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NeighborWorks Community Building and Organizing Program
Community building and organizing activities are central to effective community development and foundational to the NeighborWorks network. The Community Building & Organizing (CB&O) Program support NeighborWorks organizations and other community-based development organizations to build healthy communities by developing resident leadership, strengthening resident-led associations, and sponsoring community building activities. These resident-driven approaches enhance relationships among neighbors and spur organizing efforts leading to positive community change.
- led by community residents
- focused on collective action
- aimed at relationship building and problem solving, and
- build a stronger community.
Principles of Community Building and Organizing in the NeighborWorks Network
At NeighborWorks, we believe that people have the ability to name their problems and identify resoures needed to solve them. We bring out the gifts of people in a community to increase their collective power and transform themselves and their community.We define Community Building and Organizing as continuous, self-renewing efforts that are:
We have dozens of examples illustrating the impact of Community Building and Organizing. Follow the links to see how resident driven engagement results in:
- Improved lives
- Greater equity
- New or strengthened institutions, organizations, and relationships
- New standards and expectations for life in community
- Improved quality of life for all
Click here to read about Residents in Action making change happen in their neighborhoods and communities around the country.
At NeighborWorks America we primarily support the community building and organizing work done in the field through our CB&O Membership Program. Only chartered NeighborWorks organizations are eligible for membership. See our Program Services page for more information.
| For more information on National Community Building and Organizing Programs, please contact Sara Varela at svarela@nw.org or (617) 585-2250. |