Assess Your Readiness

Utilizing family and community voice ensures work is done WITH, NOT FOR, people, families, and communities. This approach elevates the voice of the people closest to the needs and services.

Family voice also addresses relationships, increases trust across all stakeholders, and has the work guided by those most affected. Family voice actively involves all stakeholders — people with lived experience, community residents, organizations, and partners.

Determining your readiness and ability for this work is an important step.

This assessment will help to assess different pillars of engagement for those you are supporting.

The Community Engagement Toolkit also includes a community engagement programming self-assessment section to review and consider.