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PAGE 22 engaging individuals from these communities with the remaining time and lack of existing infrastructure could risk tokenizing their experiences and create further mistrust. As an alternative, an effort was made to better understand the lived experiences of non-English speaking communities through interviews with the nonprofit providers that serve them. It is an imperfect approach, as discussed, but determined to have the lowest risk of harm. This experience illuminated the need to establish relationships with non-English speaking residents of the Tri-Valley, which subsequently informed an Approach Recommendation. TABLING EVENTS AND INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS Another follow-up from the initial review of focus group themes with the Steering Committee was the need to more thoroughly engage Spanish speakers and older adults. In an effort to bring the Needs Assessment process closer to these communities, a series of intercept interviews was conducted at the main Axis Health Center in Pleasanton, the Livermore Senior Center, and the La Salud family health fair in Livermore. Intercept interviews were conducted by approaching patients and residents, offering a brief explanation of the Needs Assessment, and asking three short questions. Finally, the JSI Project Team conducted a series of tabling events at popular community functions such as the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day festival and the Día de Los Muertos event hosted by La Familia. The JSI Project Team also attended a webinar hosted by the Tri-Valley NonProfit Alliance titled “Race, Power and Poverty: Understanding How These Factors Impact Socio-Economic Status in the Tri-Valley.” The purpose of attending these events was to build an understanding of the Tri-Valley and the various communities within it. These events were also an opportunity to inform the community of the Needs Assessment and opportunities to participate. VII. FINDINGS STRENGTHSiv Community cohesion Diversity Health care and mental health services Nonprofits and support services Recreation Schools and educational excellence This section presents results from the quantitative secondary data analysis and primary qualitative data collection activities. [For more information on how data were collected and analyzed, see the Methods section.] Table 6 outlines the strengths and the community and organizational level challenges and opportunity areas. The findings are complete with hyperlinks for convenient navigation to detailed subsections of the report. Table 6. Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities iv Organized alphabetically. v Organized by challenges mentioned most frequently, followed by youth-specific findings. vi Organized by challenges mentioned most frequently. COMMUNITY LEVEL CHALLENGES/ OPPORTUNITY AREASv Housing Health care Mental health Service provision, awareness, and navigation Linguistic/cultural responsiveness Substance use Safety Transportation Youth ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL CHALLENGES/ OPPORTUNITY AREASvi Service awareness and duplication Workforce Perception of need and funding Emergency preparation Racial/linguistic/cultural responsiveness EASTERN ALAMEDA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENTSS Page 80 of 554