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Knox County, TN: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 8th, 2014

Knox County HKHC created opportunities for Burundi residents to share their eating traditions with African American and Latino residents in order to build social ties and help address cultural misunderstanding in a neighborhood in ethnic transition.

Buffalo, NY: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 8th, 2014

The Buffalo HKHC partnership has used a variety of methods to strengthen its relationships with City staff and community members. These relationships have boosted participation in the local Complete Streets Coalition and Food Policy Council; and improved policy implementation.

Chattanooga, TN: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 7th, 2014

In Chattanooga, TN, a healthy community partnership renamed Grow Healthy Together Chattanooga (GTHC) was restructured to include and lift the voices of more community members and leaders in the Eastside and Southside communities.

Desoto, Marshall and Tate Counties, MS: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 7th, 2014

Facilitated by the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNWMS), the HKHC partnership in Northwest Mississippi developed leadership and capacity in Desoto, Marshall and Tate counties.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 7th, 2014

The City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA has institutionalized its Healthy RC initiative within the City Manager’s office with three facilitative outreach staff.

Can You Get on Board with Los Jets?

By Phil Bors on August 7th, 2014

Here’s a great storyline. One that has everything: compelling characters, real-life struggles, a hero’s journey and victory in the face of incredible odds. This narrative has played out across America […]

Are You Investing in a Community or a World Cup?

By Rich Bell on July 1st, 2014

If you want to know why a highly successful World Cup event could provoke popular street protests in futbol-obsessed Brazil, just follow the money. Low-income Brazilians, long lacking many of […]

Youth Will Make Us Better

By Rich Bell on May 25th, 2014

When youth peer leaders in Fitchburg, MA got involved in the city’s park system, it sparked a newfound sense of pride and ownership in caring for the community’s assets, including […]

Community-Owned Government: A Lost Ideal or Achievable Goal?

By Joanne Lee on April 21st, 2014

“…government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” – Abraham Lincoln I’ve often reflected on the ideals in this famous quote by Abraham […]