UIC
Directors Interview Guide
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Local
State Agency Directors Interview Guide
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Research
Question Being Addressed
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I’d
like to start off by having you tell me a little bit about your
organization.
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I’d
like to start off by having you tell me a little bit about your
organization.
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NA
– Background information on organization
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What
tribes does your organization serve?
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What
percentage of your client population is American Indian or Alaska
Native?
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NA
– Background information on organization
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What
are the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native families and
individuals in [CITY]?
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What
are the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native families and
individuals in [CITY]?
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Bullet
1
– What are the social service needs of AI/AN living in urban
communities?
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What
services or programs does your organization provide? For what
services do you usually provide referrals?
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Bullet
2
- What role do Urban Indian Organizations play in helping
low-income urban Native families meet their social service needs?
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To
what agencies do you refer your clients [IF NEEDED: For which
services?] Are there any service agencies to which you will NOT
refer your clients?
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How
do American Indian/Alaska Native individuals and families find
out about the services that your agency offers?
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Bullet
3
- To what extent are urban Indian families accessing the programs
and services offered by ACF?
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What
are some of the barriers American Indians/Alaska Natives face
approaching these other service agencies for assistance?
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What
are some of the barriers American Indians/Alaska Natives face in
coming to your organization for assistance?
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Bullet
4
- If urban Indian families are not engaged with ACF services, what
are some of the barriers to access?
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To
what extent has your organization or agency made efforts to
overcome these barriers?
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Bullet
5, Sub-bullet c
- Is there any targeted outreach to urban Indian families by the
state agencies that provide social services?
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Thinking
about the entire service provider community in your city, where
has it been most effective in meeting the needs of the American
Indian/Alaska Native population? Which services or strategies do
you think could be used effectively by other communities to meet
the needs of this population? Explain.
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Thinking
about the entire service provider community in your city, where
has it been most effective in meeting the needs of the American
Indian/Alaska Native population? Which services or strategies do
you think could be used effectively by other communities to meet
the needs of this population? Explain.
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Bullet
5, Sub-bullets a and b
- What are some of the best state practices/policies for providing
social services to urban Indian families? Are these
practices/policies able to be replicated?
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What
would you say are the greatest needs within the American
Indian/Alaska Native community for
which there is little or no assistance
in [CITY]? What do you believe are some ways in which service
providers in [CITY] could help fulfill these unmet needs?
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What
would you say are the greatest needs within the American
Indian/Alaska Native community for
which there is little or no assistance
in [CITY]? What do you believe are some ways in which service
providers in [CITY] could help fulfill these unmet needs?
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Bullet
1
– What are the social service needs of AI/AN living in urban
communities?
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Is
there anything else about serving the American Indian/Alaska
Native population in [CITY] that I haven’t asked you about,
but that you think is important for me to know?
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Is
there anything else about serving the American Indian/Alaska
Native population in [CITY] that I haven’t asked you about,
but that you think is important for me to know?
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NA
– Additional information, as needed
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