Vital Conditions Framework
CPI has chosen to adopt the Vital Conditions Framework to guide our poverty alleviation work in Butler County. The Vital Conditions Framework, developed by the Rippel Foundation (http://rippel.org), outlines seven essential conditions that people and communities need to achieve their full potential.
Defining Community Needs
Community action agencies like CPI are required to conduct an in-depth community needs assessment (CNA) every three years to gather data on the underlying causes and conditions of poverty within our primary service territory, which for CPI is Butler County. By understanding the community’s needs, we can make informed decisions and design approaches that drive meaningful change that improves conditions for all residents.
Vital Conditions vs. Urgent Services
The vital conditions framework builds upon the social determinants of health (SDoH) model that has become popular in the last twenty years. While developers of the vital conditions framework recognize the need for urgent services, they also recognize that
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