Building Community Together
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County is proud to share the 2025 Poverty Amidst Plenty VIII: Building Community Together – Community Needs Assessment Report. This latest edition provides updated data, insights, to help donors, nonprofits, policymakers, and community members better understand local challenges and opportunities.
The 2025 Community Needs Assessment is Now Available
CFAAC’s Community Needs Assessment Report: Poverty Amidst Plenty is intended to increase knowledge, raise awareness, and frame informed discussions about persistent local trends and needs. It serves as both a tool and a call to action—designed to support all who are committed to strengthening Anne Arundel County through continuous improvement. Scroll down to view a virtual presentation of the report by Dr. Pamela Brown.
How the Report is Used
This report is a resource for nonprofits, community advocates, the faith community, volunteers, business leaders, elected officials, policymakers, government agencies, foundations, philanthropists, and professional advisors. It helps identify priorities, shape strategies, and develop implementation plans with measurable goals that benefit everyone in Anne Arundel County.
Accessing the Report
CFAAC provides the Community Needs Assessment at no cost as a trusted, objective resource for data-informed decision-making. You can download a copy for free below.
Printed copies of the 2025 report are also available for pick-up at our office after September 22. The first hard copy is free, and additional copies are $10 each. There is no limit to digital downloads. To arrange a pick-up, please call 410-280-1102. Our office is located at 900 Bestgate Road, Suite 400, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Support Our Needs Assessment
CFAAC is dedicated to connecting people who care to causes that matter, helping to strengthen our community through initiatives like the Community Needs Assessment, grantmaking, and educational programs. If you’d like to ensure that resources like this report remain available at no cost to the public, we invite you to make a gift to support CFAAC’s work.
Download a Copy of the Needs Assessment
Virtual presentation of the report by Dr. Pamela Brown
Watch Dr. Pamela Brown present key findings from the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County’s 2025 Community Needs Assessment Report, Poverty Amidst Plenty:Building Community Together. In this recorded presentation, Dr. Brown walks through the data, trends, and insights that help frame informed conversations and collective action across Anne Arundel County.