Geographic assessment of service providers (GASP), Dec 1981-Jan, 1982

The purpose is to provide information on service providers for non-English speaking persons. It was conducted in conjunction with the 'Survey of Information, Needs and Use of Services (SINUS)' (ADA No. 303) by the Institute for its Evaluation of Post-Arrival Programs and Services. The two surveys taken together provide two perspectives on services: that of selected groups of migrant clients and that of service providers. Topics covered in GASP include the range and types of services provided, number of full-time and part-time staff members, employment of interpreters or translators, use of outside interpreters or translators and exact source of outside help, frequency of use of interpreters or translators, number of clients, proportion of non-English speaking clients, geographical areas from which clients come, and, service providers' opinions and comments about the provision of services to migrants in the area.