Quality of Life Indicators

enrichment

Enrichment. The community supports pursuit of individual interests, passions, values, and beliefs. Personal enrichments reflect inclusion, philanthropy, and opportunities to express and live with freedom from intolerance. Live your values and create a fulfilling life through knowledge and awareness of other people, places, activities and attitudes.

indicators in this category:

• recreation
  Having access to the types of recreation and recreational facilities (such as parks programs, public trails, museums, music venues, sporting events, community service facilities) allows everyone to regularly participate in opportunities enriching life and health, while at the same time retaining skilled workers. This is a new indicator identified by the community in the 2006 update process. View data
• philanthropy and volunteerism
  Surveying volunteer hours per month and annual contributions, in combination with economic development recruitment of companies giving back to the community (EDAWN's Community Contribution Tracking System), are all measures of value, social responsibility and community improvement efforts. This is a new indicator identified by the community in the 2006 update process. Data measures have been identified but few metrics are currently available. View data
• access to faith communities and spiritual wellbeing
  Surveying ability to participate in spiritual opportunities when needed or wanted, suggest access barriers to overcome for personal fulfillment. This is a new indicator identified by the community in the 2006 update process. Data measures have been identified but few metrics are currently available. View data