Community Needs Assessment Report - 2025 CFAAC Annual Report - Report - Page 12
Community Needs Assessment Report
CFA AC · ANNUAL REPORT 2025
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT
Poverty Amidst Plenty VIII: Building Community Together
Every three years, the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County publishes a community needs assessment report
to understand the changing and persistent needs of our community, examine priorities, and develop a strategic grantmaking
approach to address the needs uncovered. This data-rich report contains a collective of quantitative and qualitative
information from a variety of local, state, and national sources; focus groups; and more. The report is intended to increase
knowledge, raise awareness, and frame informed discussions about persistent local trends and needs. It serves as both a
tool and a call to action — designed to support all who are committed to strengthening Anne Arundel County through
continuous improvement. Throughout this annual report, you will see how CFAAC is working toward responding to these
needs through our Field of Interest Funds.
This year’s community assessment report, Poverty Amidst Plenty VIII: Building Community Together, features six comprehensive
chapters and provides charts and summaries of data along with anecdotal quotes, designed to give human context to each
section. The chapters include Introduction and Demographics, The Economy, Children and Youth Development, Health,
Behavioral Health, and the Social Determinants of Health, along with a Summary on Principle Findings and a section on how
readers can help advance change.
In the fall of 2025, CFAAC and the report’s author Pamela Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Anne
Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, hosted needs assessment presentations
around the county including Anne Arundel Community College, Chesapeake Arts Center, and Maryland
Hall. This year, two of the presentations included breakout focus groups designed to gather community
input for solutions to persistent needs. The information and dialogue from these sessions will help
nonprofits, government officials, and community members create strategies with impactful outcomes.
Scan to view a virtual presentation or download a complimentary copy of the report.
