Santa Clara Pueblo Community Needs Assessment
Project Profile
Client:
Santa Clara Pueblo Housing Authority
Project Location:
Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
Project Time Frame:
October 2024 - May 2025
Purpose: Record the unique experiences of Kha’P’o tribal members to create a dedicated dataset that improves services for Santa Clara Pueblo, ensuring it specifically addresses Kha’P’o needs.
Services:
Household Survey
Listening Sessions and Interviews
Analysis of Newly Collected Data
Needs Assessment
GIS Mapping
Areas of Focus:
Demographics
Housing Conditions, Needs, and Preferences
Income and Finances
Public Health & Wellness
Education
Infrastructure
Economic Development
Transportation
Project Description
Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Northern New Mexico encompassing 90 square miles of tribal land. The people of the Kha’P’o are deeply connected to the land, water, air, and animals of the region through farming, hunting, and gathering.
The Santa Clara Pueblo Community Needs Assessment is a comprehensive study conducted to identify the most pressing needs of the members of Santa Clara Pueblo. Considering the significant presence of the non-native community in the area and its frequent inclusion in federal data sets, it is crucial to collect data specifically from Kha’P’o. The information collected in the Community Needs Assessment will provide context and insight into the experiences and challenges of tribal members across various aspects of life, including housing, healthcare, transportation, education, employment, public safety, and support services. Individual responses will be aggregated and used to make data-informed programming decisions, support comprehensive planning, and secure grant funding.
Quantifying these needs will be essential for documenting a comprehensive understanding of community needs to inform policy, funding decisions, and strategies to improve and enhance living conditions. This project goals is to uphold the traditional Kha’P’o values of respect and protection of the important places, objects, and intangibles associated with their traditional lands and use areas.
FAQ
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Collaboration among departments allows for various departments to better align all their services. Examples include:
Transportation Department can use the survey data to identify areas lacking access to public transit, enabling them to prioritize new transit routes or road improvements in underserved communities in tandem with other departmental priorities.
Health & Human Services can identify gaps in access to medical services, establishing mobile clinics or outreach programs in affordable housing areas, particularly for seniors, veterans, and families.
The Department of Youth & Learning can address educational barriers by planning new schools or after-school programs in housing developments where families report limited access to quality education.
A collaborative approach to designing the survey, using departmental program plans and priorities, helps create a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community.
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The survey is being carried out by the Santa Clara Pueblo Housing Authority with support from various other Santa Clara departments and programs.
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The Community Needs Assessment is a random sample of all tribally enrolled members on the Santa Clara Pueblo.
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A field staff member wearing an orange vest will visit each randomly selected household and leave a door hanger that contains a survey code.
If you have lost your survey code, please contact: Adrian Garcia at agarcia@scphousing.org -
To show our appreciation for your participation in the needs assessment survey, each household that COMPLETES a survey will receive a $20 gift card. Additionally, you will be entered into a raffle to win larger prizes.
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The survey is currently being designed with support from tribal departments and Kha'P'o.
It will ask questions about income, employment, health, and demographics, as well as specific questions regarding interest in new housing, infrastructure, economic development, and supportive services.
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The responses you provide will remain anonymous and your name will not be collected as a part of this survey. All of your responses will be held and kept confidential.
Your eligibility for services or assistance cannot and will not be impacted by your answers or by your refusal to participate.
The data from this project will only be reported as a collective, combined total, and no one will have access to your individual information.
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The purpose of the survey is to collect accurate information about the tribal members of the Santa Clara Pueblo so that the tribe can develop programs and services to meet needs.
The tribe will use the data collected in this survey to apply for local, state, and federal programs supporting the development of housing and other services.
The tribe will also use the information to make decisions about the Tribe’s priorities for its future programming and priorities.
The final results of the survey will be aggregated and shared with the community at the conclusion of the project.
