Community Organizing and Locality Development
Chapter 5 Sections
Section 1. Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview
Section 2. Community (Locality) Development
Section 3. Social Planning and Policy Change
Section 4. Social Action
Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition
Toggle navigation Chapter Sections
Section 1. Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview
Section 2. Community (Locality) Development
Section 3. Social Planning and Policy Change
Section 4. Social Action
Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition
Main Section
Checklist
PowerPoint
What is locality development?
Why should you engage in locality development?
When should you engage in locality development?
Who should be involved in locality development?
How do you engage in locality development?
Suppose the quality of life in your community is declining. The major employer has packed up and moved to a place where labor and utilities are cheaper. Without steady paychecks, a lot of people in town don't have the money to keep up their houses and yards, or to support charitable organizations. Many people have found other jobs, but have to commute long distances to get to them. In some of the worst situations, individuals and families have become homeless, and are living in shelters or in their cars. Violence has increased, partially because those long commuting times leave many youth unsupervised during off-school hours, partially because of increasing substance abuse brought on by people's difficult circumstances. The community has turned into a depressed and depressing place, and most citizens feel powerless to do anything about it. How can you change this situation so that people start to take action to improve their lives?
One answer is to convince people that they can make a difference and get them to work together in thinking out what they can do,
Section 1. Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview
Section 2. Community (Locality) Development
Section 3. Social Planning and Policy Change
Section 4. Social Action
Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition
Toggle navigation Chapter Sections
Section 1. Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview
Section 2. Community (Locality) Development
Section 3. Social Planning and Policy Change
Section 4. Social Action
Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition
Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition
Main Section
Checklist
PowerPoint
What is locality development?
Why should you engage in locality development?
When should you engage in locality development?
Who should be involved in locality development?
How do you engage in locality development?
Suppose the quality of life in your community is declining. The major employer has packed up and moved to a place where labor and utilities are cheaper. Without steady paychecks, a lot of people in town don't have the money to keep up their houses and yards, or to support charitable organizations. Many people have found other jobs, but have to commute long distances to get to them. In some of the worst situations, individuals and families have become homeless, and are living in shelters or in their cars. Violence has increased, partially because those long commuting times leave many youth unsupervised during off-school hours, partially because of increasing substance abuse brought on by people's difficult circumstances. The community has turned into a depressed and depressing place, and most citizens feel powerless to do anything about it. How can you change this situation so that people start to take action to improve their lives?
One answer is to convince people that they can make a difference and get them to work together in thinking out what they can do,