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For people who work 9-5 jobs, it might not be that easy to attend an Earth Day event. At a small nonprofit in Scotts Valley, California, one of the staff members organized an Earth Day project that...
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In order to maximize effectiveness, prisoner reentry programs need to develop mutually beneficial relationships with their local government and community, the criminal justice system, community and...
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Prisoner reentry programs are complex endeavors that require a well-planned model and structure, adequate services, and highly trained and professional staffing and leadership. The following...
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Disasters of all kinds - natural, manmade, and technological - happen every day somewhere in the world. Whether disasters are close to home or in a far away place, it is not always clear what the...
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Using GIS, a neighborhood in Chicago literally mapped its assets by identifying local resources, networks, places of importance, prevalent issues, and existing and potential connections.
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The goal of the Community Tool Box is to support your work in promoting community health and development. The Tool Box provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250...
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Neighborhoods can become safer places for children and adolescents when parents and volunteers work together with local law enforcement and educational agencies. Volunteers — even the homebound...
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The objective of the Hurricane Zack Exercise was to test the ability of the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and its partner organizations to initiate disaster response and recovery...
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Community members can help make Halloween a more inclusive, and healthier, holiday for children with diabetes and other health concerns by adding non-sugar treats to their trick-or-treat offerings....
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Technology access to youth in underserved areas has long been a concern for those seeking to bridge the digital divide. An organization in San Diego teaches "technoliteracy" so that youth can use...
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Sandra Naughton's National Service Fellows report, Youth and Communities Helping Each Other: Community-Based Organizations Using Service-Learning as a Strategy During Out-of-School Time, offers...
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The loss of a parent to incarceration has a tremendous impact in the life of a child. For adolescents who are dealing with other difficult life issues, having a safe way to express their thoughts and...
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A community gatekeeper is a nonprofit or government agency that has access to potential AmeriCorps members that are not within the Corporation for National and Community Service family. These...
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"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles, a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. NKLA...
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An annual fundraiser can be a boon for any nonprofit. Soroptimist International of Santa Cruz has held a celebrity waiter fundraising dinner since 1991. Each year the event has generated increased...
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Offers free publications and resources on community development and other topics designed to strengthen the capacity of local citizens to guide the future of their rural communities.
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Toolbox that accompanies the community building workbook Hidden Treasures.
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Informed involved individuals are important neighborhood assets. In order to engage citizens from all reaches of the community, it is important to understand that lack of childcare can be a barrier...
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In an effort both to raise funds and to serve the community, Florida Gulf Coast University's Center for Civic Engagement holds a basket making competition each year in which university groups compete...
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Community policing is a practical, effective means of helping law enforcement and citizens identify crime and its related problems, in order to reduce or prevent problems in the future. This...
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The Solution Circle is a short, but powerful exercise that is effective in finding strategies to deal with many types of problems. Solution Circles are tools of "community capacity,"...
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At the University of Maryland, College Park, an adult health and development program employs physical and social activities and health education in an intergenerational context that has a solid...
