Groups in context

Question	Answer
Groups	Aged Chronically ill ATSI Families in crisis Disabled Gay and Lesbian Rural families Sole parents Socioeconomically disadvantaged The homeless *Youth
Needs	Access to services Education Employment Financial support Health Housing Security and safety Self-esteem *Sense of identity
Factors affecting access to resources	Age disability Education Ethnicity/Culture Gender Location *Socioeconomic status
Area of study	Legal and social definitions identifying characteristics Specific needs Government policies and regulations Community responsibility Rights of the group Access to resources societal attitudes towards group Issues of concern conflict between group and community power within the group and community positive contributions the group makes to the community *Extent to which community service groups assist in meeting the needs of specific groups

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	Created by rizkm almost 12 years ago