Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
3. Would you describe Rockford as a place where people mostly help one
another or a place where people mostly go their own way? Help one another
_____ Go their own way ____
4. Please identify your ethnic background: Caucasian/White _____ Mexican
American ____
Native American/Indian ____ Asian American _____ Latino/Hispanic
_____
Other (please specify)________________________________
*Horizons is a project of the Northwest Area Foundation managed through Washington State
University Extension. For more information contact community coach Patrick Malone at
509.279.5107 or pmalone.horizons@live.com.
5. Please check, and rate, the following activities/strategies which you believe
are “ important” to reducing poverty in Rockford by the year 2012 (please
mark all that apply):
Very Important Important
Somewhat Important Not Important
Increased Individual Assets:
• Increase financial literacy/education _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote earned income tax credit _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote individual development accounts _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote home repair/energy savings _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote banking and savings _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote homeownership _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote self-employment _____ _____ _____
_ ____
• Promote micro-enterprise _____ _____ _____
_____
• Promote reduced health care costs _____ _____ _____
_____
6. What ONE project, activity or strategy do you think the Rockford area should
undertake to most reduce poverty and promote community prosperity?
Explain:
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