Community development is the process by which civic leaders, activists, local citizens, and professionals improve various aspects of local communities. It empowers individuals with the skills needed to effect change, including building political power and working for a common agenda based on values of fairness, opportunity, and social justice.
By Richard Lakin About a month ago, I was in São Paulo, Brazil to produce a documentary about the Treme Terra project: an initiative that brings together youth from diverse backgrounds in the Morro do Querosene neighborhood…an area...
ATLANTA, Nov. 20 /CSRwire/ - In October, The Home Depot® Foundation worked with the Alliance for Community Trees to sponsor National NeighborWoods Month, a month long series of tree planting events by 24,000 volunteers in 231 cities across the country. As a result,...
WASHINGTON DC, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - In an effort to recognize innovative community programs that can serve as national models for sustainable development, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) today began seeking applicants for the third annual "Siemens Sustainable...
AUSTIN, Minn., Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - About a quarter of American adults (24 percent) say they have eaten less this year to ensure their children have enough food, a startling expression of parents' caring for their children that also sheds light on a...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - Kimberly-Clark's Huggies brand understands how important it is for kids to keep active, and how important play is to the development of a child. As a result, the Huggies brand has teamed up with national non-profit KaBOOM! in...
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