You are a social worker at the local United Way Office.  You are asked to conduct a needs assessment to determine if the city's after-school programs are currently meeting the needs of the families in your area.  Using the eight steps of needs assessment planning, describe how you would proceed to plan this evaluation.

What will be an ideal response?


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