This workbook examines how communities have turned threats to their well-being into opportunities through a process of transformation. It tells the stories of eight communities as they broke out of a vicious cycle of disadvantage and despair and moved into a cycle of hope and action that turned their visions into reality.
Contents
Section I: Introduction – Community Transformation: New Approaches for a New Day
- Changing Urban and Rural Challenges
- Building on Assets for Community Transformation
- A Different Approach: Meaningful Stories for Everyday Practitioners
- Facing the Threats and Seeing the Opportunities Using this Book
Section II: Transformation in Communities: What Really Happened?
- Transforming Disinvestment into Opportunity: East Harlem Pathmark Project, Abyssinian Development Corporation; Harlem, New York
- Transforming Economic Crisis into Opportunity: Maine Fisheries Project, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.; Maine
- Transforming Institutional Abandonment into Opportunity: Bethel New Life, Inc., Beth-Anne Life Center; Chicago, Illinois
- Transforming Traffic into Opportunity: Unity Council, Fruitvale BART Transit Village Initiative; Oakland, California
- Transforming Outside Development Pressure into Opportunity: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Urban Village Strategy; Boston, Massachusetts
- Transforming Untapped Talents into Opportunity: Mercado Central, Interfaith Action; Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Transforming a White Elephant Building into Opportunity: The Power Center, Pyramid Development Corporation; Houston, Texas
- Transforming Buried Culture and History into Opportunity: 18th and Vine Development Initiative, Black Economic Union of Greater Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri
Section III: Transformation in Your Community
- Guidelines and Principles
- Community Base
- Assets
- Elements of Strategy and Process
- Early Development Considerations
- Variety or Roles
- Synergy Works
- Policies Matter
Section IV: Some Useful Stuff
- Contact Information
- Core Principles of Community Building—National Community Building Network
- Neighborhoods, Regions, and Smart Growth Project— National Neighborhood Coalition
- Roles in Community Building—Development Training Institute
- Community Economic Development Policy Agenda—National Congress for Community Economic Development
- New Urbanism Basics—Congress for the New Urbanism
- Community Impact Questionnaire—Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
- Sample Employment Training Agreement—Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
- Partnerships—A Guide to Understanding Partnerships
- Strategic Planning for Neighborhood Development: A Decision Tree
Format
Theme
