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.
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,...
OAKVILLE, Ontario, Nov. 17 /CSRwire/ - Headquarted in Canada, Oliberté has launched the first international footwear company to work exclusively in Africa. Designs for men and women shoes are urban-casual inspired and sold online (www.oliberte.com) and in select stores this Fall in...
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...
NORTH HATLEY, Quebec, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - International Water Associates - Pakistan reports how the purely biological Bacta-Pur(R) System, of IET-Aquaresearch Ltd, is improving the environment and life quality of communities by cleaning both open and closed sewers and by eliminating toxic and...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, Nov. 10 /CSRwire/ - Yesterday Mars Chocolate North America associates celebrated with government officials, company executives and project partners to unveil two monumental projects: the state's largest solar garden installed by a food manufacturer and the renovated, cutting-edge Mars Chocolate North...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 09 /CSRwire/ - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has awarded San Francisco-based Union Bank, N.A., an "Outstanding" rating for surpassing the terms of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which OCC-regulated institutions have been required to follow...
CALGARY, Nov. 03 /CSRwire/ - Eco-savvy buyers can now choose from footwear, tops, jackets, dresses and intimate apparel. Showcasing leading designers in the industry, ZOLD is a single-source solution for eco-fashion products in Canada. ZOLD represents twelve of the eco industry's finest apparel...
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