Communities often have substantial difficulties in identifying the needs of their members in the midst of political debates, economic turmoil, and the press of day-to-day business. This needs assessment was designed to provide a relatively unbiased assessment of a small set of all possible needs as perceived by community members and as specified by various outcome reports from units of government and several nonprofit organizations. It is hoped that this report will be useful in our community as a call to action and as a formal statement of needs that may be communicated to funders, community members and governmental personnel.