Our Consulting Services Division Leadership Team (CSDLT) represents a strategic commitment to what matters most: excellence, collaboration, and unwavering client service. This four-person team ensures that our clients receive our best thinking, on-time and on-budget project management, and exceptional quality and value throughout each and every project we design and implement. They serve as knowledgeable…
EVALCORP’s evaluation team has partnered with health systems in Southern California since 2018 to assess and improve the health of diverse communities. Through three comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) cycles and multiple Implementation Strategy (IS) engagements, our team has worked to identify, prioritize, and address the health challenges facing thousands of residents, while building…
Community organizations, nonprofits, government programs and other mission-driven agencies work hard to serve their communities effectively. But how do you know if your programs are addressing the right issues? How do you identify gaps in services or understand what your community truly needs? That’s where needs assessment comes in—a needs assessment consulting team can help…
Policy transitions—whether driven by changes in administration, new legislation, or shifts in funding priorities—create both challenges and opportunities for community-based organizations. During these periods of uncertainty, evaluation consultants can serve as strategic partners, helping organizations navigate change while maintaining program quality and impact. In this post, we’ll explore how evaluation consultants can support organizations through…
Nonprofit hospitals are federally required to conduct Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) every three years, a process that involves identifying and evaluating the health needs of the communities they serve while ensuring transparency and stakeholder involvement. CHNA evaluation for hospitals includes a systematic needs assessment with clear documentation of needs, assets, gaps, and resulting plans…
Currently, EVALCORP is partnering with eight counties across the state of California on behavioral health initiatives. In this post, we offer a snapshot of our work in one of those counties to illustrate how our program evaluation and needs assessment services work in the behavioral health sector, and touch on the future of mental health…
In our previous post, we introduced EVALCORP’s Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Compliance & Integration Workgroup and the comprehensive resources we’ve developed to support behavioral health organizations through this transition. Since then, we’ve been working directly with counties to address the practical realities of implementing BHSA requirements while managing existing programs and stakeholder relationships. As…
EVALCORP has had the opportunity to work with the Substance Use Services division of Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) since 2006, and that long view has allowed our team to generate insights that shape how we approach the work. We have led program evaluation and strategic planning projects for several VCBH substance use and prevention…
Housing affordability and availability have become critical challenges for communities across California. Comprehensive housing needs assessments have become essential for municipalities, counties, and housing authorities as the housing shortage continues. These assessments provide crucial data and insights for housing policies, development priorities, and funding allocations. A housing needs assessment is a systematic evaluation that: With…
Last year, EVALCORP was contracted by the Ventura County Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) to design and implement a countywide assessment of services available to victims of crimes perpetrated by adults. The goal of this initiative was to examine which services successfully addressed the dynamic needs of victims/survivors of crime in the County. After reviewing the…