Explore the readiness and willingness of agencies to implement neighbor-centered practices.
You will gain a clearer picture of each agency’s assets, capacity needs, and goals so that your network can help more neighbors facing hunger.
What is the SWIM Network Assessment©?
What has the SWIM Network Assessment© taught us?
⇨ Which agencies are ready to grow and/or expand and the resources they need from the food bank.
⇨ What neighbors do agencies see now, and how willing are they to change practices to serve neighbors they might be missing.
⇨ How much trust agencies have with their food bank, and how they view their leadership.
How does the SWIM Network Assessment© deepen the impact of meeting the new Feeding America standards?
Service Area Assessment: Identify agencies well positioned to meet the disparities identified in the service area assessment.
Neighbor Engagements: Immediately using insights from neighbor engagements in assessing agency willingness and readiness to address the barriers to access identified.
SWIM Network Assessment©
Operational Plan: Including the network of partners that are instrumental in implementing the operational plan in the process of creating the plan.
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help you reach Feeding America’s new requirements.
Using the data to see where your network's energy is.
“We have used data from our [SWIM Network Assessment] to better understand our network’s readiness to adopt Neighbor Centered Practices and what are the barriers that may prevent this from happening. Through capacity building grants and agency cohorts, we have been able to address these barriers with our agencies and make meaningful progress towards meeting the needs and wants of our neighbors seeking help.”