Individual Research Component- Before work can be done in any Community Practice Project, a Social Service Worker must first a thorough understanding of the community they have selected for this assignment.

For this project, each group member is responsible for engaging in exploratory research and writing a comprehensive report that will assist the group to understand the community selected as a whole, specific areas of focus. and arrive at clear objectives.

Included in your report is an explanation of what areas of the group project you are responsible for, how you conducted your research, what you have discovered and how you believe this information will help the project. Please ensure that this report is evidence-informed and does not include your opinion or feelings on the subject.

Time will be provided in class for groups to generate questions that will help them to better understand their community of choice. It is expected the group will be dividing the work equally. sharing responsibility for research amongst individual members, and using the group contract and meeting minutes to document action items, timelines, and responsibilities.

MY INSTRUCTIONS: USE THE 3 QUESTIONS BELOW INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTION OF WHAT'S MENTIONED ABOVE AS A GUIDE TO WRITE A 3-PAGE RESEARCH PAPER BASED ON THE TOPIC: NEED IT TO REFERENCE IN APA STYLE

TEENAGE PREGNANCY/ABORTION.

1. What has happened/what has been done to attempt to address issues in the past?

2. What are the boundaries (geographic, area of awareness)?

3. What access to funds currently exists? Where does that money come from? What opportunities for future funding may exist?