The purpose of this assignment is to broaden your understanding of a community, develop analytical skills regarding communities in relation to specific populations and their needs, and to better plan and develop interventions to address issues and problems facing the community. This assignment has three parts: Part I Understanding Your Community, where you will consider the current demographics of the community and analyze how that has changed over the past 20 years; Part II Community Assessment, where you assess your community and a problem within your community; and Part III Community Action Plan, where you develop a specific action plan to address the problem you identified. As you reflect on the learning resources and concepts from Weeks 1-4, be sure to explain what you have learned about the policy’s effect on various groups. Consider how will this knowledge assist you with your community action plan. Submit a 4-6 page paper. The paper needs to be well-researched and written using APA guidelines. Data should come from at least five sources. Part I: Understanding your Community Community and issue of topic- Homelessness in San Diego,  California  Analyze how your community has changed over the past 20 years. Use policy and community concepts and theories from the learning resources to support your analysis. Describe your community, using research and statistics to describe socio-demographic make-up. (For example: How many persons live in the city and/or in the town? What were/are their cultural/racial characteristics? What were/are their incomes, ages, political affiliations, etc.?) Part II: Community Assessment Describe a problem that the community is currently experiencing. Assess the duration, intensity, and frequency of the problem. Analyze the probable etiology of the problem, supporting your analysis with resources. Analyze the key elements and characteristics of the community that make it vulnerable to this problem. Analyze the key strengths of the community that give the community resilience and the potential for overcoming the problem. Identify major institutions (e.g., schools, factories, churches, attraction sites, etc.) and explain how these institutions contribute to or inhibit the community’s ability to address the problem? Explain which groups are most affected by the problem. Part III: Community & Policy Action Plan Describe your proposed plan for community change. Explain the strategies and tactics you would you use to bring about change. Consider if you would need multiple strategies, and if so, explain which strategy would be used for each target. Explain any policies that may influence the ability, either supportive or prohibitive, to influence proposed community change. Explain what policies would need to be in place to ensure proposed plans are sustainable. ...

1. The purpose of this assignment is to broaden your
understanding of a community, develop analytical skills
regarding communities in relation to specific populations and
their needs, and to better plan and develop interventions to
address issues and problems facing the community.
This assignment has three parts: Part I Understanding Your
Community, where you will consider the current demographics
of the community and analyze how that has changed over the
past 20 years; Part II Community Assessment, where you assess
your community and a problem within your community; and
Part III Community Action Plan, where you develop a specific
action plan to address the problem you identified. As you reflect
on the learning resources and concepts from Weeks 1-4, be sure
to explain what you have learned about the policy’s effect on
various groups. Consider how will this knowledge assist you
with your community action plan.
Submit
a 4-6 page paper. The paper needs to be well-researched and
written using APA guidelines. Data should come from at least
five sources.
Part I: Understanding your Community
Community and issue of topic-
Homelessness in San Diego, California
Analyze how your community has changed over the past 20
years. Use policy and community concepts and theories from the

2. learning resources to support your analysis.
Describe your community, using research and statistics to
describe socio-demographic make-up. (For example: How many
persons live in the city and/or in the town? What were/are their
cultural/racial characteristics? What were/are their incomes,
ages, political affiliations, etc.?)
Part II: Community Assessment
Describe a problem that the community is currently
experiencing.
Assess the duration, intensity, and frequency of the problem.
Analyze the probable etiology of the problem, supporting your
analysis with resources.
Analyze the key elements and characteristics of the community
that make it vulnerable to this problem.
Analyze the key strengths of the community that give the
community resilience and the potential for overcoming the
problem.
Identify major institutions (e.g., schools, factories, churches,
attraction sites, etc.) and explain how these institutions
contribute to or inhibit the community’s ability to address the
problem?
Explain which groups are most affected by the problem.

3. Part III: Community & Policy Action Plan
Describe your proposed plan for community change.
Explain the strategies and tactics you would you use to bring
about change. Consider if you would need multiple strategies,
and if so, explain which strategy would be used for each target.
Explain any policies that may influence the ability, either
supportive or prohibitive, to influence proposed community
change.
Explain what policies would need to be in place to ensure
proposed plans are sustainable.