Individual Written Assignment- Agency Study.25%of your final grade. Choose a loc

Individual Written Assignment- Agency Study.25%of your final grade. Choose a local
service agency (different from the one you presented with your group) and describe the
population and the community they serve, services and interventions, outcome measures, and
any barriers that may impact the delivery of the service. Maximum length for this assignment
is six (6) pages. APA 7th edition.
This assignment will include the following discussion points:
 An introductory paragraph that includes a thesis statement.
 Description of the agency setting. Agency settings can be primary or secondary.
 Include the organization’s mission statement, basic goals, policies and client sources.
 Describe the population and the community they serve, services and interventions,
outcome measures, and any barriers that may impact the delivery of the service.
 Describe at least one relationship the agency has with another agency (detached,
collaborative or competitive).
 A conclusion paragraph that is a summation of your paper.
The written paper will be graded on four (4) domains (Content, Organization, Mechanics and
References) using the following rubric.
Description of the agency setting. Agency settings can be primary or
secondary. (4pts)
Content
16pts
Describe the population and the community they serve, services and
interventions, outcome measures, and any barriers that may impact the
delivery of the service. (4pts)
Include the organization’s mission statement, basic goals, policies and
client sources. (4pts)
Describe at least one relationship the agency has with another agency
(detached, collaborative or competitive). (4pts)
15
Ideas well organized and logically presented. All information included.
Sufficient information provided to support all elements of topic.
Organization
3pts
Clear and appropriate organization, with effective transitions,
introduction, and conclusion.
Mechanics
3pts
Consistent and appropriate writing style, there are no grammatical
errors, there are no spelling errors. Appropriate punctuation used.
References
3pts
All sources properly cited in the paper. References used appropriately in
paper, no errors in references, correct use of APA 7th Edition style
references
the agency i have chosen is Healthy Start Program: Healthy Start is a free home visiting program that provides education and care coordination to pregnant women and families of children under the age of three. The goal of the program is to lower risk factors associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, infant mortality and poor developmental outcomes please see attached web page for healthy start: https://hscmd.org/