Critical Issues When Managing in Tough Times

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Contents

Master List as of 5/14/09

Community

Understanding Your Community Today

  • Economic Conditions
  • Social/Demographic Conditions
  • Environmental Conditions
  • Assessment Tools

Expanding Civic Engagement

  • Public Deliberation
  • Conflict Management
  • Planning
  • Mobilizing People
  • Public Issues Education

Strengthening Community Organizations & Services

  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Housing
  • Nonprofit Sector
  • Impact Analysis Tools
  • Volunteerism

Helping Local Government Cope with Change

  • Fiscal
  • Services
  • Regional Community Building

Improving Local Economies

  • Community-based Strategies
  • Food Systems
  • Creative Communities
  • Regional Innovations
  • Thinking Green


Farm-Ranch

Financial Planning
Mediation
Credit
Risk management

  • Disaster
  • Insurance

Marketing

  • Grain
  • Livestock
  • Specialty

Legal issues
Employees
Farm programs
Tax issues
Enterprise analysis
Bankruptcy/Foreclosure
Farm Transition

Individuals/Families

Bankruptcy

  • Avoidance
  • Credit
  • Consequences
  • Employment
  • Foreclosure
  • Procedures

Budgeting and Spending

  • Bartering
  • Catastrophic Events
  • Child Care
  • Clothing
  • Energy Conservation
  • Entertainment
  • Finding Resources
  • Food
  • Health Costs
  • Housing
  • Personal/Family Crisis
  • Tracking
  • Transportation
  • Utilities

Communication

  • Family
  • Legal/Financial Services
  • Social Networks

Consumer Protection

  • Consumer Rights
  • Fraud
  • Identity Theft
  • Predatory Practices
  • Seniors

Credit

  • Avoiding Scams
  • Bankruptcy
  • Credit Costs
  • Credit Repair
  • Credit Reports/Scores
  • Protecting Credit

Employment

  • Career and Skills Development
  • Child Care
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Family Relationships
  • Finding a Job
  • Health
  • Job Loss
  • Stress
  • Under-Employment

Health

  • Health Disparities/Equity
  • Medicaid/Medicare
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Suicide Prevention/Mental Health Emergency

Home

  • Affordability
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Eviction
  • Financing
  • Financial Readiness
  • Foreclosure
  • Healthy Homes
  • Homebuyer Education
  • Improvement/Maintenance
  • Preservation

Relationships/Resiliency

  • Communication
  • Couples/Marital
  • Divorce
  • Family Dynamics
  • Family Strengths
  • Health
  • Intergenerational
  • Parenting Efficacy/Competency
  • Social Networks

Risk Management

  • Estate Planning
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Retirement

Saving and Investment

  • Education
  • Emergency Fund
  • Estate Planning
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Retirement
  • Saving on a Shoestring

Stress Management

  • Dealing with Loss
  • Feelings
  • Health
  • Social Support/Networks

Taxes

  • Credits
  • Earned Income Tax Credit
  • Incentives
  • Tax Preparation
  • Vouchers


Youth

Stress management
Workforce skills
Financial Management
Wise Use of Resources
Self-responsibility
Communication in Tough Times
Problem-solving
Entrepreneurship
Resiliency/Positive Youth Development
Basic Living Skills
Consumer Skills
Service to Family and Community
Ethics in Tough Times
Safety (personal)
Linking to Community Resources

Personal tools