Community Voice Driving System Change
OVERVIEW
Connected Community Innovations uses a community‑guided evaluation model to understand how people experience housing, health, crisis response, and services centering respect, safety, trust, belonging, and stability.
Domains of Insight
- Respect, Safety & Belonging
- Housing Access & Stability
- Health & Healing Support
- Fair Resource Access
- Leadership & Shared Decision‑Making
- Safety & Justice Approaches
- Adaptability & Innovation
- Relationships & Accountability
Methods
- Conversation circles
- Anonymous input
- Story‑based insights
- Community scorecards
- Mixed data (qualitative + quantitative)
- Cross‑agency learning
Outcomes
- Better policies
- Lower barriers
- More culturally aligned services
- Higher trust in agencies
- Stronger neighborhood stability