A human services agency was interested in finding out whether establishing a food distribution center in their community would be providing a service the community would use.Which of the following types of assessments in program evaluation would this agency find useful for this question?
A)evaluation of process
B)evaluation of outcome
C)assessment of needs
D)evaluation of efficiency

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The assessment of needs would be the most useful in this situation as it would help identify whether there is a need for a food distribution center in the community and whether the community would utilize such services. Evaluation of process would focus on how the program is being implemented, evaluation of outcome would focus on the results achieved by the program, and evaluation of efficiency would focus on the cost-effectiveness of the program, which may not be as relevant at this stage.

A Human Services Agency Was Interested in Finding Out Whether