Since 2012, United Way has combined with local partners to conduct a Community Needs Assessment every three years to identify gaps in the health and human service network in Logan County. This detailed, 160-page report combines input from a survey of community members, interviews with key leaders, discussions with focus groups, and secondary data to create a comprehensive snapshot of what's good and not so good about our County. From there, working coalitions of government, non-profit, and corporate partners address the top issues.
We use the Needs Assessment to identify funding priorities to allocate donor dollars every year. Other agencies use the data collected when applying for grants to help solve problems.
The results of the 2023 Needs Assessment were released during a meeting at the Logan County Department of Job & Family Services on June 27.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE 2023 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The data provided by the Center for Marketing and Opinion Research identified the following areas as priorities (in alphabetical order)
- Access to Health Care
- Healthy Living
- Housing and Homelessness
- Mental Health
- Senior Services
- Substance Abuse
From here, the Coalition Advisory Board will convene on July 19 to discuss the priorities and the continuation of work by previous coalitions that have been working to address these needs.
MEMBERS OF THE COALITION ADVISORY BOARD INCLUDE:
- Rick Gildow, Chair
- Tammy Nicholl, outgoing Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Services
- Megan Bailey, Logan County Health District
- Ceci Yelton, Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Services
- Larry Novak, First Lutheran Church
- Jon Brown, Residential Administrators
- Chris Pinkelman, TCN
- Tara Bair, CHWP of Logan County
- Tammy Allison, Mary Rutan Health
- Travis Irvan, Logan County Health District
- Kris Myers, Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District
- Ben Stahler, Mayor, City of Bellefontaine
- Joe Antram, Logan County Commissioner
- Ben Volrath, Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce
- Chris Marlow, Chief, Bellefontaine Police Department
- Melanie Engle, Children’s Services
- Kim Kellogg-Martin, Family Court Judge
- Natasha Kennedy, Family Court Judge
- Cynthia Heffner, Logan County Job & Family Services
- Annette Deao, Recovery Court
- Dave Bezusko, United Way of Logan County
- Tonya Reed, RTC Transportation Services
- Tam Blakely, Logan County Mobility Manager
- Rob Underwood, Superintendent, Indian Lake Schools
JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT AN UPCOMING LOGAN COUNTY COALITION MEETING
Healthy Living to prevent Chronic Disease
Chair: Megan Bailey, Logan County Health District
Next Meeting: July 20 @ 10:00 am
Location: Logan County Health District,
310 S. Main Street, Bellefontaine
Phone: (937) 592-9040
Email: mbailey@loganhealthohio.gov
CORE—Coalition on Recovery Efforts
Chair: Megan Bailey, Logan County Health District
Next Meeting: August 16 @ 3:00 pm
Location: Mary Rutan Health Center,
1134 N. Main Street, Bellefontaine
Phone: (937) 592-9040
Email: mbailey@loganhealthohio.gov
Suicide Prevention
Chair: Ceci Yelton, MHDAS Board of Logan & Champaign Counties
Next Meeting: August 1 @ 3:00 pm
Location: Virtual via Teams
Phone: (937) 465-1045
Email: cyelton@mhdas.org
Housing & Homelessness
Co—Chair: Rev. Larry Novak
Next Meeting: August 10 @ 8:30 am
Location: Via Zoom or First Lutheran Church
Phone:
Email: lnovak@flcbellefontaine.org
Co-Chair: Jon Brown, Residential Administrators
Phone: (937) 441.3617
Email: jonb@resadmin.org