Swk 6382 Key Assessment #2: Intervene And Evaluate

This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 04-19-2023 15:34:42 GMT -05:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/79911240/KEY-ASSESSMENT-2docx/ 1Key Assessment #2: Intervene and EvaluateSara OsborneSchool of Social Work, Aurora UniversitySWK 6382: Social Work Practice II: CommunityDr. Willie JacksonDecember 6, 2020This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 04-19-2023 15:34:42 GMT -05:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/79911240/KEY-ASSESSMENT-2docx/2Key Assessment #2: Intervene and EvaluateThe homeless population of Rockford, Illinois have overt needs such as housing, jobs, and medical care. There are also some underlying needs such as mental health, substance abuse, and career services ( https://www.rockfordrescuemission.org ). Mike Bacon from the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition identified three unmet needs for the homeless community in Rockford: transportation services, career services, and a central resource center ( personal communication ). While all these needs for services are valid, lack of public transportation make it much more difficult for the homeless to access these services. A lack of transportation makes getting to interviews and jobs difficult if not impossible. Transportation is crucial to someone without housing, as services are spread out not only within the city and county, and for the homeless, reliable transportation can be a way out of their situation and means of hope. If they can effectively get around the