From sarena@u.washington.edu Thu Aug 14 13:46:12 1997 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id NAA44738 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:46:12 -0700 Received: from homer35.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer35.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.18]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id NAA07900 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:46:11 -0700 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer35.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id NAA173146 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:46:09 -0700 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:46:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Nancy Amidei To: ccp@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: approaches to community development Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII You might also want to check with Craig Shimabakuru, who ran the Mutual Partnerships Coalition. It was based entirely on the McKnight Model, and had some mixed results. It would be especially useful since it was tried out here in Seattle, and recently. On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Katharine Cahn wrote: > Nancy Amidei (and friends) used an assets mapping approach to planning in > the U. District partnership. We are of course promoting this approach to > family suppor t and child welfare ... some interesting 'edges' when > introduced to child protection! > > Thanks for the resources. > > Katharine Cahn > Northwest Institute for Children and Families > University of Washington School of Social Work > (206) 685 - 1675 > > On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Sarena Seifer wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone - I'm sorry I was unable to make last week's > > Community-Campus Partnerships seminar and business meeting. Catherine > > Brozowski will be posting notes from the meeting when she returns from her > > vacation next week. I understand the discussion centered around the topic > > of community development. I saved the following from another listserv and > > thought it might interest you. I'm most familiar with John McKnight's > > asset-based approach to community development - have any of you applied > > this or the other models below in your community-campus partnerships? > > John McKnight was the closing keynote speaker at our conference earlier > > this year - we are now collaborating with him on an article about health > > professional schools as community-building assets. > > > > Sarena > > Community-Campus Partnerships for Health > > UW Department of Medical Education > > > > Tue, 22 Jul 97 16:38:47 CDT From: steve larrick > > > > (1) ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -- based on the philosophy that > > "communities cannot be rebuilt by focusing on their needs, problems, and > > deficiencies. Rather, community-building starts with the process of > > locating the assets, skills and capacities of residents, citizens > > associations, and local institutions." > > > > A key book describing this approach is: > > > > Kretzman, John and John McKnight. BUILDING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE > > OUT: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. (Chicago: > > ACTA Publications, 1993) > > > > (2) FIXING BROKEN WINDOWS -- based on the belief that when we ignore > > broken windows, trash and other signs of disorder in our neighborhoods, > > people passing by sense that nobody cares about the area and that it must > > not be very safe. Gradually, the sense of disorder grows into increasing > > levels of anti-social behavior and crime. Preventive measures can help > > maintain a higher quality of neighborhood life. > > > > A key book describing this approach is: > > > > Kelling, George L. and Catherine M. Coles. FIXING BROKEN WINDOWS: > > Restoring Order and Reducing Crime in Our Communities. (New York: The Free > > Press, 1996). > > > > (3) SOCIAL CAPITAL: Robert Putnam wrote an important article on "social > > capital" entitled "Bowling Alone", that appeared in the JOURNAL OF > > DEMOCRACY. The article describes the diminishing level of civic > > involvement (social capital) in the U.S., as illustrated by the increasing > > number of Americans that bowl alone, rather than on teams in bowling > > leagues. He gives many other examples as well. He later wrote a more > > comprehensive book on social capital in Italy. The book is: > > > > Putnam, Robert. MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy. > > (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1993). > > > > Putnam argues that political life in northern Italy is healthier than in > > the south because of the proliferation of civic groups that create a > > healthy web of social interaction. > > > > (4) NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: This is an approach that seeks to build > > communities "one neighbor at a time." The following book is a starting > > place for an argument about how "neighborliness" can help solve many of our > > social ills: > > > > U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: A > > New National Strategy for the Protection of Children. (Washington, D.C.: > > U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993). > > > > What began as a strategy for protecting children is now growing into a > > broader strategy for re-weaving the fabric of communities and strengthening > > the social networks that promote healthy communities. A leader in this > > approach appears to be the Institute for Families in Society at the > > University of South Carolina. > > > > > > > > > > > .