Community Assistance Analysis

The City of Frankfort is working to address service gaps in our community for those who may be experiencing homelessness and housing challenges. Frankfort is fortunate to have a strong group of agencies in our community dedicated to providing assistance to those who need it. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardships for many people and has exhausted many of our existing resources.

These issues have been a priority for the Frankfort community for over 10 years. An intitial Homelessness Study was conducted in 2008 by a community task force. In order to continue the work outlined in that plan, as well as to address current service gaps in the Frankfort community and to help create a strong network of agencies who can continue to connect residents to resources, the City is facilitating the CARES Coaltion. The Coalition will bring service agencies together to leverage more resources and to do long-term planning around four goal areas: homelessness prevention, transitional housing, community advocacy, and agency trainings. More detailed information on the Coalition as well as the Homelessness Study may be found in the documents section of this survey.

As the Coaltion is setting goals for our community, we want to hear from you. Please give your feedback on access to services in our community. All feedback will be incorporated into action items for the Coaltion.

On a scale of 1-10, how familiar are you with all the service agencies in Frankfort/Franklin County?
1- Very unfamiliar, we have service agencies?
10- Very familiar, I know all the agency names and executive directors

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Have you ever needed access to food assistance, housing assistance, or shelter services in Frankfort, or have you helped find assistance for someone who did?

Yes

64%

31%

Prefer not to answer

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If you answered yes above, how easy was it to access the agency you received assistance from?

Somewhat easy, it took a few steps to find the appropriate agency

26%

I have not needed access to services

23%

Very easy, I connected with an agency on my first try

20%

Difficult, I had a hard time finding information for agencies and getting through to the correct one

20%

Very difficult, it took too much time to find the correct agency and receive assistance

11%

Closed to responses | 35 Responses

In the past five years, please rank how/if you have observed changes to the following:

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Which of the following agencies are you familiar with (i.e. have interacted with previously, have donated to, or have heard of in the community)? Please select all that apply.

The Simon House

92%

Salvation Army

92%

Access Shelter and Soup Kitchen

89%

The Sunshine Center

81%

Franklin County Women and Family Shelter

78%

United Way of the Bluegrass

58%

CASA of the Bluegrass

47%

Franklin County Emergency Food Pantry

47%

Capital City Activity Center

44%

Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky

36%

Family Youth Resource Centers

28%

Franklin County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy

17%

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Which goal area for the Coalition do you think should be the first priority?

Homelessness Prevention- Reduce homelessness by identifying and addressing social service gaps in the Franklin County community and how access to services may be improved.

47%

Transitional Housing- Increase Franklin County's access to transitional housing by identifying community housing partners and establishing accessible housing opportunities.

32%

Community Advocacy- Educate the community on the importance of its social service agencies by creating coordinated messaging, developing shared public outreach materials, and conducting public awareness campaigns.

12%

Agency Trainings- Better equip agency staff and board members by identifying shared needs and locating resources to provide seminars and trainings for all relevant agencies.

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Please explain your choice above or provide any additional comments and feedback.

Closed for Comments

Documents

10 Year Homelessness Plan.pdf CARES Coalition Background.pdf

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Community Assistance Analysis

Community Assistance Analysis

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On a scale of 1-10, how familiar are you with all the service agencies in Frankfort/Franklin County? 1- Very unfamiliar, we have service agencies?10- Very familiar, I know all the agency names and executive directors

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Have you ever needed access to food assistance, housing assistance, or shelter services in Frankfort, or have you helped find assistance for someone who did?

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If you answered yes above, how easy was it to access the agency you received assistance from?

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In the past five years, please rank how/if you have observed changes to the following:

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Which of the following agencies are you familiar with (i.e. have interacted with previously, have donated to, or have heard of in the community)? Please select all that apply.

Question title

Which goal area for the Coalition do you think should be the first priority?

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Please explain your choice above or provide any additional comments and feedback.

Documents

On a scale of 1-10, how familiar are you with all the service agencies in Frankfort/Franklin County?
1- Very unfamiliar, we have service agencies?
10- Very familiar, I know all the agency names and executive directors