1. Human Development
1.1. Assets
1.1.1. City Programs
1.1.2. Local schools
1.1.3. Universities and Colleges
1.1.3.1. Downtown campuses
1.1.3.2. Continuing Ed
1.1.4. Individuals
1.1.5. Libraries
1.2. Needs/Challenges
1.2.1. ESL classes
1.2.2. Child care
1.2.3. Summer programs for children
1.2.4. Skills development
1.3. Strategies for assessing
1.3.1. Survey/focus groups
1.3.2. Census
1.3.3. Government reports
1.3.4. Non-profits reports
2. Government
2.1. Assets
2.1.1. City of Kitchener
2.1.1.1. Staff
2.1.1.2. Councilor Wiley
2.1.1.3. Other NA's
2.1.1.4. VHCC
2.1.2. Personal Connections
2.1.3. Influential people / groups
2.2. Needs/Challenges
2.2.1. Problem-solving mechanisms (addressing concerns)
2.2.2. Municipal/Regional split
2.2.3. Community involvement in decisions that affect them
2.2.4. Municipal/Regional Growth Plans - How will it affect CP?
2.3. Strategies for assesing
2.3.1. Survey/Focus Group
2.3.2. Interviews with key people
2.3.3. Organizational chart of the city/region
2.3.4. Brainstorming with CPNA exec - who do you know?
3. Information / Communication
3.1. Assets
3.1.1. Newspaper
3.1.2. Radio
3.1.2.1. University stations
3.1.2.2. Language/Ethnic programs
3.1.3. TV
3.1.4. Internet
3.1.5. Libraries
3.1.6. Word of Mouth
3.2. Needs/Challenges
3.2.1. No formal community-level communication channels
3.2.2. Language Barriers
3.2.3. Access to information
3.3. Strategies for assessing
3.3.1. Survey/focus groups
4. Social / Emotional
4.1. Assets
4.1.1. Diversity
4.1.2. Existing small groups
4.1.3. Recreation
4.1.3.1. Paintball
4.1.3.2. Badminton
4.1.3.3. Parks
4.1.3.4. Iron Horse
4.1.4. WPS
4.1.5. Spiritual (churches)
4.2. Needs/Challenges
4.2.1. Lack of identity, pride
4.2.2. Safety/Crime
4.3. Strategies for assessing
4.3.1. Survey/Focus group
4.3.2. WPS records
4.3.3. Census
5. Environment
5.1. Assets
5.1.1. Parks
5.1.2. Comm. Garden
5.1.3. Iron Horse
5.1.4. Victoria Park
5.2. Needs/Challenges
5.2.1. Air Quality
5.2.2. Water quality (runoff)
5.2.3. Industrial contamination
5.2.4. Litter
5.3. Strategies for assessing
5.3.1. Survey/Focus Groups
5.3.2. Walk-Around
5.3.3. Enviro monitoring data (gov, enviro orgs)
6. Physical
6.1. Assets
6.1.1. GRH
6.1.2. GRT
6.1.3. Roads
6.1.4. Community Garden
6.1.5. Water/Waste
6.1.6. Electricity/Gas
6.2. Needs/Challenges
6.2.1. Doctor shortage
6.2.2. Road conditions
6.2.3. Construction
6.2.4. Building conditions
6.3. Strategies for assessing
6.3.1. Survey/Focus Groups
6.3.2. Walk-Around
6.3.3. Government reports
7. Economic
7.1. Assets
7.1.1. Central Meat Market
7.1.2. Strip mall (King and Breithaupt)
7.1.3. Uptown Waterloo
7.1.4. Downtown Kitchener
7.1.5. Belmont Village
7.1.6. Greenhouses
7.1.7. GRH
7.1.8. Sun Life
7.2. Needs/Challenges
7.2.1. Unemployment/Underemployment
7.2.2. Credentialing (for new Canadians)
7.2.3. Skills training
7.3. Strategies for Assessing
7.3.1. Survey/Focus Groups
7.3.2. Directory of Businesses (Leah)
7.3.3. Census Data
7.3.4. Municipal/Regional Reports
7.3.5. Non-profits (e.g. Working Centre)