North County Special Needs Community Foundation

The North County Special Needs Community Foundation provides vital community outreach and support. While the foundational mission is strong, the site currently suffers from a non-cohesive design, an unused event calendar, and a lack of sophisticated features necessary to seamlessly serve families and donors.

North County Special Needs Community Foundation 2026-27 Capstone Infographic

Main Problems

The website lacks visual cohesion across its pages, features an underutilized event calendar, and lacks modern, sophisticated features for community engagement, resource matching, and donor interactions.

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Project Direction

This capstone project aims to modernize and streamline the NCSNCF web presence. We are creating a cohesive design system, activating and automating the event calendar, and integrating sophisticated interactive tools—such as a personalized resource navigator and dynamic community updates.

GitHub Repository

Project board Open on GitHub

Community Impact & Mission

Strong community purpose with clear intent to support local special needs families and programs.

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Non-Cohesive Design

Inconsistent typography, mismatched layouts, and fragmented color schemes create a disjointed experience across pages.

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Unused Event Calendar

The current event calendar is inactive and underutilized, missing key opportunities to inform families about community events and workshops.

Events Section

Lack of Sophisticated Features