Phase One Complete of the Unhoused Needs Assessment in Grand Junction, CO

by Kristal Jones | Dec 8, 2023 | Public Health

The first phase of the Grand Junction Unhoused Needs Assessment was completed in November when JG researchers Erika Berglund, Suzanna Powell, and Brandn Green traveled to Grand Junction, CO to present to city council and Mesa County Commissioners. According to the...

Evaluating Access to NC Pre-K: Community based research in Buncombe County

by Kristal Jones | Aug 25, 2023 | Public Health

JG Research and Evaluation has been contracted by Buncombe Partnership for Children (BPFC) to develop a research project that identifies barriers and evaluates solutions to increase access for North Carolina’s (NC) Pre-K program in Buncombe County. Similar to...

Innovation in applying Voice of the Customer to the public sector

by Kristal Jones | May 16, 2023 | Public Health

In December of 2021 the Biden Administration filed a motion to use a Voice of the Customer framework (VoC) to drive decision making and strategic planning processes when improving customer experience. This executive order aimed at reinstating trust in the government...

Reaching Home Evaluation: How will the past decade inform the next?

by Kristal Jones | Mar 13, 2023 | Public Health

About Reaching Home In 2012, in response to federal level efforts by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address houselessness more strategically, the City of Missoula and Missoula County adopted Reaching Home: Missoula’s 10-Year Plan to End...

Reaching Home: JG contracted to evaluate a decade Missoula’s foundational housing plan

by Kristal Jones | Aug 20, 2022 | Public Health

Reaching Home is Missoula’s foundational plan to comprehensively address housing instability and houselessnes through coordination and collaboration across Missoula’s housing services. This program has been in place for 10 years, established in 2012 through an...