Needs assessment refers to a system way of observing and recognizing the needs of a community or organisation. This can be used in evaluating the main needs or prioritise the needs of a community.
The researcher was invited by the community to determine whether a community centre would be a benefit in term of solving and reducing delinquency, promoting community servies, developing networks. This is a typical case needs assessment. The research is evaluating if the community centre is really important in the growth of the community or not.
Needs assessment helps to make right choices of what the community would actually be needing.
