obesity Prevention Task Force 2007 (789K PDF)
- Growing Together Executive Summary (63K PDF)
- Hunger in San Luis Obispo County 2003 (426K PDF)
2006 ACTION for Healthy Communities Indicator Report
- Entire Report (6130K PDF)
- Presentation Report (8840K PDF)
2003 ACTION for Healthy Communities Indicator Report
- Entire Report (262K PDF)
2001 ACTION for Healthy Communities Indicator Report
- Introduction and Basic Needs (166K PDF)
- Natural Environment and Health (207K PDF)
- Public Safety and Economics (131K PDF)
- Social Environment and Education (426K PDF)