A graduate assistant at Florida International University opened a food pantry on campus in 2014 to help low-income students facing hunger, which operates based on donations and is run by students and volunteers; the pantry utilizes existing human, financial, physical, and social capital in the community to increase resources for students in need and build community among FIU students. The food pantry serves as an example of locality development and community capacity building through infrastructure that addresses food insecurity faced by some students at FIU.

1. Social Action - Child Bride
Campaigns Against Child Marriage
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Kilusu, M. (2013, March 8). Married at 13 to man in his 70s: Child bride who’s changing attitudes –
CNN.com Retreived June 2, 2015, from http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/opinion /child-
marriage-kilusu/index.html

2. Child Bride Advocates Against Child
Marriage
• The story of Kilusu
– Kilusu, victim of child marriage, escaped from abusive husband and
found refuge in Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
– After recovering, Kilusu returned to her home village in Tanzania to
advocate against child marriage by setting up a new YWCA shelter
– Kilusu partnered up with a community leader to advocate against child
brides and encourage education for young girls
This is an example of Social Action
- Social Action: “ability of people to confront and change the power
structure and function of social institutions in the community” (Swanke,
2015).
- Kilusu is confronting the negative consequences of child marriage
- Kilusu is changing social institution of child marriage in her
community by growing awareness and proving there are alternative
options for girls to make money for the family
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Swanke, J. (2015). Into to Macro Practice [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://bb.siue.edu/webapps/
blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_16307_1&content_id=_528885_1

3. Social Planning- Financial Literacy
Granite City Economic Development. (2014). Granite City, Illinois.
Retrieved June 3, 2015, from
http://www.granitecity.illinois.gov/departments/economic_development/economic_d
evelopment_strategic_plan.html
Granite City Economic Development. (2014). E&W Goals & Objectives Only.
Retrieved June 3, 2015, from
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QrOC1tZkvvx5R63SuuG3WhckgGGBDR_
P1exc YfQttJ0/edit
Education & Workforce Goals (Number) & Objectives (Letter)
1. Promote a Vibrant Manufacturing Labor Force for the 21st Century Whose Skills
Align with the Needs of Local Businesses.
a. Promote manufacturing as a viable career option.
b. Determine industry hiring needs through semi-annual survey
c. Connect job seekers to job opportunities
2. Develop Strong Working Relationship w/ Partner Organizations to Assure that
Skills’ Training is Available that Prepares Workers to Meet Local Job
Requirements and to Provide Continuing Education Opportunities to City
Residents.
a. Offer training for National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC) to
residents
b. Develop a local Business Workforce Alliance/Granite City Manufacturing
Alliance that ties in with regional partners such as the WIB.
c. Financial literacy program for adults and youth

4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (2015, May 13). Stltoday.com. Retrieved
from www.stltoday.com/suburban-
journals/illinois/education/financial-literacy-program-free-for-
area-classrooms/article_f924244d-aaf5-5dcf-b053-
Social Planning
-rational problem solving strategies aimed at
combating
community problems
-involves people in power
-involves experts
-involves people in the community
(Swanke, 2015)
Example
People in Power- Granite City government officials created an Economic
Development Council with the purpose of identifying issues and
formulating realistic goals, objectives & strategies for their community.
The Council is further broken up into sub-committee’s which focus on
specific area’s of development within the community.
The Education and Workforce (E&W) committee goals included:
“developing a strong working relationship with partner organizations to
assure that skills’ training is available” . One of the objectives under this
goal was to provide a financial literacy program for adults and youth.
Experts- Granite City Steel (GCS) Credit Union is a known local
community banking institution. GCS partnered with the Economic
Development Council (per the goal of the E&W)
to further the objective of providing a financial literacy program. GCS
contacted Banzai, a web-based financial literacy program and sponsored
the cost of the program, not only for Granite City schools but for other
surrounding neighborhood schools as well.
People in the Community- Students in the Granite City, Collinsville and
Edwardsville city schools now benefit from the financial literacy program.

5. Locality Development-FIU Pantry
Serves Students in Need
Florida International University opened a food pantry in
October 2014 to aid low income students against hunger.
A graduate assistant opened the pantry, which is run
completely on donations of imperishable foods and
bottled drinks. When he and his fellow GA students are
not there to run the store, it is operated by volunteers. It is
run on an honor system, and students only need to show
their University ID, and can take up to 10 pounds of food
weekly.
Kiah, C. (2015, June 2). MMC food pantry serves students in need. FIU
News. Retrieved June 3, 2015 from
https://news.fiu.edu/2015/06/mmc-food-pantry-serves-students-in-

6. Locality Development
• Locality development-creating infrastructure aimed at impacting
community wide issues (Swanke, 2015)
• Community capacity building—using existing capital to increase community
capital--including human, financial, social, and physical capital (Swanke,
2015)
– In this case, FIU’s new food pantry for its students is using existing capital.
Human capital—Using student and volunteers’ skills and capabilities to run the
pantry
– Financial—using donors’ finances to provide the pantry with food
– Physical—using the campus as the pantry site
– Social—FIU students’ sense of community, pride, and cooperation results in the
desire and ability to come together and establish the pantry as well as keep it
running
• Community capital is increased as a result
– Low income students feel like they are involved in the community and
appreciate others generosity (social), learn how to utilize community resources
(human), and have more money to spend on other needs such as tuition,
housing, medical expenses, etc (Financial)
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Swanke, J. (2015). Into to Macro Practice [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://bb.siue.edu/webapps/
blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_16307_1&content_id=_528885_1