Phase One: Asset Mapping

Phase One of the 2020 Community Needs Assessment consisted of an asset mapping project to identify current services addressing a range of community-based issues and further conclude where possible service gaps may exist in our rural region of Central Pennsylvania.

The featured resources within the categories outlined below have been digitally mapped by physical location using a color code system. Most mapped resources represent a service provided by a nonprofit or human service agency, though some for-profit resources were included as the Committee felt that they fulfilled an important basic human need for residents of the county (e.g. grocery stores).

The following pages contain screenshots of the Google Map used in the asset mapping project, starting with a combined Union and Snyder county overview and then a zoomed-in analysis of the western and eastern parts of each county. An online, interactive version of this Google Map can be found on our website at www.union-snydercaa.org/resource-map.

ASSET MAPPING KEY:

Housing Assistance Health and Wellness Education Childcare Employment Services

Financial Assistance Legal Services Technology

Food Assistance Miscellaneous Services

UNION OR SNYDER COUNTY LOCATION NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY LOCATION

Union & Snyder County Overview

Counties’ Asset Maps

Below is a visual representation of Union and Snyder counties’ resources by category. Though not technically in CAA’s service region, resources within Northumberland County along the river are also highlighted due to the cross-county service provided to residents of the counties. It’s also important to note that there is no public transportation within the region at the time of this project. The only exception is rabbittransit, which is the area’s shared ride bus system for eligible riders.

The following pages feature screenshots from the map broken down into the Eastern and Western parts of each county. An online, interactive version of this Google Map can be

found on our website at www.union-snydercaa.org/resource-map.

Eastern Union County

Eastern Union County Observations

• Eastern Union County’s “resource cluster region” is Lewisburg. Its population is 5,730 (2018). • Union County Resource Center (Lewisburg) hosts several co-located services that assist with employment, health/wellness, and legal services, including Gaudenzia drug and alcohol treatment. • Bucknell University is located in Eastern Union County, which supports a thriving local business market as well as transient community members (e.g. students, professors). • Evangelical Community Hospital provides whole-person healthcare and serves as a RESOURCE large employer in the region. CLUSTER: • Lewisburg Penitentiary is another large LEWISBURG employer. • Close proximity to Northumberland County communities like Milton, Watsontown, and Montandon provide need for cross-county collaboration.

Housing Assistance Health and Wellness Education Childcare Employment Services Financial Assistance Legal Services Technology Food Assistance Miscellaneous Services

UNION OR SNYDER COUNTY LOCATION

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Western Union County

RESOURCE CLUSTER: MIFFLINBURG

Western Union County Observations

• Western Union County’s “resource cluster region” is Mifflinburg. Its population is 3,514 (2018). • There are no employment services located in Western Union County. • There are no financial assistance services in Western Union County. • There are no housing assistance services in

Western Union County. • Resources are extremely limited for residents west of Mifflinburg (fig. 2). • The village of New Berlin serves as a mini resource hub for residents, providing featured education, childcare, and food assistance services (fig. 3).

Housing Assistance Health and Wellness Education Childcare Employment Services Financial Assistance Legal Services Technology Food Assistance Miscellaneous Services

Figure 2 West of Mifflinburg UNION OR SNYDER COUNTY LOCATION

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Figure 3 New Berlin

Eastern Snyder County

Eastern Snyder County Observations

• Eastern Snyder County’s “resource cluster region” is Selinsgrove. Its population is 5,926 (2018). • The Snyder East Building (Selinsgrove) hosts a variety of co-located services that assist with housing, employment, food, financial, and miscellaneous services (e.g. ride share, mediation). • Susquehanna University is located in Eastern Snyder County, which supports a local business market as well RESOURCE as transient community members (e.g. students, CLUSTER: professors). SELINSGROVE • Close proximity to Northumberland County communities like Sunbury and Northumberland provide need for cross-county collaboration. • Sunbury serves as a cross-county resource hub for eligible residents of both Union and Snyder counties (fig. 4).

Housing Assistance Health and Wellness Education Childcare Employment Services Financial Assistance Legal Services Technology Food Assistance Miscellaneous Services

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Figure 4 Sunbury’s resources that also serve eligible Union and Snyder County residents include but are not limited to the Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way (miscellaneous), PA Careerlink (employment), Central Susquehanna Site Services (health and wellness), and A Community Clinic (health and wellness).

Western Snyder County

Western Snyder County Observations

• Although Western Snyder County technically has two “resource cluster regions”, Middleburg and Beaver Springs have less resources combined than any of the other three resource cluster regions featured. The towns’ populations are 1,292 and 634, respectively (2018). • The Middlecreek Area Community Center (Beaver Springs) provides a variety of services that assist with food, health, and wellness. RESOURCE CLUSTER: MIDDLEBURG They are also the only childcare facility in the region. • There are no employment services located in Western Snyder County. • There are no financial assistance services in Western Snyder County.

RESOURCE CLUSTER: BEAVER SPRINGS

Housing Assistance Health and Wellness Education Childcare Employment Services Financial Assistance Legal Services Technology Food Assistance Miscellaneous Services

• By Grace Transitional Home is the only homeless shelter in Union and Snyder Counties, serving women only. • Resources, specifically food, are extremely limited for residents of Western Snyder County. • Conewago Snyder provides drug and alcohol treatment.

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