Community in Crisis - Food Depot - Focus Group (#900B)

A group of volunteers who access a local food bank have come together with a focus group facilitator to give their views on the services of the food bank, what works and what could be improved.

• Introducing the purpose of the session
• Establishing ground rules 
• Asking relevant questions 
• Soliciting input from stakeholders 
• Concluding meeting

As the facilitator of the focus group you will be meeting with a group of volunteers who access a local food bank and have responded to a notice posted at the food bank. They have come to give their views on the services of the food bank: what works and what could be improved. All of the volunteers reside in the same co-operative housing complex. Volunteers will be asked to write comments at the beginning of the meeting regarding the services of the food bank. You will use these comments as the basis for the focus group discussion.