Feeding America Pathway: Post-Program Survey

Thank you for participating in the ReadySkill Pilot Program

As you may remember, we collected data at the start of the program to help tailor your experience. To evaluate the program’s success, it is important we collect the same data post-program.

It will take 5-10 minutes to complete. Your participation is completely voluntary. If you agree to participate, you can always change your mind and stop the survey at any time. You don’t have to answer any questions you don’t want to.

Thank you for your participation!

- Step 1 of 4

PART I: Demographic Information

Please provide the following demographic information.

Full Name *

First

Last

Email *

What best describes your employment status? *

Please provide additional employment information

What is your monthly gross income? *

Including yourself, how many people currently live in your household? *

PART II: Support During the Program

These next questions will give us a snapshot of how you benefitted from the assistance available to you during this program, and how we can improve learner support in the future.

What assistance did you receive or was made available to you during the program? Did you receive support with… (check all that apply)

Free meals or groceries
Gift cards or stipends to help pay for food or other household expenses
Applying for and/or enrolling in public benefits, like SNAP
Securing transportation
Securing childcare or dependent care
Securing housing
Other

If you selected "Other", please specify any other assistance you received during this program.

Did any of the supports you were offered fall through and affect your ability to participate in the program?

[if yes] Please describe those supports and how they affected your ability to participate in the program.

What assistance would have been helpful to have received or received more of during the program? (check all that apply) *

Free meals or groceries
Support paying for food or other household expenses
Support to apply/enroll in public benefits, like SNAP
Support to secure transportation
Support to secure childcare or dependent care
Support to secure housing
Other

If you selected "Other", please specify any other types of assistance that would've been helpful to receive during the program.

PART III: USDA Food Security Scale

These next questions are about the food eaten in your household in the last 30 days and whether you were able to afford the food you need. Select the appropriate fill from parenthetical choices depending on the number of persons and number of adults in the household. For the following statements, please tell us whether the statement was often true, sometimes true, or never true for (you/your household) in the last 30 days.

“The food that (I/we) bought just didn’t last, and (I/we) didn’t have money to get more.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for (you/your household) in the last 30 days? *

“(I/we) couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for (you/your household) in the last 30 days? *

In the last 30 days, did (you/you or other adults in your household) ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food? *

In the last 30 days, how many days did this happen?

Please enter the number of days or leave at 0 if you are not sure.

In the last 30 days, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money for food? *

In the last 30 days, were you ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food? *

PART IV: CFPB Financial Well-Being Survey

These next questions are about your financial well-being. For the following statements, please tell us whether the statement describes you/your household completely, very well, somewhat, very little, or not at all.

Part 1: How well do the following statements describe you or your situation?

I could handle a major unexpected expense. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

I am securing my financial future. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

Because of my money situation, I feel like I will never have the things I want in life. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

I can enjoy life because of the way I'm managing my money. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

I am just getting by financially. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

I am concerned that the money I have or will save won't last. *

Completely
Very well
Somewhat
Very little
Not at all

Part 2: How often do the following statements apply to you?

Giving a gift for a wedding, birthday, or other occasion would put a strain on my finances for the month. *

Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

I have money left over at the end of the month. *

Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

I am behind with my finances. *

Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

My finances control my life. *

Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never