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The Importance Of Community Development
A) Campbell, Wunungmurra and Nyomba (2005) describe community development as an ongoing participatory process in which local people use
their own knowledge to identify, develop and enact sustainable and locally appropriate strategies to enable social change. Moreover, it is a useful
strategy that can increase self–reliance and create empowerment for communities, individuals and small groups alike (Campbell, Wunungmurra &
Nyomba 2005). The authors discuss these aspects in the context of Indigenous health issues, identifying this form of community development as a
method to improve health outcomes in a way that is supported by local Aboriginal leaders (Campbell, Wunungmurra & Nyomba 2005).
B) Two of the most prevalent dimension of development present in thiscase study are the political and survival dimensions. Ife (2016) describes the
political dimension as the empowerment of a community, both internally and externally, to improve a community's ability to function within the wider
political arena. Externally, this refers to the community's exchanges with the broader political environment (Ife 2016). The external political
components in this study are the Territory and Commonwealth Governments and the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS). The
Territory and Commonwealth Governments are noted as the providers of funding for services in Gapuwiyak, which limits the control that local
Aboriginal councils have (Campbell, Wunungmurra & Nyomba 2005). Whereas, the DHCS is
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Cih Level 3 in Housing Assignment 5 Essay
Windmill Housing Association
Lime Tree Estate
A Way Forward
Suzanne Stone
07.06.2012
Contents
Factors which have lead to the decline of this estate...................................................................3,4
Improvements needed................................................5,6
Community Development Key Issues................................7
Different Approaches that may work................................8
A definition of ASB....................................................9
Different Legal and non legal solutions............................10
Managing this Neighbourhood.......................................11
Conclusion.............................................................12
References..............................................................13
The Lime Tree Estate – Factors which have lead to the decline of this estate
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It is felt that this estate would benefit if a working group was set up to develop a neighbourhood action plan. This group could consist of partners such
as the police, the health authorities and local council to examine the best way to tackle the issues faced by this area and to adopt an approach of
neighbourhood planning in conjunction with local residents.
It is felt that the key recommendations that are likely to come out of resident consultations and from what is already known to improve the area are:
Kent highways to work with residents to establish speed monitoring on cut through roads and to establish where public transport is lacking. To set up
an established regular bus route to the nearest health facility and local supermarket To run outreach clinics on the estate for health visitors such as
sexual health and drop in clinics for young mothers To work with landlords to ensure tenants are tenancy compliant – keeping gardens tidy and to
ensure landlords fix broken fences and gates in a timely manner (to prevent asb) Windmill to work with local council to develop a plan for regeneration
for the area. Develop a programme to tackle low sills and worklessness To set up a "Foul
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Community Meeting Reflection Paper
I have never attended a community meeting or any meeting regarding my community therefore, attending this meeting for the first time was a great
first experience. I was able to see how a meeting is ran and how the organization works in order to help make improvements in my community. When
I went into the office the meeting was being held, I was offered an agenda and other informational forms regarding the meeting. The agenda provided
information of how the organization of the meeting would be and who will be going over what topics. The meeting was a timed meeting where
Richard Hernandez and Bill Houtt managed on recording to keep data. The issues that were discussed were citizen's request for city improvements, a
short review of the 2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Accomplishments, which is agrant that helps build homes
for low income families and was reviewed by Rhonda Haynes a community developer. Lastly, the Sidewalk at Divisadero and Rinaldi, NorthVisalia
citizen report were also discussed by Bill Houtt a member of the committee, and construction issues in N. Visalia discussed by Lt. Brent Abbott. Going
further with the agenda, the way the meeting worked so smoothly was due because each member of the meeting had a task. For instance, Lt. Brent
Abbott oversaw the city staff committee liaison, which from the looks of it he was part of finalizing any changes in the committee. Then they had
Esther Mirador to keep track of time and
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The Importance Of Equality Development Program Is A Key...
Participation process to create fairness development program is a key for sustainability development. The development especially in village level or
rural area should not make the people as the object of development. Although majority people who live in the village or rural are poor, youth and
women, they are rarely involved in decision making process. They could not deliver their ideas or opinions because they could not have resources and
opportunities (Oakley 1991). Marginal group on development process in the rural community may reluctant to participate because the participation
method usually tends to become a one way communication therefore marginal group in community should be able to identify their strength (Minkler
1997) to be able to contribute in development process. Rural area in Indonesia especially marginal group has high illiterate or they had primary
education only (Dhanani and Islam 2002). However, the data and information about the potential asset in the rural is commonly presented by statistical
which rarely encourage people to learn about the meaning of information. A proper participation method is needed to strengthen the capability of the
marginal group and community in rural area. Nowadays, Geographical Information System (GIS) is popular tool to use in participation process by
using visual data and information which may be easier to interpret by the rural community. In order to deeper understanding about community
participation, the meaning of
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Resilience Vs Psy
Positive youth development (PYD) and resilience science differ in importance and focus but share many roots, assumptions, concepts, and goals. Both
structures are grounded in developmental systems theory; both are focused on a positive adaptation for youth, and both a common goal of promoting
positive development. Yet there also are differences (Masten, 2014).Resilience from a PYD standpoint can be defined "as a dynamic attribute
referencing the adaptive and mutually influential relation of an individual adolescent and that person's context" (Masten, 2014, p1018). This meaning
that resilience is not in the person or the situation, but in their connection and relationship to each other. Both PYD and resilience have deep roots in
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Family stress theory is a developmental theory borrowed from family science which explores why some family systems adapt and even grow and
thrive when faced with situational stressors or transitional events, while other family units deteriorate and disintegrate under similar circumstances
(Family Stress Theory, PPT). Murray was able to handle the stressors in her life because she had the resilience toward her ACEs (2010). Otheryouth
may grow through these stressors because their family could become closer or the child has a trusted adult that can help them get through the
stressors that they may face in their family. Some children however are not able to thrive because of the stressors and the family will weaken, unable
to change, and a crisis will occur in the family making the family not capable of returning stability. This goes along with the theme of resilience
because some families and youth can be resilient toward their family stressors, while others do not know how to be resilient and the youth and family
become
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Implementation Of Section 135 Of Companies Act Essay
Implementation of Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013: Corporate Social Responsibility
Abstract
In recent past, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility has gained much attention. The CSR and citizenship which aims at invoking the
corporate conscience whereby the companies incur short term cost but these short term cost do not provide immediate financial benefit, instead these
costs promote positive social environmental change. The Companies Act of 2013 which replaced the 60 years old Act of 1956 gave a provision with
the concept of mandatory CSR. This research paper is focused on the provision relating to mandatory spending and disclosure relating to Corporate
Social Responsibility activities. It also discusses the major loopholes of provision which hinders the practical applicability of Section 135 of the
Companies Act, 2013
Introduction
India has undergone a process of economic liberalization and comes under top 5 fastest growing economies in World over past three decades . The
Industrial sector crated abundant wealth over the period of 10 years, yet the growth has trickled down the large population of the nation with lack of
access to basic amenities such as sanitary, clean water, health facilities and the list goes on. India is ranked as 135th amongst 187 countries as per the
latest Human Development Report. Inspite of India being recognized as global player, the nation is home to largest number of poor, malnourished
children, poor access to health, education
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The Service Learning Project, At St. Bernard's Health And...
Introduction The service learning project, Say Boo! To Bullying 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Costume Crawl event was held at St. Bernard's Health and
Wellness Center on October 31, 2015. According to Borunda, Davis, and Rinaldo, service learning is defined as "an experienced–based pedagogy that
serves a community needs" (2015, p. 115). The event benefits the My Generation Foundation and Autism Association of Northeast Arkansas. The
purpose of this event was to educate the families and citizens about the available resources for children and adolescents that have Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) symptoms. The event provided a powerful message to the community for the individuals who have a disability. For instance, the
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Family members were able to discuss available programs with social workers present at the event. The activities were coordinated to encourage a
healthy environment and provide citizens of this community an opportunity to participate or volunteer in a meaningful event. Approximately
one–hundred people attended the event hosted by St. Bernard faculty members, Families Inc., and other volunteers throughout the local community
ensuring a successful event.
Target Population According to Mihaela Grasu, "autism is a complex developmental disorder with a neurobiological character, characterized by
problems of communication and relating to others as well as interests, activities and behaviors that are restricted, repetitive and stereotypical" (2015, p.
87). The target population pertained to pre–school children to adolescents with ASD symptoms that residing in Jonesboro or the surrounding cities. The
participants and parents at this event are advocates for the children and adolescents who have the disability. The event was conducted by several
organizations advocating in support of those with this disability. There was a direct and noticeable impact on the community members who helped
provide a healthy activity for the children in the community. This event represented a powerful message and demonstrated the dedication and passion
that participants and volunteers alike hold for this unique and special population.
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An Organization For A Volunteer Program
Throughout these three final weeks of the course we focused on three particular topics that emphasised and expands on community development. These
three topics were Module's 10 look at Organizations and their Nonprofit associated organizations, Volunteerism which is taken from Module 8; that as a
community developer I would argue and recommend that every organization and institution needs to have volunteer program. The application of these
above topics in an organization can increase [Module 7's] Entrepreneurial Leadership, which in turn impacts the Economic Development of the
community and society at large.
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These are as follows; one has to demonstrate effective communicative skills. (Hitt et al.,1999). 2. Initiative –led programs, these are said to encourage
and nurture innovations are needed conditions. 3. Coupled with this question Is the process an attempt to generate and secure public resources? "The
condition is the capacity to facilitate continuous exploration and idea generation" (Jelinek and Litterer, 1995, in Gupta et al., 2004 p.244). One must
note that economic development is necessary for community growth and sustainability. Development implies insights, which are purposeful and are
meant to be permanent and was said to influence community choices.
Each person who decides to volunteer, do not only contribute to the community they reside or work, but also for the organizations who enlisted the aid
of such persons. An establishment that uses Volunteerism, which is connected to their Human resources and non
–profit [outfits] organizations; may
not only receive accolades throughout their industry, but in the public via media relations. The benefits will transcend an establishments to the [a]
neighbourhoods their employees reside or where their businesses are based. For example a student may volunteer at their local police principality
because they want to see how officers deal with the public they serve. However, upon seeing the destitution and relationship issues between the
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Urban Areas Of Rural Areas
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Over the years, there has been a very high movement from rural to urban areas and this has made it difficult to improve as well as sustain
development in rural areas. The arrival of civilization brought about urbanization. Civilization is the height of man's inventions as a means of raising
his standard of living. Man believes in high–living and indeed obtains much pleasure in the company of other fellow men. People agglomerate in cities
to be able to communicate person to person, person to firm person to government. Urban areas constitute the development potential of the state, the rural
areas have been neglected in terms of development opportunities. With the declining attitudes that existed in the rural areas the rural dwellers are
attracted to the urban areas to benefits from better paying jobs, qualitative supply of basic amenities, highs level of commercial, recreational and
industrial activities.
Rapid urban population growth and physical expansion are very serious physical planning problem such as poor physical layout places like Ajegunle
and Makoko in Lagos. Also, these include in the list; mass transit problem inadequate supply of housing, water and other basic social services.
Embarking on rural development and sustainability is very important, considering the fact that more than two–third of the Nigeria's population is living
in rural areas, and they experience a lot of misery, poverty, morbidity
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Girls On The Run Essay
Kristen Rusher
Lina Maxwell
Intro to Human Services
Feb. 16, 2016
Girls On the Run: A Nonprofit Organization The field of Human Services can be understood as a department focused on meeting and improving human
needs and quality of life. A human service professional has a multitude of means to accomplish this goal; through soup kitchens, hospice care and
everything in between. One of the many existing human service organizations is a company called Girls on the Run. This human service organization is
a positive youth development sport program aimed at young girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The goal of a youth development program is to provide
the groundwork to build resilient and competent youth. (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S1532480XADS0702_6) Girls on the Run uses
the pivotal developmental stages of a girl's life to build a strong foundation for future health. Girls on the Run's purpose is to help every young girl
realize their full potential. Functioning as a nonprofit, more specifically a 501c3, (Nonprofit Girls Empowerment Program | GirlsOnTheRun.org.) ...
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The Girls on Track program, though it follows the same progression of life skills as 'Heart and Sole', it allows the girls to gain a more mature
understanding of themselves and their surroundings. Girls on Track provides coping and developmental skills for dealing with difficult challenges
middle school girls may face, such as cyberbullying, tobacco, alcohol and eating disorders. (Nonprofit Girls Empowerment Program |
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The Pros And Cons Of Poverty In The Non-Metro Area
Poverty rates among all citizens are highest in the extremely urban and truly rural areas of the United States. However, poverty rates, as measured by
the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, are higher in non–metro areas as compared to metropolitan centers. The demographics of
poverty offer insight to public administrators and policy writers beyond the demographics of simply rural versus metro areas. For example, in 2016
rural White citizens were half as likely to live in poverty as either Black or Native American citizens. In addition, a female head of household in a
rural area is nearly eight times as likely to live in poverty as a married couple. Couple these demographics with the fact that only 46 million citizens
live in nonmetro areas – roughly 15% of the national population – it is not surprising that rural areas seem to receive less attention by federally elected
officials than urban and suburban areas. At the county level, poverty as defined by the US government is an immensely rural problem, with the most
remote rural places at the greatest disadvantage. It would seem obvious that where and how an individual lives would matter in a person's ability to
rise above the poverty level. However, federal policy that addresses poverty is not specific to rural areas or metropolitan areas. Within the context of
all policy, rural areas are unique and policy makers ought to consider this when addressing legislation to help citizens in these
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The Concept Of Learning Process
3.LEARNING PROCESS APPROACH
David Korten stated the concept of learning process in 1980. According to him, the process of learning is continuous and involved not only planners
and implementers, but rural people. The goal of this approach is to develop capabilities through developing ideas, for making–decisions and creating
continual innovations. The process includes the areas of technology and organization or even a mix of both. The learning process serves an alternative to
the blueprint approach, taking into account the particular context of the project. (Krishna et al., 1998)
The possibility of embracing error is another particular characteristic of this approach. The use of small–scale projects generates a substantive
knowledge about the factors of success and the elements to improve in any stage of the development programs. For completing this process, the
individuals in the project must document the findings and develop a structured system of learning which would be the base for building the local
capabilities. This usually explains the tendency to slowly start the programs which use the learning process approach.
The local capabilities construction becomes the main resource for the sustainability of the project through the development of the self–reliance. The
projects of development usually include an assisted process for generating this condition of self–reliance. Individuals in rural communities should
understand that they are responsible for their resources and
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Barry Callebaut Mission Statement
Introduction Barry Callebaut is one of the largest cocoa producers worldwide with an average annual production estimated to be around 1.7 million
tons of coca. In year 1996, the merging of Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and French company Cacao Barry took place. In the present the
company's headquarter is in Zurich, Switzerland. The company's mission statement is clear, which is to improve the life conditions of their farmers
and the community, through improved productivity and helping in community development. In order to do so, they ensure that their farmers are earning
an equitable income, in addition caring for their health and the well–being of their families too. Since cocoa communities are mostly located in remote
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They respect all rules and laws regarding food safety and they follow all regulations at their plants and workplaces. Any threat to a product or even bad
quality sold to their customers, the company takes immediate action by reporting to their managers and eliminating the problem immediately.
7–Community involvement and development
73,600 people reached the company because of their community activities. Barry Callebaut works on community development through child protection
and other ways. They provide training for their farmers in order to help them increase their capabilities. In addition, the company is engaged in raising
awareness of child labor issues, addressing basic education and health needs, and improves life conditions of their employees.
Code of Conduct
Barry Callebaut follows principles and guidelines that reflect their reality in the workforce. Major principles are:
–Product safety and quality
–Conflict in interest
–Gifts, hospitality and entertainment
–Fair competition
–Corruption and
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Leadership Transition Essay
Studying leadership encompasses a broad range of perspective and ways of thought. Leadership in the context of community engagement is particularly
interesting due to its relevance to fostering community partnerships and performing relevant and useful service. Relationships between a group and a
community partner who have a need to be fulfilled is best kept in working order to allow the best engagement and benefit possible. I specifically chose
to investigate the leadership transition, since it is highly relevant to particularly senior student leaders. Furthermore, I chose to approach my interviews
and analysis using the socially responsible leadership model. This model popularized by Dugan frames leadership in college students as ... Show more
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One student after tapping the new leaders remarked, "I don't think it was their first choice, like they would've volunteered themselves for it." This
sentiment reveals the disadvantages of using this form of choosing new leaders. Another student leader expressed that he would have rather had an
election or nomination: "I wish more people in our club knew each other better, cause I think that would help with a voting or campaigning I guess to
be the leader. But we meet so infrequently." Number of students can influence the choosing process, but this student leader pointed to a lack of group
cohesion. His comment suggests that more group bonding or strengthening activities would have allowed him to conduct an election, but that was not
possible this year. Additionally all student leaders that were interviewed were also originally chosen to their position via this method as well. This
points to a reproduction of past leadership transition techniques and the difficulty in breaking those in certain organizations. All in all, there are
certainly barriers to choosing new leaders, and a lack of interest and cohesion from group members seemed to be the most pressing matters.
Communication The most meaningful communication seemed to arise from face–to–face interactions within leadership transition. One of the
community partners spoke of having potlucks with her leaders and the importance
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Principles . Principles In Community Development Are Used
Principles
Principles in community development are used to achieve overall goals and achieve results (Checkoway 1995). Jim Ife has identified 32 principles of
community development that are seen as critical components and can be useful to develop a framework for evaluating community development (Ife
2016). Many of Jim Ife's principles are being acted upon in this case study such as Addressing disadvantage and inequality, linking the global and the
local, valuing local processes, valuing local skills and relationship and dialogue.
Relationship and Dialogue is one of Jim Ife's process principles. Community development essentially focuses on process rather than the outcome (Ife
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Effective control requires ongoing structures and processes. Effectively community control requires adequate resources, including income, material
resources and knowledge and strong skills base (Kenny and Connors 2017). This definition is reflected on in the case study as the residents are
teaching and learning from each other. This enables them to use their own resources to develop a small business that operates from an office in the
estate. By developing a business and strategy plan, the residences are taking control of their own development. The members of the estate have set up
these structures and plans, which enables them to have ongoing progress for the future.
Healy refers to community development as a set of approaches focused on understanding individuals as part of a community and on building the
capacity of that community to address the social, economic or political challenges facing its members (Healy 2012). One of the adults was a graphic
designer in his country of origin. Through the access of computers he was able to expand on his knowledge and learn how to create web designs. He
then was able to share his knowledge with others in the community to start up the business. Healys definition has been applied to the case study as he
community came together to build a economic future for their estate.
Paolo could continue to engage all aspects of the community,
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Leadership and People
Promoting Servant Leadership in the Youth
Defining Leading and Leadership
Leading is defined as:
1. Influencing others to take action toward specific goal.
2. Guiding and directing on a course, and as serving as a channel. A leader is someone who has commanding influence.
Leadership is defined as:
1. It is the process of influencing and directing activities of members toward goal accomplishment.
2. It is about ordinary people who care. People who care enough to get extra ordinary things done.
3. It is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspire confidence.
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And he is generous with his praise of my work – I guess, because this reflects well on his leadership in the eyes of outsiders. But at the same time and
probably for the same reason, he comes down hard when we make mistakes or he feels that we have let him down. I sometimes resent being so
uninvolved and feeling so unimportant. I would like to speak out and even disagree with the leader – for he is not right all the time, but I'm not sure
how this would go over with the others in the group. While we spend a lot of time talking about the boss and his ways outside meetings, we tend to
turn into lambs when he is around. I guess it is because we would not like to hurt and upset him. So things keep going on in the usual way.
2. Democratic or Participative Style
Characteristics of democratic leaders can be summed up in the following:
They are generally as concerned with maintaining group effectiveness as with completing the task to be done.
They encourage members in their groups to express their ideas and feelings, because they believe that such a climate leads to greater creativity and
commitment.
If they encounter resistance or conflicts, they allow them to surface and they seek the help of their groups in removing the resistance or resolving the
conflicts.
They encourage joint decision–making as well as shared goal–setting.
They rarely set policies without explaining the reasons and proposing them to
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Non Reciprocal Trade Arrangement Is Africa Growth And...
The first RTA I chose to discuss is a Non–Reciprocal Trade Arrangement called Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). USTR.gov states, "In
2013, U.S. goods imports from sub–Saharan African under AGOA and the related GSP program totaled $26.8 billion, more than three times the
amount in 2001, the first full–year of AGOA trade." There are challenges for this agreement as the site later states, "Exports of U.S. poultry have been
effectively excluded from the South African market for 15 years due to a range of trade barriers and other measures." This agreement has potential to
assist the African economy in numerous ways as the exports can create large revenue for Africa and can also provide employment opportunities. The
difficulty lies with changing trade barriers that could begin to cause more products and materials to have higher taxes associated.
The second RTA I chose is calledFree Trade AreaAgreement (FTAA). As export.gov states, "The FTA includes a non
–binding statement of intent to
eliminate barriers to trade in services such as tourism, communications, banking, insurance, management consulting, accounting, law, computer
services, and advertising." The benefits are mutual and the United States has made tremendous profit on exports. The site later states, "U.S. exports to
Israel grew from $2.5 billion in 1985 to $11.3 billion in 2010." This agreement can become challenging as the economy can shift and with the
presidential election threatening to put more taxes on
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Strategies For Preventing Guns From The Streets Of New Haven
For years, people in New Haven have been brainstorming strategies to help prevent gun violence in the communities. With the identifying the factors
contributing to gun violence, community organizers have come up with strategies that are specifically related to them. The main priority is to
completely remove guns from the streets of New Haven. Right now, there are two gun buy back programs in New Haven that are lead by Yale New
haven Hospital and the New Haven Police Department (City–Wide). The purpose of this program is for people to turn in un–registered guns and
receive money in return. Some argue that the gun buy–back program does not prevent gun violence because they are taking guns from law abiding
citizens who would never use them in a crime and do not reach those who are likely to use them in a crime (Cameron). In New Haven, guns in the
streets travel from people to people and at some point, it can fall into the hands of a person who is anticipating on shooting someone. That is all that it
takes. One of the most successful gun buy–back programs held in new Haven was August 6, 2016. That day, The New Haven Police Department was
able to retrieve one hundred and twenty–seven operable firearms. They took in eighty–five handguns, thirty–eight rifles and shotguns and four assault
weapons (Wilkins). In the past five years, the New Haven Police Department has collected over five hundred guns from the gun buy–back programs.
Going along with the strategy to remove guns off of
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Community Development Corporations ( Cdcs ) : An Industry...
Community Development Corporations (CDCs): An Industry Analysis
Community Economic Development (CED) is a field of study that causes community engagement when working with public and private organizations
to create strong communities, industries, and markets. "Community Economic Development is a multifaceted comprehensive approach to community
change that is not limited to just poverty programs, nor is it synonymous with industrial recruitment", as pointed out by Shaffer et al. (2004), "
Community Economic Development is not an attempt to exploit resources to yield the maximum economic return."
In the U.S., there is nearly 2,000 community development corporations (CDCs) have built housing, involved in economic development projects, and
provided the various social services for the past three decades (NCCED, 1995). Currently, most of attention CDCs have received is from government
and private funders as a promising way to promote urban neighborhoods. These CDCs are consisted of nonprofit, community–controlled real estate
development organizations that dedicate to the revitalization of poor neighborhoods. They undertake physical revitalization such as economic
development, social services, and organizing and advocacy activities. Since public services for poor communities are fragmented across multiple
agencies and levels of government, CDCs often are the only institution with a comprehensive and coordinated program agenda.
CDCs employ a federal grant program funding (that also
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4-H Positive Youth Development Paper
There are many student programs from which schools can choose to implement in a school year. Each program provides a different focus and different
results. One of these programs is the 4–H Afterschool program. 4–H programs are nation–wide and can be offered through schools and clubs and are
supported by universities in each area. 4–H offers four main after–school, in–school, or club programs based around science, citizenship, healthy living,
and mentoring ("4–H Positive YouthDevelopment", n.d.). According to the 4–H website ,"4–H Positive Youth Development", each program offers the
"potential for positive youth development and growth" in a "learn by doing" atmosphere led by trained volunteers (n.d.). 4–H is a positive youth
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20). Within a 4–H program, health needs are addressed and taught to students. Some of the habits and ideas that are addressed include: healthy eating,
physical activity, injury prevention, social–emotional health, and the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use (Downey, et al., 2014, p. 14).
By teaching these topics to the youth, they are better able to apply them to their lives and the decisions they will make concerning their health and
well–being.
After learning healthy habits in the program, students tend to go home and share what they have learned with their parents and family. The knowledge
that is taught to the youth goes well beyond their own minds and bodies, but benefits the people around them as well. The 4–H Afterschool programs
seek to not only help the individuals, but their lives as they "increase knowledge and skills necessary for improving physical activity practices and to
improve the habits and behaviors of children, youth, and families" (Downey, et al., 2014, p. 14). The goals that have been set forth should ultimately
reduce the health risks that are seen in communities such as obesity and illnesses (Downey, et al., 2014, p.
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The Importance Of Women's Rights
Human rights which include the right to life and liberty as well as freedom that belong to all human beings inherently despite of their statuses without
discrimination (United Nations, 1948). Among issues of human rights, women's rights could be one of the most serious ones. In the 1990s, women's
rights were not generally accepted as human rights and suffered various violations (Bunch, 1990). Despite women's rights have been improved so far
in most regions that female have almost equal employment opportunities and enhanced status in society, the issues of female rights need to be
considered because they still have inferior positions compared with men in workplace and society due to a lot of factors.
The most vital reason for improving women's rights is the perpetuate violations of women's rights in some regions. Certainly, women's positions in
society have been enhanced a lot since the public has attached importance to female and their rights. According to Wadesango, Rembe and Chabaya
(2011), members of Southern African Development Community (SADC) have taken measures to prohibit traditional practices which are harmful to
women. However, "lack of capacity, resources and commitment among the implementers" make these legislations be pale in protecting female
(Wadesango et al, 2011, p.121). Therefore, detrimental cultural practices include female genital mutilation, marriage by abduction, child marriages and
virginity testing still bring women physical and mental injuries in
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Rural Afro-Colombia
Introduction technology as a life enhancing tool is on the rise in development projects, and as people become more dependent on technology, exploring
how culture and technology intersect is increasingly important for the wellbeing of target communities. Colombia is a significant point of departure in
this exploration as this country has experienced an influx of development programs implementing information and communication technologies
(ICTs)–laptops, mobile tablets and mobile phones–as tools to enhance the livelihoods of people living in rural communities. Of the 5 million people
who identify as Afro–Colombian (10% of the population of Colombia), 1.2 million live in rural areas. The highest concentrations of Afro–Colombians
live on or near the Pacific and Caribbean Coasts, and two thirds of people living in rural communities live below the poverty line. Several development
projects being planned and implemented (Plan Vive Digital: Ministry of Technology; Land and Rural Development Project–Colombia: USAID;
Afro–Colombian and Indigenous Program: USAID; etc.) to enhance measures of wellbeing that many rural Afro–Colombian communities lack, such as
economic sustainability, education, health, and security. The main challenges to development projects in rural... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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I explore recent and relevant literary data from Colombia and around the world to demonstrate the importance of understanding and accounting for the
socio–cultural and socio–political dynamics of rural communities during ICT based development projects. This review aims to specifically address
socio–cultural and socio–political dynamics as primary determinants in enhancing livelihoods and the sustainability of ICT development projects in
rural Afro–Colombian communities. Moreover, this review establishes best practices for ICT based development projects in rural
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Application Of Agropolitan Center Development
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Rural development has been discussed extensively in the literature by various writers from different disciplines. The universal objective of rural
development is to improve the quality of life of rural people. This is facilitated upon a continuous process by government, non–governmental
organizations (NGO) and different actors at the (inter) national, state and local levels. Without doubt, this involves how best to organizerural area
resources and potentials (especially human and economic potentials) so as to achieve an increase in the overall standard of living of the rural
community dwellers. According to Halwart et, al (2003), the idea is to sustain the growth of rural economies, improve rural community livelihood and
to promote food security through the improvement of food supply, employment and income. This chapter is divided into four parts. Part one reviews
some approaches to the application of agropolitan center strategy in rural physical planning in selected third world countries. Part two examines the
basic theories that relate to the spatial organization of human settlements by some well known writers such as Friedman, Christaller and others. Part
three relate these theories to the present research and part four looked at large scale agriculture and rural development in the context of aquaculture.
REVIEW OF SELECTED APPROACHES TO RURAL PHYSICAL PLANNING
JOHN FRIEDMANN AND THE AGROPOLITAN CONCEPT
The agropolitan concept as proposed by
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Social Psychological Barriers Of Violence On Youth And...
Youth in today's society are faced with numerous social psychological barriers that get in the way of healthy development. Urban youth are faced with
even more of these barriers such as homelessness, mental health issues, negative influences, poverty, racism, stereotypes and exposure to violence.
Table 1 addresses these social psychological barriers, defines them and provides sources from current journal articles that speak about them. Many of
these barriers do not happen in isolation alone, but are connected and intertwine. For instance students living in poverty often have to deal with
homelessness and students faced with racism often come face to face with stereotypes in their culture. This paper will examine in depth the social
psychological barrier of violence and analyze how it impacts students' performance and achievement. Exposure to violence (from hearing about to
witnessing or even being victimized by) can be very traumatic for children and youth and affect brain development leading to lasting effects that can
continue well into adulthood. Students living in urban neighborhoods are often exposed to more violent crime, murder, stabbings, shootings, rape,
robbery, and assaults than students living in suburban or rural neighborhoods. Studies show that "over 85% of urban youth report witnessing some
form of community violence in their lifetime and almost 70% report direct victimization" (McDonald, Deatrick, Kassam–Adams, & Richmond, 2011, p.
925). Students living in
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Developing A Comprehensive And An Integrated Approach For...
Approaches Developing a comprehensive and an integrated approach to rural skills development Education and skills development strategies need to
be integrated with all rural development policies and strategies, such as agricultural policies, and private sector development and entrepreneurship
policies. Coordination and collaboration with the private sector in skills development should be calibrated and strengthened not only to increase the
relevance of training but also to improve and facilitate its delivery. While planning and implementing the programmes , all and sundry which includes
employers' organizations, workers' organisations, NGOs and community groups should be involved and synerzised. Labour market needs and economic
opportunities must be assessed, and the training must be tailored commensurately to the skills that are required to the particular rural context. Collect
and analyse data disaggregated by gender, age, ethnicity, disability and other relevant dimensions to be able to design appropriate services and
programmes. Develop diversified skill development policies that take into cognizance formal, non–formal and informal training. While access to good
quality formal training is important, including innovative non–formal and informal skills training into national training systems is also a veritable key
for improving skills provision in rural areas. Expanding access to quality education and vocational training Expand the
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Summary: The Importance Of At-Risk Adolescents
As time has progressed, researchers have learned of different ways to approach and help "at–risk" adolescents. As practitioners working with youth
who lack social support at home it is important to implement both a strength based and community youth development approach, rather than just
focusing on trying to "fix" adolescents. Not only do youth become resilient when faced with a challenge, but they also are able to showcase their assets
and strengths while overcoming their challenges. Instead of denying young people opportunities, mentors and teachers are able to foster real hope that
sometimes is not given at home. This is achieved by looking at adolescents as resources, taking negative labels off them,and building student–teacher
relationships.
To begin, a lot can change when a mentor or teacher begins to look at their students as resources rather than problems. Damon W. explains how a
positive youth development approach lays in the idea where the child is envisioned as someone capable of accomplishing many other things, rather than
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Research explains that the more assets young people have, the more likely it is that they will engage in positive, healthy and uplifting activity and
the less likely they are to engage in negative and risky behavior. In addition to that, the opportunity to reach such assets must be available during their
"formative years"(Perkins et, al., 2003). If an adolescent is given an opportunity, they will take it and eventually benefit and make it into something
greater. If young people who lack support at home, are not receiving space to grow at school, they may never have the opportunity to do so elsewhere.
Teachers play an essential role in this area of development. By simply pointing out the negative assets of a child, teachers and mentors are setting their
students up for
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Community Development And Civic Engagement
The title of our course is community development and civic engagement. Please define community development and the community development
process. Please provide the various approaches that one can use in conducting community development? What are the similarities and/or differences
among the approaches you that selected? Do you think one approach is better than another in addressing community issues? Why or why not?
Community development is a multifaceted process that involves members of community working together to try and solve issues (physical,
environmental, cultural, social, political, economic etc.) within the community. The goal of community development is to improve the quality of life.
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Creative community building is the process of using arts, culture and creativity to rebuild the social, civic, physical, economic, and spiritual fabrics of
communities. Creative community building bring together best practices from a myriad of fields professions together to create new ways to transform
communities. Art has many categories and provide a way for community to get involved with skills they already have. Moreover, artists can use these
creative skills to create engagement in ways that invite more diverse participation. On the other hand, culture is the shared customs, and beliefs that
distinguishes one group of people from another. People can be creative and artistic in formal ways such as theatre performance as well as informal
ways that can be a cultural gathering. These creative processes can allow the community to preserve the historic and cultural heritage of a place and
give them a sense of ownership. Creative Community Building can provide jobs through arts and culture. One example is the development of an arts
festival where community members can sell their original art, sell food and drinks and culminate the event with a ticketed performance. This event can
also attract organizations who can assist the community in future projects. Arts and culture can also build social connection through cultural
celebrations. In the Bahamas, this can be done through junkanoo which is a as a Junkanoo is highly revered expression of culture.
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PMI Southern Alberta Case Study
PMI Southern Alberta is an incredibly active Project Management Institute network that currently holds the title of being the 3rd largest in Canada with
a base of over 2,400 active members. The focus of this organization is to encourage the project management principles within its jurisdiction to
communities, local business, and specialists (PMI Southern Chapter, 2017). Members can expect to receive numerous tangible and intangible benefits
by joining. These benefits are listed under an umbrella that contains areas such as professionalism, mastery, and involvement. For professionalism,
members can expect monthly dinner meetings at a discounted price, involvement in the company ambassador program, and a Toastmaster club. Also in
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Courses have been carefully designed to ensure that students have practical hands on knowledge with "Partnerships between business and government,
project management, writing business plans and project proposals, and communication skills" (SAIT, 2017). On account of, students will cultivate the
proper skills that are required in rural and urban communities for economic development. In addition to receiving a certificate from SAIT, the classes
taken can be a bridge into the SAIT Business Administration diploma and other economic agencies such as Economic Development Alberta, Canadian
Economic Developers Association, and Council for the Development of Native Development Officers (SAIT, 2017). In conclusion, students who
graduate will be able to launch into careers that contain positions such as an economic development officer, liaison officer,community development
officer, planning officer and the ability to work within a wide spectrum of organizations in both the private and public sector (SAIT, 2017). The
designers of this certification and program are asked to be responsible for building a presentation that generates awareness of the career and the
importance of the certification for an economic development professional.
The opportunity that can be seized is cultivating the relationships with business certification agencies and
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Community Participation: Values And Principles Of...
Community Participation
Everyone has a valuable contribution to make and community members can join in at any level. Volunteers and community members are integral to the
decision–making, evaluation, provision, participation and direction setting at all levels of the organisation.
Community Ownership
Members are actively involved in decision–making and have ownership of the centre's activities. A voluntary management committee comprising
elected members who live, work or participate in the local community governs each centre. The governance model is developmental, working
co–operatively and collaboratively with staff, volunteers, centre participants and the wider community, thus generating a range of community benefits.
Empowerment
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Values and Principles ofCommunity Development
Community development is sometimes confused with community–based programs, community research and other forms of community interventions.
The most significant feature that distinguishes community development from other community work is its values and principles.
Below are a list and a brief definition of the values and principles that are typically embodied in community development programs. Additional
information on these terms is available in the glossary section of this course.
Democratic: The will of the majority must be carried out, but only after all voices are heard and considered and minority rights are protected.
Inclusive: There are many barriers to participation in society; poverty, disability, age, race and ethnicity are some other characteristics that often
marginalize people. A healthy community embraces diversity and recognizes that all community members have a right to be heard and participate in
processes that affect their
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rural livelihood
SHAREWORLD OPEN UNIVERSITY
LILONGWE CAMPUS
FACULTY OF CONSERVATION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COURSE : SOCIAL ECONOMICS OF RURAL LIVELIHOOD
CODE : ERL213 LECTURE : FRANCIS UNGAPEMBE STUDENT : GIFT KAPOTA YEAR : 2 ASSIGNMENT : Seven
QUESTION : Discuss the role of government in promoting socio–economics of rural livelihood
DUE DATE : 7 September 2013
DATE SUBMITTED: 2 September 2013
Government has a role to play in as far as promoting socio–economic for rural livelihood as the government is there for the people and it has to do
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Land reform: involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of government–initiated or
government–backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural land. Land reform can, therefore, refer to transfer of ownership from the more
powerful to the less powerful, such as from a relatively small number of wealthy owners with extensive land holdings such as plantations, large
ranches, or agribusiness plots to individual ownership by those who work the land (Rosegrant & Hazell 2000).
Land reform may also entail the transfer of land from individual ownership even peasant ownership in smallholdings to government–owned collective
farms; it has also, in other times and places, referred to the exact opposite: division of government–owned collective farms into smallholdings. For
example, in Zimbabwe this process of land reform is in progress whereby the government is take land to the white and gives it to the black native
Zimbabwean and the government is trying to do this to make sure that poor people do have land to cultivate hence reducing poverty since the large area
of land was controlled by the whites.
Another issue is of land tenure reform which is also under the same land reform program. Land tenure is system how land is owned. It is important for
the government to put policies
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The Development Of Rural Development
3.2 Rural Development
According to Oyeleye, D.A.(1987) he defines rural development as process in which development in social infrastructures such as better roads, water
supply, electricity, schools and hospitals spreads out from the urban centres or communities and moves into the rural villages and communities.
Abumere S.I. (2002) stated that if rural development is defined as a means to help improve the physical, cultural, social and economic status or life of
the rural people then that means that infrastructures such as roads, clean water, electricity, telecommunication and other facilities must be carefully
planned and delivered to the rural people in a consistent manner. It doesn't matter whether these infrastructures are built from the urban centres and
move into the rural areas or vice versa. The delivery mechanisms must be very consistent.
Inorder for any country to develope and progress both socially and economically, it must have the necessary infrastructures that are needed to facilitate
such development, in both urban and rural areas of the country.
However studies have shown that in most developing countries, rural areas/villages are mostly neglected therefore these rural areas don't have these
basic infrastructures that are needed for development. Therefore there is a huge demand for building infrastructures into rural areas.
That is very true for Papua New Guinea where the bulks of the population live in the rural areas. The Gena villagers are one of the
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Sports Mentoring Research
I read the journal "The Influence of a Sports Mentoring Program on Children's Life Skills Development". This journal article is the results of research
pertaining to the effect of one–on–one mentoring with sports programs on children's development. The purpose behind this research was to see if
developing children developing a caring relationship with an adult through the mentoring of sports activities had an effect on positive youth
development. The goal was for children to grow in areas such as confidence through one–on–one sports mentoring to help then in the future.
There are different beliefs of what exactly contributes to positive youth development. Some think it is just internal characteristics that people should be
focused on developing, while others believe it is both internal and external aspects that play a role in the development and ... Show more content on
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This project was conducted with 6 mentees and 6 mentors over a 9–month long period. The start of the research project was not jumping straight in
with sports coaching, but relationship building. The mentors had weekly meetings with their mentees to hear about their lives and just talk to them
informally so the mentee would feel comfortable around their mentor before they moved to the next step in the project: using narratives. The mentors
slowly starting incorporating sports stories into their meetings as a method of preparing the mentees for the physical activity portion of the project,
which is the sports. By the end of this process the mentor and mentee had played a game–of–the–day, whether that be table tennis or badminton or any
other sport, sat down to discuss the game, and relate the game to real–life situations to show how sports can be used for life skills development and
goal setting. They also showed how sports can be used for good sportsmanship
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The City Of Dallas Housing Development Program Evaluation
In looking at the City of Dallas Affordable Housing Programs, the focus of this report will be in the form of a two–part series. The first part will be a
program evaluation that examines the quantitative numbers or measurable objectives, goals, & achievements as established by the City of Dallas
Community Development & Housing Department over a five–year consolidated plan period; and the second part will be a program analysis that seeks
to take this quantified data of the program evaluation and really measure how effective these Dallas housing programs have been in not only achieving
pre–determined objectives and goals but in changing low–income area housing buying trends; through creating more housing choices for
low–to–moderate income families; in bringing about more mixed–income neighborhoods; improving infill affordable housing development
opportunities; thru providing financial and training opportunities of minority businesses; etc.
Introduction
City of Dallas Housing Development Program and Infill Evaluation
(Current Snapshot 2008/9 – 2013/14)
The program evaluation of the City of Dallas Housing Development programs will consist of a five–year review (2008/9 – 2013/14) of quantitative
data available through public records of Dallas' General Funds, HUD Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPER), HUD
Annual Action Plans, etc. The program evaluation for the purpose of this snapshot, will factor those programs or activities that will effect
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Community Concerns And Goals : Observance Of Low Group...
Community Concerns/Goals
Observance of low group moral prompted this community organizing effort. The three prominent behaviors shown were silence (a traditional Native
response), an overabundance of an argumentative stance, and unprofessionalism during governmental meetings, exhibited even by elected officials at
times. Minkler (2012) states, "issues to organize around can be found by talking with community members and trying out various themes" (Kindle
Locations 2694–2695). Individual members were engaged, especially Elders, out of state members, IT head, and administrative staff, to gain insight
into perspective concerns and generate goals. A public relations technique was used to target elected officials, which produced more concerns due their
lack of response. Persistence over time was used to keep the issue constantly on the minds and hearts of community members. Social media posts were
also created to generate momentum and reach members due to time constraints and logistics. A meeting agenda item request was sent to the Chief,
which resulted in the item to be discussed. A presentation was made and a resolution in the event of a majority popular opinion to adopt the ICT
component of governmental meetings.
Strategy Analysis Community organizing should be a fluid process with ongoing assessment. Challenging traditional methods, systems, and status quos
are best tackled with great care. Each step in that process can be evaluated, which ensures change and its
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The Pros And Cons Of Poverty In The United States
Poverty rates in the United States are at their highest in the extremely urban and truly rural areas of the country. However, poverty rates, as measured
by the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, are higher in non–metro areas as compared to metropolitan centers. The demographics
of poverty offer insight for future policy considerations to both public administrators and policy writers beyond the demographics of simply rural
versus metro citizens. For example, in 2016 rural White citizens were half as likely to live in poverty as either Black or Native American citizens. In
addition, a female head of household in a rural area is nearly eight times as likely to live in poverty as a married couple. Couple these demographics
with the fact that only 46 million citizens live in nonmetro areas – roughly 15% of the national population – it is not surprising that rural areas seem to
receive less attention by federally elected officials than urban and suburban areas with few, if any, programs geared specifically to known problem
characteristics. At the county level, poverty as defined by the US government is an immensely rural problem, with the most remote rural places at the
greatest disadvantage. It would seem obvious that where and how an individual lives would matter in a person's ability to rise above the poverty
level. However, federal policy that addresses poverty is not specific to rural areas or metropolitan areas an instead is agnostic to
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Parental Intrusion in Youth Sports Essay
Running Head: PARENTAL INTRUSION IN YOUTH SPORTS
PARENTAL INTRUSTION IN YOUTH SPORTS
STEVEN J MAYNOR
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
PARENTAL INTRUSION Parental intrusion in youth sports is nothing new. There will always be adults who act inappropriately or disrupt the league.
A lot of the problems lie with adults who use youth sports to gratify their own egos, adults who can't deal with the emotional ups and downs of youth
sports and there are even those who see the time and money spent on their child as an investment. There are a lot of reasons for out of control parents
when it comes to youth sports. My purpose for this paper is to come up with a plan for a youth sports league that is seeing a lot of parental ... Show
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However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not
the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. "With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out
on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not
equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing." (Enhancing Coach–Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15)
Sadly, dealing with unreasonable, loud, obnoxious parents can be the most challenging part of coaching. Many coaches just want to make a difference
in young lives instead of having to deal with the extra baggage of a high–strung parent. "If a parent does not like what you are doing as a coach, then
there is no reason that parent can't become a coach. One of the most difficult problems in coaching youth sports is dealing with an irate parent, but this
problem can be diminished by holding parent meetings before and during the season." (Put 'Em In Coach, 33)
So when it comes to specifically handling those situations where parents become unruly, whether it is to the kids, coaches, or to the other parents,
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Working As An Associate Planner For The City Of...
Introduction
I am currently working as an Associate Planner for the City of Bakersfield's Economic Development Division located at 1715 Chester Avenue in
Bakersfield, Ca. The Economic Development Division is part of the Community Development Department which is made up of the Economic
Development, Planning, and Building Divisions. My department works, "to assist in the creation of new affordable housing and rehabilitate existing
housing stock with community partners, partner with local organizations to provide community services, and respond to Fair Housing concerns in the
City of Bakersfield" ("Community Development", 2014). My job, in particular, is to manage the Community Development Block Grants, and
Emergency Solutions Grants issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Research Issue
All cities are faced with the complicated issue of addressing housing needs for their population. Even more complex are the needs of the city's low
income neighborhoods and residents. In addition, according to the article, "Social Inequities in Environmental Risks Associated with Housing and
Residential Location–A Review of Evidence" by Braubacth and Fairburn, there is a, "strong link between housing characteristics and health." To help
address these issues and protect the health of our citizens, the City of Bakersfield receives grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of such funds is to benefit low– and
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Book Report : Mobilizing Communities
Julie Boyette
AGIN 5333
Dr. Shida Henneberry
27 July 2015
Book Report: Mobilizing Communities Mobilizing Communities is a compendium of case studies written about using asset building as a community
development strategy. Rather than organizing people around needs or problems, this strategy asks communities to identify and advance a plan based
upon strengths (Ennis 405). John Kretzmann and John McKnight pioneered the language of asset–based community development (ABCD) – a series of
community unifying stages, which promote sustainable growth through recognition of assets: the "gifts, skills, and capacities of individuals,
associations, and institutions within a community" (Green and Goetting 4). This definition is built upon throughout the text and comes to include:
culture, politics, infrastructure, and financial and natural resources (97–98). ABCD is collaborative rather than conflict–oriented; it asserts that
investing in people provides an "internally focused, community driven" approach (Booth 2015). There are several methodologies for assessment which
promote ABCD; however, there is no consensus on parameters– none of these is required for asset building. and all can be used simultaneously.
During the assessment stage, there are interview techniques which can be deployed to map the social landscape of a community. One–on–one,
peer–to–peer, and group interviews are all encouraged methods of gathering the necessary data (Green and Goetting 7). Further,
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Toms Shoes Case Statement
Toms Shoes, the company known for doling out a pair of shoes for each pair it offers, has sold a 50pc stake to private value firm Bain Capital. Toms
was situated up by ambitious person Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after an outing to Argentina, where he volunteered at a shoe drive. The company's direct
considering purchase one–give–one took off after it was championed by A–list celebrities. The company, situated in Los Angeles, has since given away
more than 25 million pairs of shoes to youngsters and has dispatched an eyewear division, with returns going towards restoring seeing 250,000
individuals. Superb global news coverage obliges investment. An early pioneer in the booming revenue driven ethical design commercial center, Toms
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The individuals from Grameen Bank are urged to plant trees, develop kitchen enclosures and assemble houses and clean restrooms, which are planned
to address environmental concerns. The Grameen Bank has deliberately focused on women understanding that their support in social development is
essential for financial development in light of the fact that women assume essential part in giving health, training and sustenance. The Bank's social
development programs additionally incorporate exhaustive preparing program in maternal health, nourishment and youngster consideration (Rahman
& Qiang, 2011). The social development programs likewise supplies tree seedlings and seeds for kitchen plants with a specific end goal to enhance
both living conditions and the environment. Grameen Bank has been set up to sort out the provincial poor through a credit program with the goal that
they can produce profitable independent work for themselves in exercises of their decision. Grameen Bank considers poverty not as the making of poor
rather that of the framework which is comprised of the ideas, theoretical systems, approaches and foundations. On the off chance that we can change
the framework, there would be no poverty. Grameen Bank thinks poor as proficient and venturesome as any other individual on the planet (Barua,
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The Importance Of Community Development

  • 1. The Importance Of Community Development A) Campbell, Wunungmurra and Nyomba (2005) describe community development as an ongoing participatory process in which local people use their own knowledge to identify, develop and enact sustainable and locally appropriate strategies to enable social change. Moreover, it is a useful strategy that can increase self–reliance and create empowerment for communities, individuals and small groups alike (Campbell, Wunungmurra & Nyomba 2005). The authors discuss these aspects in the context of Indigenous health issues, identifying this form of community development as a method to improve health outcomes in a way that is supported by local Aboriginal leaders (Campbell, Wunungmurra & Nyomba 2005). B) Two of the most prevalent dimension of development present in thiscase study are the political and survival dimensions. Ife (2016) describes the political dimension as the empowerment of a community, both internally and externally, to improve a community's ability to function within the wider political arena. Externally, this refers to the community's exchanges with the broader political environment (Ife 2016). The external political components in this study are the Territory and Commonwealth Governments and the Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS). The Territory and Commonwealth Governments are noted as the providers of funding for services in Gapuwiyak, which limits the control that local Aboriginal councils have (Campbell, Wunungmurra & Nyomba 2005). Whereas, the DHCS is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2. Cih Level 3 in Housing Assignment 5 Essay Windmill Housing Association Lime Tree Estate A Way Forward Suzanne Stone 07.06.2012 Contents Factors which have lead to the decline of this estate...................................................................3,4 Improvements needed................................................5,6 Community Development Key Issues................................7 Different Approaches that may work................................8 A definition of ASB....................................................9 Different Legal and non legal solutions............................10 Managing this Neighbourhood.......................................11 Conclusion.............................................................12 References..............................................................13 The Lime Tree Estate – Factors which have lead to the decline of this estate Many factors have contributed to the decline of this neighbourhood. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It is felt that this estate would benefit if a working group was set up to develop a neighbourhood action plan. This group could consist of partners such as the police, the health authorities and local council to examine the best way to tackle the issues faced by this area and to adopt an approach of
  • 3. neighbourhood planning in conjunction with local residents. It is felt that the key recommendations that are likely to come out of resident consultations and from what is already known to improve the area are: Kent highways to work with residents to establish speed monitoring on cut through roads and to establish where public transport is lacking. To set up an established regular bus route to the nearest health facility and local supermarket To run outreach clinics on the estate for health visitors such as sexual health and drop in clinics for young mothers To work with landlords to ensure tenants are tenancy compliant – keeping gardens tidy and to ensure landlords fix broken fences and gates in a timely manner (to prevent asb) Windmill to work with local council to develop a plan for regeneration for the area. Develop a programme to tackle low sills and worklessness To set up a "Foul ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 4. Community Meeting Reflection Paper I have never attended a community meeting or any meeting regarding my community therefore, attending this meeting for the first time was a great first experience. I was able to see how a meeting is ran and how the organization works in order to help make improvements in my community. When I went into the office the meeting was being held, I was offered an agenda and other informational forms regarding the meeting. The agenda provided information of how the organization of the meeting would be and who will be going over what topics. The meeting was a timed meeting where Richard Hernandez and Bill Houtt managed on recording to keep data. The issues that were discussed were citizen's request for city improvements, a short review of the 2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Accomplishments, which is agrant that helps build homes for low income families and was reviewed by Rhonda Haynes a community developer. Lastly, the Sidewalk at Divisadero and Rinaldi, NorthVisalia citizen report were also discussed by Bill Houtt a member of the committee, and construction issues in N. Visalia discussed by Lt. Brent Abbott. Going further with the agenda, the way the meeting worked so smoothly was due because each member of the meeting had a task. For instance, Lt. Brent Abbott oversaw the city staff committee liaison, which from the looks of it he was part of finalizing any changes in the committee. Then they had Esther Mirador to keep track of time and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 5. The Importance Of Equality Development Program Is A Key... Participation process to create fairness development program is a key for sustainability development. The development especially in village level or rural area should not make the people as the object of development. Although majority people who live in the village or rural are poor, youth and women, they are rarely involved in decision making process. They could not deliver their ideas or opinions because they could not have resources and opportunities (Oakley 1991). Marginal group on development process in the rural community may reluctant to participate because the participation method usually tends to become a one way communication therefore marginal group in community should be able to identify their strength (Minkler 1997) to be able to contribute in development process. Rural area in Indonesia especially marginal group has high illiterate or they had primary education only (Dhanani and Islam 2002). However, the data and information about the potential asset in the rural is commonly presented by statistical which rarely encourage people to learn about the meaning of information. A proper participation method is needed to strengthen the capability of the marginal group and community in rural area. Nowadays, Geographical Information System (GIS) is popular tool to use in participation process by using visual data and information which may be easier to interpret by the rural community. In order to deeper understanding about community participation, the meaning of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. Resilience Vs Psy Positive youth development (PYD) and resilience science differ in importance and focus but share many roots, assumptions, concepts, and goals. Both structures are grounded in developmental systems theory; both are focused on a positive adaptation for youth, and both a common goal of promoting positive development. Yet there also are differences (Masten, 2014).Resilience from a PYD standpoint can be defined "as a dynamic attribute referencing the adaptive and mutually influential relation of an individual adolescent and that person's context" (Masten, 2014, p1018). This meaning that resilience is not in the person or the situation, but in their connection and relationship to each other. Both PYD and resilience have deep roots in developmental theory and they... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Family stress theory is a developmental theory borrowed from family science which explores why some family systems adapt and even grow and thrive when faced with situational stressors or transitional events, while other family units deteriorate and disintegrate under similar circumstances (Family Stress Theory, PPT). Murray was able to handle the stressors in her life because she had the resilience toward her ACEs (2010). Otheryouth may grow through these stressors because their family could become closer or the child has a trusted adult that can help them get through the stressors that they may face in their family. Some children however are not able to thrive because of the stressors and the family will weaken, unable to change, and a crisis will occur in the family making the family not capable of returning stability. This goes along with the theme of resilience because some families and youth can be resilient toward their family stressors, while others do not know how to be resilient and the youth and family become ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. Implementation Of Section 135 Of Companies Act Essay Implementation of Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013: Corporate Social Responsibility Abstract In recent past, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility has gained much attention. The CSR and citizenship which aims at invoking the corporate conscience whereby the companies incur short term cost but these short term cost do not provide immediate financial benefit, instead these costs promote positive social environmental change. The Companies Act of 2013 which replaced the 60 years old Act of 1956 gave a provision with the concept of mandatory CSR. This research paper is focused on the provision relating to mandatory spending and disclosure relating to Corporate Social Responsibility activities. It also discusses the major loopholes of provision which hinders the practical applicability of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 Introduction India has undergone a process of economic liberalization and comes under top 5 fastest growing economies in World over past three decades . The Industrial sector crated abundant wealth over the period of 10 years, yet the growth has trickled down the large population of the nation with lack of access to basic amenities such as sanitary, clean water, health facilities and the list goes on. India is ranked as 135th amongst 187 countries as per the latest Human Development Report. Inspite of India being recognized as global player, the nation is home to largest number of poor, malnourished children, poor access to health, education ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8. The Service Learning Project, At St. Bernard's Health And... Introduction The service learning project, Say Boo! To Bullying 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Costume Crawl event was held at St. Bernard's Health and Wellness Center on October 31, 2015. According to Borunda, Davis, and Rinaldo, service learning is defined as "an experienced–based pedagogy that serves a community needs" (2015, p. 115). The event benefits the My Generation Foundation and Autism Association of Northeast Arkansas. The purpose of this event was to educate the families and citizens about the available resources for children and adolescents that have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms. The event provided a powerful message to the community for the individuals who have a disability. For instance, the runners that participated in ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Family members were able to discuss available programs with social workers present at the event. The activities were coordinated to encourage a healthy environment and provide citizens of this community an opportunity to participate or volunteer in a meaningful event. Approximately one–hundred people attended the event hosted by St. Bernard faculty members, Families Inc., and other volunteers throughout the local community ensuring a successful event. Target Population According to Mihaela Grasu, "autism is a complex developmental disorder with a neurobiological character, characterized by problems of communication and relating to others as well as interests, activities and behaviors that are restricted, repetitive and stereotypical" (2015, p. 87). The target population pertained to pre–school children to adolescents with ASD symptoms that residing in Jonesboro or the surrounding cities. The participants and parents at this event are advocates for the children and adolescents who have the disability. The event was conducted by several organizations advocating in support of those with this disability. There was a direct and noticeable impact on the community members who helped provide a healthy activity for the children in the community. This event represented a powerful message and demonstrated the dedication and passion that participants and volunteers alike hold for this unique and special population. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 9. An Organization For A Volunteer Program Throughout these three final weeks of the course we focused on three particular topics that emphasised and expands on community development. These three topics were Module's 10 look at Organizations and their Nonprofit associated organizations, Volunteerism which is taken from Module 8; that as a community developer I would argue and recommend that every organization and institution needs to have volunteer program. The application of these above topics in an organization can increase [Module 7's] Entrepreneurial Leadership, which in turn impacts the Economic Development of the community and society at large. Let me begin with Volunteerism, Volunteering is an essential quality an organization or institution can and should exhibit,... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... These are as follows; one has to demonstrate effective communicative skills. (Hitt et al.,1999). 2. Initiative –led programs, these are said to encourage and nurture innovations are needed conditions. 3. Coupled with this question Is the process an attempt to generate and secure public resources? "The condition is the capacity to facilitate continuous exploration and idea generation" (Jelinek and Litterer, 1995, in Gupta et al., 2004 p.244). One must note that economic development is necessary for community growth and sustainability. Development implies insights, which are purposeful and are meant to be permanent and was said to influence community choices. Each person who decides to volunteer, do not only contribute to the community they reside or work, but also for the organizations who enlisted the aid of such persons. An establishment that uses Volunteerism, which is connected to their Human resources and non –profit [outfits] organizations; may not only receive accolades throughout their industry, but in the public via media relations. The benefits will transcend an establishments to the [a] neighbourhoods their employees reside or where their businesses are based. For example a student may volunteer at their local police principality because they want to see how officers deal with the public they serve. However, upon seeing the destitution and relationship issues between the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. Urban Areas Of Rural Areas CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Over the years, there has been a very high movement from rural to urban areas and this has made it difficult to improve as well as sustain development in rural areas. The arrival of civilization brought about urbanization. Civilization is the height of man's inventions as a means of raising his standard of living. Man believes in high–living and indeed obtains much pleasure in the company of other fellow men. People agglomerate in cities to be able to communicate person to person, person to firm person to government. Urban areas constitute the development potential of the state, the rural areas have been neglected in terms of development opportunities. With the declining attitudes that existed in the rural areas the rural dwellers are attracted to the urban areas to benefits from better paying jobs, qualitative supply of basic amenities, highs level of commercial, recreational and industrial activities. Rapid urban population growth and physical expansion are very serious physical planning problem such as poor physical layout places like Ajegunle and Makoko in Lagos. Also, these include in the list; mass transit problem inadequate supply of housing, water and other basic social services. Embarking on rural development and sustainability is very important, considering the fact that more than two–third of the Nigeria's population is living in rural areas, and they experience a lot of misery, poverty, morbidity ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. Girls On The Run Essay Kristen Rusher Lina Maxwell Intro to Human Services Feb. 16, 2016 Girls On the Run: A Nonprofit Organization The field of Human Services can be understood as a department focused on meeting and improving human needs and quality of life. A human service professional has a multitude of means to accomplish this goal; through soup kitchens, hospice care and everything in between. One of the many existing human service organizations is a company called Girls on the Run. This human service organization is a positive youth development sport program aimed at young girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The goal of a youth development program is to provide the groundwork to build resilient and competent youth. (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S1532480XADS0702_6) Girls on the Run uses the pivotal developmental stages of a girl's life to build a strong foundation for future health. Girls on the Run's purpose is to help every young girl realize their full potential. Functioning as a nonprofit, more specifically a 501c3, (Nonprofit Girls Empowerment Program | GirlsOnTheRun.org.) ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Girls on Track program, though it follows the same progression of life skills as 'Heart and Sole', it allows the girls to gain a more mature understanding of themselves and their surroundings. Girls on Track provides coping and developmental skills for dealing with difficult challenges middle school girls may face, such as cyberbullying, tobacco, alcohol and eating disorders. (Nonprofit Girls Empowerment Program | ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. The Pros And Cons Of Poverty In The Non-Metro Area Poverty rates among all citizens are highest in the extremely urban and truly rural areas of the United States. However, poverty rates, as measured by the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, are higher in non–metro areas as compared to metropolitan centers. The demographics of poverty offer insight to public administrators and policy writers beyond the demographics of simply rural versus metro areas. For example, in 2016 rural White citizens were half as likely to live in poverty as either Black or Native American citizens. In addition, a female head of household in a rural area is nearly eight times as likely to live in poverty as a married couple. Couple these demographics with the fact that only 46 million citizens live in nonmetro areas – roughly 15% of the national population – it is not surprising that rural areas seem to receive less attention by federally elected officials than urban and suburban areas. At the county level, poverty as defined by the US government is an immensely rural problem, with the most remote rural places at the greatest disadvantage. It would seem obvious that where and how an individual lives would matter in a person's ability to rise above the poverty level. However, federal policy that addresses poverty is not specific to rural areas or metropolitan areas. Within the context of all policy, rural areas are unique and policy makers ought to consider this when addressing legislation to help citizens in these ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. The Concept Of Learning Process 3.LEARNING PROCESS APPROACH David Korten stated the concept of learning process in 1980. According to him, the process of learning is continuous and involved not only planners and implementers, but rural people. The goal of this approach is to develop capabilities through developing ideas, for making–decisions and creating continual innovations. The process includes the areas of technology and organization or even a mix of both. The learning process serves an alternative to the blueprint approach, taking into account the particular context of the project. (Krishna et al., 1998) The possibility of embracing error is another particular characteristic of this approach. The use of small–scale projects generates a substantive knowledge about the factors of success and the elements to improve in any stage of the development programs. For completing this process, the individuals in the project must document the findings and develop a structured system of learning which would be the base for building the local capabilities. This usually explains the tendency to slowly start the programs which use the learning process approach. The local capabilities construction becomes the main resource for the sustainability of the project through the development of the self–reliance. The projects of development usually include an assisted process for generating this condition of self–reliance. Individuals in rural communities should understand that they are responsible for their resources and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. Barry Callebaut Mission Statement Introduction Barry Callebaut is one of the largest cocoa producers worldwide with an average annual production estimated to be around 1.7 million tons of coca. In year 1996, the merging of Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and French company Cacao Barry took place. In the present the company's headquarter is in Zurich, Switzerland. The company's mission statement is clear, which is to improve the life conditions of their farmers and the community, through improved productivity and helping in community development. In order to do so, they ensure that their farmers are earning an equitable income, in addition caring for their health and the well–being of their families too. Since cocoa communities are mostly located in remote areas, they often have limited infrastructure development. Barry Callebaut is concerned with this issue ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... They respect all rules and laws regarding food safety and they follow all regulations at their plants and workplaces. Any threat to a product or even bad quality sold to their customers, the company takes immediate action by reporting to their managers and eliminating the problem immediately. 7–Community involvement and development 73,600 people reached the company because of their community activities. Barry Callebaut works on community development through child protection and other ways. They provide training for their farmers in order to help them increase their capabilities. In addition, the company is engaged in raising awareness of child labor issues, addressing basic education and health needs, and improves life conditions of their employees. Code of Conduct Barry Callebaut follows principles and guidelines that reflect their reality in the workforce. Major principles are: –Product safety and quality –Conflict in interest –Gifts, hospitality and entertainment –Fair competition –Corruption and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. Leadership Transition Essay Studying leadership encompasses a broad range of perspective and ways of thought. Leadership in the context of community engagement is particularly interesting due to its relevance to fostering community partnerships and performing relevant and useful service. Relationships between a group and a community partner who have a need to be fulfilled is best kept in working order to allow the best engagement and benefit possible. I specifically chose to investigate the leadership transition, since it is highly relevant to particularly senior student leaders. Furthermore, I chose to approach my interviews and analysis using the socially responsible leadership model. This model popularized by Dugan frames leadership in college students as ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One student after tapping the new leaders remarked, "I don't think it was their first choice, like they would've volunteered themselves for it." This sentiment reveals the disadvantages of using this form of choosing new leaders. Another student leader expressed that he would have rather had an election or nomination: "I wish more people in our club knew each other better, cause I think that would help with a voting or campaigning I guess to be the leader. But we meet so infrequently." Number of students can influence the choosing process, but this student leader pointed to a lack of group cohesion. His comment suggests that more group bonding or strengthening activities would have allowed him to conduct an election, but that was not possible this year. Additionally all student leaders that were interviewed were also originally chosen to their position via this method as well. This points to a reproduction of past leadership transition techniques and the difficulty in breaking those in certain organizations. All in all, there are certainly barriers to choosing new leaders, and a lack of interest and cohesion from group members seemed to be the most pressing matters. Communication The most meaningful communication seemed to arise from face–to–face interactions within leadership transition. One of the community partners spoke of having potlucks with her leaders and the importance ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. Principles . Principles In Community Development Are Used Principles Principles in community development are used to achieve overall goals and achieve results (Checkoway 1995). Jim Ife has identified 32 principles of community development that are seen as critical components and can be useful to develop a framework for evaluating community development (Ife 2016). Many of Jim Ife's principles are being acted upon in this case study such as Addressing disadvantage and inequality, linking the global and the local, valuing local processes, valuing local skills and relationship and dialogue. Relationship and Dialogue is one of Jim Ife's process principles. Community development essentially focuses on process rather than the outcome (Ife 2016). Relationship and dialogue focuses on the significance ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Effective control requires ongoing structures and processes. Effectively community control requires adequate resources, including income, material resources and knowledge and strong skills base (Kenny and Connors 2017). This definition is reflected on in the case study as the residents are teaching and learning from each other. This enables them to use their own resources to develop a small business that operates from an office in the estate. By developing a business and strategy plan, the residences are taking control of their own development. The members of the estate have set up these structures and plans, which enables them to have ongoing progress for the future. Healy refers to community development as a set of approaches focused on understanding individuals as part of a community and on building the capacity of that community to address the social, economic or political challenges facing its members (Healy 2012). One of the adults was a graphic designer in his country of origin. Through the access of computers he was able to expand on his knowledge and learn how to create web designs. He then was able to share his knowledge with others in the community to start up the business. Healys definition has been applied to the case study as he community came together to build a economic future for their estate. Paolo could continue to engage all aspects of the community, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. Leadership and People Promoting Servant Leadership in the Youth Defining Leading and Leadership Leading is defined as: 1. Influencing others to take action toward specific goal. 2. Guiding and directing on a course, and as serving as a channel. A leader is someone who has commanding influence. Leadership is defined as: 1. It is the process of influencing and directing activities of members toward goal accomplishment. 2. It is about ordinary people who care. People who care enough to get extra ordinary things done. 3. It is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspire confidence. 4. It is simply not an art (emotional/instinctual) or a science (rational/acquired). It is a blend of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... And he is generous with his praise of my work – I guess, because this reflects well on his leadership in the eyes of outsiders. But at the same time and probably for the same reason, he comes down hard when we make mistakes or he feels that we have let him down. I sometimes resent being so uninvolved and feeling so unimportant. I would like to speak out and even disagree with the leader – for he is not right all the time, but I'm not sure how this would go over with the others in the group. While we spend a lot of time talking about the boss and his ways outside meetings, we tend to turn into lambs when he is around. I guess it is because we would not like to hurt and upset him. So things keep going on in the usual way. 2. Democratic or Participative Style Characteristics of democratic leaders can be summed up in the following:
  • 18. They are generally as concerned with maintaining group effectiveness as with completing the task to be done. They encourage members in their groups to express their ideas and feelings, because they believe that such a climate leads to greater creativity and commitment. If they encounter resistance or conflicts, they allow them to surface and they seek the help of their groups in removing the resistance or resolving the conflicts. They encourage joint decision–making as well as shared goal–setting. They rarely set policies without explaining the reasons and proposing them to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 19. Non Reciprocal Trade Arrangement Is Africa Growth And... The first RTA I chose to discuss is a Non–Reciprocal Trade Arrangement called Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). USTR.gov states, "In 2013, U.S. goods imports from sub–Saharan African under AGOA and the related GSP program totaled $26.8 billion, more than three times the amount in 2001, the first full–year of AGOA trade." There are challenges for this agreement as the site later states, "Exports of U.S. poultry have been effectively excluded from the South African market for 15 years due to a range of trade barriers and other measures." This agreement has potential to assist the African economy in numerous ways as the exports can create large revenue for Africa and can also provide employment opportunities. The difficulty lies with changing trade barriers that could begin to cause more products and materials to have higher taxes associated. The second RTA I chose is calledFree Trade AreaAgreement (FTAA). As export.gov states, "The FTA includes a non –binding statement of intent to eliminate barriers to trade in services such as tourism, communications, banking, insurance, management consulting, accounting, law, computer services, and advertising." The benefits are mutual and the United States has made tremendous profit on exports. The site later states, "U.S. exports to Israel grew from $2.5 billion in 1985 to $11.3 billion in 2010." This agreement can become challenging as the economy can shift and with the presidential election threatening to put more taxes on ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. Strategies For Preventing Guns From The Streets Of New Haven For years, people in New Haven have been brainstorming strategies to help prevent gun violence in the communities. With the identifying the factors contributing to gun violence, community organizers have come up with strategies that are specifically related to them. The main priority is to completely remove guns from the streets of New Haven. Right now, there are two gun buy back programs in New Haven that are lead by Yale New haven Hospital and the New Haven Police Department (City–Wide). The purpose of this program is for people to turn in un–registered guns and receive money in return. Some argue that the gun buy–back program does not prevent gun violence because they are taking guns from law abiding citizens who would never use them in a crime and do not reach those who are likely to use them in a crime (Cameron). In New Haven, guns in the streets travel from people to people and at some point, it can fall into the hands of a person who is anticipating on shooting someone. That is all that it takes. One of the most successful gun buy–back programs held in new Haven was August 6, 2016. That day, The New Haven Police Department was able to retrieve one hundred and twenty–seven operable firearms. They took in eighty–five handguns, thirty–eight rifles and shotguns and four assault weapons (Wilkins). In the past five years, the New Haven Police Department has collected over five hundred guns from the gun buy–back programs. Going along with the strategy to remove guns off of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. Community Development Corporations ( Cdcs ) : An Industry... Community Development Corporations (CDCs): An Industry Analysis Community Economic Development (CED) is a field of study that causes community engagement when working with public and private organizations to create strong communities, industries, and markets. "Community Economic Development is a multifaceted comprehensive approach to community change that is not limited to just poverty programs, nor is it synonymous with industrial recruitment", as pointed out by Shaffer et al. (2004), " Community Economic Development is not an attempt to exploit resources to yield the maximum economic return." In the U.S., there is nearly 2,000 community development corporations (CDCs) have built housing, involved in economic development projects, and provided the various social services for the past three decades (NCCED, 1995). Currently, most of attention CDCs have received is from government and private funders as a promising way to promote urban neighborhoods. These CDCs are consisted of nonprofit, community–controlled real estate development organizations that dedicate to the revitalization of poor neighborhoods. They undertake physical revitalization such as economic development, social services, and organizing and advocacy activities. Since public services for poor communities are fragmented across multiple agencies and levels of government, CDCs often are the only institution with a comprehensive and coordinated program agenda. CDCs employ a federal grant program funding (that also ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. 4-H Positive Youth Development Paper There are many student programs from which schools can choose to implement in a school year. Each program provides a different focus and different results. One of these programs is the 4–H Afterschool program. 4–H programs are nation–wide and can be offered through schools and clubs and are supported by universities in each area. 4–H offers four main after–school, in–school, or club programs based around science, citizenship, healthy living, and mentoring ("4–H Positive YouthDevelopment", n.d.). According to the 4–H website ,"4–H Positive Youth Development", each program offers the "potential for positive youth development and growth" in a "learn by doing" atmosphere led by trained volunteers (n.d.). 4–H is a positive youth development (PYD) ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... 20). Within a 4–H program, health needs are addressed and taught to students. Some of the habits and ideas that are addressed include: healthy eating, physical activity, injury prevention, social–emotional health, and the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use (Downey, et al., 2014, p. 14). By teaching these topics to the youth, they are better able to apply them to their lives and the decisions they will make concerning their health and well–being. After learning healthy habits in the program, students tend to go home and share what they have learned with their parents and family. The knowledge that is taught to the youth goes well beyond their own minds and bodies, but benefits the people around them as well. The 4–H Afterschool programs seek to not only help the individuals, but their lives as they "increase knowledge and skills necessary for improving physical activity practices and to improve the habits and behaviors of children, youth, and families" (Downey, et al., 2014, p. 14). The goals that have been set forth should ultimately reduce the health risks that are seen in communities such as obesity and illnesses (Downey, et al., 2014, p. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 23. The Importance Of Women's Rights Human rights which include the right to life and liberty as well as freedom that belong to all human beings inherently despite of their statuses without discrimination (United Nations, 1948). Among issues of human rights, women's rights could be one of the most serious ones. In the 1990s, women's rights were not generally accepted as human rights and suffered various violations (Bunch, 1990). Despite women's rights have been improved so far in most regions that female have almost equal employment opportunities and enhanced status in society, the issues of female rights need to be considered because they still have inferior positions compared with men in workplace and society due to a lot of factors. The most vital reason for improving women's rights is the perpetuate violations of women's rights in some regions. Certainly, women's positions in society have been enhanced a lot since the public has attached importance to female and their rights. According to Wadesango, Rembe and Chabaya (2011), members of Southern African Development Community (SADC) have taken measures to prohibit traditional practices which are harmful to women. However, "lack of capacity, resources and commitment among the implementers" make these legislations be pale in protecting female (Wadesango et al, 2011, p.121). Therefore, detrimental cultural practices include female genital mutilation, marriage by abduction, child marriages and virginity testing still bring women physical and mental injuries in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Rural Afro-Colombia Introduction technology as a life enhancing tool is on the rise in development projects, and as people become more dependent on technology, exploring how culture and technology intersect is increasingly important for the wellbeing of target communities. Colombia is a significant point of departure in this exploration as this country has experienced an influx of development programs implementing information and communication technologies (ICTs)–laptops, mobile tablets and mobile phones–as tools to enhance the livelihoods of people living in rural communities. Of the 5 million people who identify as Afro–Colombian (10% of the population of Colombia), 1.2 million live in rural areas. The highest concentrations of Afro–Colombians live on or near the Pacific and Caribbean Coasts, and two thirds of people living in rural communities live below the poverty line. Several development projects being planned and implemented (Plan Vive Digital: Ministry of Technology; Land and Rural Development Project–Colombia: USAID; Afro–Colombian and Indigenous Program: USAID; etc.) to enhance measures of wellbeing that many rural Afro–Colombian communities lack, such as economic sustainability, education, health, and security. The main challenges to development projects in rural... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I explore recent and relevant literary data from Colombia and around the world to demonstrate the importance of understanding and accounting for the socio–cultural and socio–political dynamics of rural communities during ICT based development projects. This review aims to specifically address socio–cultural and socio–political dynamics as primary determinants in enhancing livelihoods and the sustainability of ICT development projects in rural Afro–Colombian communities. Moreover, this review establishes best practices for ICT based development projects in rural ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. Application Of Agropolitan Center Development REVIEW OF LITERATURE Rural development has been discussed extensively in the literature by various writers from different disciplines. The universal objective of rural development is to improve the quality of life of rural people. This is facilitated upon a continuous process by government, non–governmental organizations (NGO) and different actors at the (inter) national, state and local levels. Without doubt, this involves how best to organizerural area resources and potentials (especially human and economic potentials) so as to achieve an increase in the overall standard of living of the rural community dwellers. According to Halwart et, al (2003), the idea is to sustain the growth of rural economies, improve rural community livelihood and to promote food security through the improvement of food supply, employment and income. This chapter is divided into four parts. Part one reviews some approaches to the application of agropolitan center strategy in rural physical planning in selected third world countries. Part two examines the basic theories that relate to the spatial organization of human settlements by some well known writers such as Friedman, Christaller and others. Part three relate these theories to the present research and part four looked at large scale agriculture and rural development in the context of aquaculture. REVIEW OF SELECTED APPROACHES TO RURAL PHYSICAL PLANNING JOHN FRIEDMANN AND THE AGROPOLITAN CONCEPT The agropolitan concept as proposed by ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. Social Psychological Barriers Of Violence On Youth And... Youth in today's society are faced with numerous social psychological barriers that get in the way of healthy development. Urban youth are faced with even more of these barriers such as homelessness, mental health issues, negative influences, poverty, racism, stereotypes and exposure to violence. Table 1 addresses these social psychological barriers, defines them and provides sources from current journal articles that speak about them. Many of these barriers do not happen in isolation alone, but are connected and intertwine. For instance students living in poverty often have to deal with homelessness and students faced with racism often come face to face with stereotypes in their culture. This paper will examine in depth the social psychological barrier of violence and analyze how it impacts students' performance and achievement. Exposure to violence (from hearing about to witnessing or even being victimized by) can be very traumatic for children and youth and affect brain development leading to lasting effects that can continue well into adulthood. Students living in urban neighborhoods are often exposed to more violent crime, murder, stabbings, shootings, rape, robbery, and assaults than students living in suburban or rural neighborhoods. Studies show that "over 85% of urban youth report witnessing some form of community violence in their lifetime and almost 70% report direct victimization" (McDonald, Deatrick, Kassam–Adams, & Richmond, 2011, p. 925). Students living in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. Developing A Comprehensive And An Integrated Approach For... Approaches Developing a comprehensive and an integrated approach to rural skills development Education and skills development strategies need to be integrated with all rural development policies and strategies, such as agricultural policies, and private sector development and entrepreneurship policies. Coordination and collaboration with the private sector in skills development should be calibrated and strengthened not only to increase the relevance of training but also to improve and facilitate its delivery. While planning and implementing the programmes , all and sundry which includes employers' organizations, workers' organisations, NGOs and community groups should be involved and synerzised. Labour market needs and economic opportunities must be assessed, and the training must be tailored commensurately to the skills that are required to the particular rural context. Collect and analyse data disaggregated by gender, age, ethnicity, disability and other relevant dimensions to be able to design appropriate services and programmes. Develop diversified skill development policies that take into cognizance formal, non–formal and informal training. While access to good quality formal training is important, including innovative non–formal and informal skills training into national training systems is also a veritable key for improving skills provision in rural areas. Expanding access to quality education and vocational training Expand the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. Summary: The Importance Of At-Risk Adolescents As time has progressed, researchers have learned of different ways to approach and help "at–risk" adolescents. As practitioners working with youth who lack social support at home it is important to implement both a strength based and community youth development approach, rather than just focusing on trying to "fix" adolescents. Not only do youth become resilient when faced with a challenge, but they also are able to showcase their assets and strengths while overcoming their challenges. Instead of denying young people opportunities, mentors and teachers are able to foster real hope that sometimes is not given at home. This is achieved by looking at adolescents as resources, taking negative labels off them,and building student–teacher relationships. To begin, a lot can change when a mentor or teacher begins to look at their students as resources rather than problems. Damon W. explains how a positive youth development approach lays in the idea where the child is envisioned as someone capable of accomplishing many other things, rather than treating them as if they have a so–called disability(Damon, 2004). Students who come ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Research explains that the more assets young people have, the more likely it is that they will engage in positive, healthy and uplifting activity and the less likely they are to engage in negative and risky behavior. In addition to that, the opportunity to reach such assets must be available during their "formative years"(Perkins et, al., 2003). If an adolescent is given an opportunity, they will take it and eventually benefit and make it into something greater. If young people who lack support at home, are not receiving space to grow at school, they may never have the opportunity to do so elsewhere. Teachers play an essential role in this area of development. By simply pointing out the negative assets of a child, teachers and mentors are setting their students up for ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Community Development And Civic Engagement The title of our course is community development and civic engagement. Please define community development and the community development process. Please provide the various approaches that one can use in conducting community development? What are the similarities and/or differences among the approaches you that selected? Do you think one approach is better than another in addressing community issues? Why or why not? Community development is a multifaceted process that involves members of community working together to try and solve issues (physical, environmental, cultural, social, political, economic etc.) within the community. The goal of community development is to improve the quality of life. Ultimately, the most difficult aspect of... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Creative community building is the process of using arts, culture and creativity to rebuild the social, civic, physical, economic, and spiritual fabrics of communities. Creative community building bring together best practices from a myriad of fields professions together to create new ways to transform communities. Art has many categories and provide a way for community to get involved with skills they already have. Moreover, artists can use these creative skills to create engagement in ways that invite more diverse participation. On the other hand, culture is the shared customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. People can be creative and artistic in formal ways such as theatre performance as well as informal ways that can be a cultural gathering. These creative processes can allow the community to preserve the historic and cultural heritage of a place and give them a sense of ownership. Creative Community Building can provide jobs through arts and culture. One example is the development of an arts festival where community members can sell their original art, sell food and drinks and culminate the event with a ticketed performance. This event can also attract organizations who can assist the community in future projects. Arts and culture can also build social connection through cultural celebrations. In the Bahamas, this can be done through junkanoo which is a as a Junkanoo is highly revered expression of culture. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. PMI Southern Alberta Case Study PMI Southern Alberta is an incredibly active Project Management Institute network that currently holds the title of being the 3rd largest in Canada with a base of over 2,400 active members. The focus of this organization is to encourage the project management principles within its jurisdiction to communities, local business, and specialists (PMI Southern Chapter, 2017). Members can expect to receive numerous tangible and intangible benefits by joining. These benefits are listed under an umbrella that contains areas such as professionalism, mastery, and involvement. For professionalism, members can expect monthly dinner meetings at a discounted price, involvement in the company ambassador program, and a Toastmaster club. Also in mastery,... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Courses have been carefully designed to ensure that students have practical hands on knowledge with "Partnerships between business and government, project management, writing business plans and project proposals, and communication skills" (SAIT, 2017). On account of, students will cultivate the proper skills that are required in rural and urban communities for economic development. In addition to receiving a certificate from SAIT, the classes taken can be a bridge into the SAIT Business Administration diploma and other economic agencies such as Economic Development Alberta, Canadian Economic Developers Association, and Council for the Development of Native Development Officers (SAIT, 2017). In conclusion, students who graduate will be able to launch into careers that contain positions such as an economic development officer, liaison officer,community development officer, planning officer and the ability to work within a wide spectrum of organizations in both the private and public sector (SAIT, 2017). The designers of this certification and program are asked to be responsible for building a presentation that generates awareness of the career and the importance of the certification for an economic development professional. The opportunity that can be seized is cultivating the relationships with business certification agencies and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. Community Participation: Values And Principles Of... Community Participation Everyone has a valuable contribution to make and community members can join in at any level. Volunteers and community members are integral to the decision–making, evaluation, provision, participation and direction setting at all levels of the organisation. Community Ownership Members are actively involved in decision–making and have ownership of the centre's activities. A voluntary management committee comprising elected members who live, work or participate in the local community governs each centre. The governance model is developmental, working co–operatively and collaboratively with staff, volunteers, centre participants and the wider community, thus generating a range of community benefits. Empowerment A process that respects, values and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Values and Principles ofCommunity Development Community development is sometimes confused with community–based programs, community research and other forms of community interventions. The most significant feature that distinguishes community development from other community work is its values and principles. Below are a list and a brief definition of the values and principles that are typically embodied in community development programs. Additional information on these terms is available in the glossary section of this course. Democratic: The will of the majority must be carried out, but only after all voices are heard and considered and minority rights are protected. Inclusive: There are many barriers to participation in society; poverty, disability, age, race and ethnicity are some other characteristics that often marginalize people. A healthy community embraces diversity and recognizes that all community members have a right to be heard and participate in processes that affect their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. rural livelihood SHAREWORLD OPEN UNIVERSITY LILONGWE CAMPUS FACULTY OF CONSERVATION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COURSE : SOCIAL ECONOMICS OF RURAL LIVELIHOOD CODE : ERL213 LECTURE : FRANCIS UNGAPEMBE STUDENT : GIFT KAPOTA YEAR : 2 ASSIGNMENT : Seven QUESTION : Discuss the role of government in promoting socio–economics of rural livelihood DUE DATE : 7 September 2013 DATE SUBMITTED: 2 September 2013 Government has a role to play in as far as promoting socio–economic for rural livelihood as the government is there for the people and it has to do anything possible for its people to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Land reform: involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of government–initiated or government–backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural land. Land reform can, therefore, refer to transfer of ownership from the more powerful to the less powerful, such as from a relatively small number of wealthy owners with extensive land holdings such as plantations, large ranches, or agribusiness plots to individual ownership by those who work the land (Rosegrant & Hazell 2000). Land reform may also entail the transfer of land from individual ownership even peasant ownership in smallholdings to government–owned collective farms; it has also, in other times and places, referred to the exact opposite: division of government–owned collective farms into smallholdings. For example, in Zimbabwe this process of land reform is in progress whereby the government is take land to the white and gives it to the black native Zimbabwean and the government is trying to do this to make sure that poor people do have land to cultivate hence reducing poverty since the large area of land was controlled by the whites. Another issue is of land tenure reform which is also under the same land reform program. Land tenure is system how land is owned. It is important for the government to put policies
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  • 34. The Development Of Rural Development 3.2 Rural Development According to Oyeleye, D.A.(1987) he defines rural development as process in which development in social infrastructures such as better roads, water supply, electricity, schools and hospitals spreads out from the urban centres or communities and moves into the rural villages and communities. Abumere S.I. (2002) stated that if rural development is defined as a means to help improve the physical, cultural, social and economic status or life of the rural people then that means that infrastructures such as roads, clean water, electricity, telecommunication and other facilities must be carefully planned and delivered to the rural people in a consistent manner. It doesn't matter whether these infrastructures are built from the urban centres and move into the rural areas or vice versa. The delivery mechanisms must be very consistent. Inorder for any country to develope and progress both socially and economically, it must have the necessary infrastructures that are needed to facilitate such development, in both urban and rural areas of the country. However studies have shown that in most developing countries, rural areas/villages are mostly neglected therefore these rural areas don't have these basic infrastructures that are needed for development. Therefore there is a huge demand for building infrastructures into rural areas. That is very true for Papua New Guinea where the bulks of the population live in the rural areas. The Gena villagers are one of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. Sports Mentoring Research I read the journal "The Influence of a Sports Mentoring Program on Children's Life Skills Development". This journal article is the results of research pertaining to the effect of one–on–one mentoring with sports programs on children's development. The purpose behind this research was to see if developing children developing a caring relationship with an adult through the mentoring of sports activities had an effect on positive youth development. The goal was for children to grow in areas such as confidence through one–on–one sports mentoring to help then in the future. There are different beliefs of what exactly contributes to positive youth development. Some think it is just internal characteristics that people should be focused on developing, while others believe it is both internal and external aspects that play a role in the development and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This project was conducted with 6 mentees and 6 mentors over a 9–month long period. The start of the research project was not jumping straight in with sports coaching, but relationship building. The mentors had weekly meetings with their mentees to hear about their lives and just talk to them informally so the mentee would feel comfortable around their mentor before they moved to the next step in the project: using narratives. The mentors slowly starting incorporating sports stories into their meetings as a method of preparing the mentees for the physical activity portion of the project, which is the sports. By the end of this process the mentor and mentee had played a game–of–the–day, whether that be table tennis or badminton or any other sport, sat down to discuss the game, and relate the game to real–life situations to show how sports can be used for life skills development and goal setting. They also showed how sports can be used for good sportsmanship ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. The City Of Dallas Housing Development Program Evaluation In looking at the City of Dallas Affordable Housing Programs, the focus of this report will be in the form of a two–part series. The first part will be a program evaluation that examines the quantitative numbers or measurable objectives, goals, & achievements as established by the City of Dallas Community Development & Housing Department over a five–year consolidated plan period; and the second part will be a program analysis that seeks to take this quantified data of the program evaluation and really measure how effective these Dallas housing programs have been in not only achieving pre–determined objectives and goals but in changing low–income area housing buying trends; through creating more housing choices for low–to–moderate income families; in bringing about more mixed–income neighborhoods; improving infill affordable housing development opportunities; thru providing financial and training opportunities of minority businesses; etc. Introduction City of Dallas Housing Development Program and Infill Evaluation (Current Snapshot 2008/9 – 2013/14) The program evaluation of the City of Dallas Housing Development programs will consist of a five–year review (2008/9 – 2013/14) of quantitative data available through public records of Dallas' General Funds, HUD Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPER), HUD Annual Action Plans, etc. The program evaluation for the purpose of this snapshot, will factor those programs or activities that will effect ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. Community Concerns And Goals : Observance Of Low Group... Community Concerns/Goals Observance of low group moral prompted this community organizing effort. The three prominent behaviors shown were silence (a traditional Native response), an overabundance of an argumentative stance, and unprofessionalism during governmental meetings, exhibited even by elected officials at times. Minkler (2012) states, "issues to organize around can be found by talking with community members and trying out various themes" (Kindle Locations 2694–2695). Individual members were engaged, especially Elders, out of state members, IT head, and administrative staff, to gain insight into perspective concerns and generate goals. A public relations technique was used to target elected officials, which produced more concerns due their lack of response. Persistence over time was used to keep the issue constantly on the minds and hearts of community members. Social media posts were also created to generate momentum and reach members due to time constraints and logistics. A meeting agenda item request was sent to the Chief, which resulted in the item to be discussed. A presentation was made and a resolution in the event of a majority popular opinion to adopt the ICT component of governmental meetings. Strategy Analysis Community organizing should be a fluid process with ongoing assessment. Challenging traditional methods, systems, and status quos are best tackled with great care. Each step in that process can be evaluated, which ensures change and its ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. The Pros And Cons Of Poverty In The United States Poverty rates in the United States are at their highest in the extremely urban and truly rural areas of the country. However, poverty rates, as measured by the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, are higher in non–metro areas as compared to metropolitan centers. The demographics of poverty offer insight for future policy considerations to both public administrators and policy writers beyond the demographics of simply rural versus metro citizens. For example, in 2016 rural White citizens were half as likely to live in poverty as either Black or Native American citizens. In addition, a female head of household in a rural area is nearly eight times as likely to live in poverty as a married couple. Couple these demographics with the fact that only 46 million citizens live in nonmetro areas – roughly 15% of the national population – it is not surprising that rural areas seem to receive less attention by federally elected officials than urban and suburban areas with few, if any, programs geared specifically to known problem characteristics. At the county level, poverty as defined by the US government is an immensely rural problem, with the most remote rural places at the greatest disadvantage. It would seem obvious that where and how an individual lives would matter in a person's ability to rise above the poverty level. However, federal policy that addresses poverty is not specific to rural areas or metropolitan areas an instead is agnostic to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. Parental Intrusion in Youth Sports Essay Running Head: PARENTAL INTRUSION IN YOUTH SPORTS PARENTAL INTRUSTION IN YOUTH SPORTS STEVEN J MAYNOR WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PARENTAL INTRUSION Parental intrusion in youth sports is nothing new. There will always be adults who act inappropriately or disrupt the league. A lot of the problems lie with adults who use youth sports to gratify their own egos, adults who can't deal with the emotional ups and downs of youth sports and there are even those who see the time and money spent on their child as an investment. There are a lot of reasons for out of control parents when it comes to youth sports. My purpose for this paper is to come up with a plan for a youth sports league that is seeing a lot of parental ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. "With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing." (Enhancing Coach–Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15) Sadly, dealing with unreasonable, loud, obnoxious parents can be the most challenging part of coaching. Many coaches just want to make a difference in young lives instead of having to deal with the extra baggage of a high–strung parent. "If a parent does not like what you are doing as a coach, then there is no reason that parent can't become a coach. One of the most difficult problems in coaching youth sports is dealing with an irate parent, but this problem can be diminished by holding parent meetings before and during the season." (Put 'Em In Coach, 33) So when it comes to specifically handling those situations where parents become unruly, whether it is to the kids, coaches, or to the other parents, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 40. Working As An Associate Planner For The City Of... Introduction I am currently working as an Associate Planner for the City of Bakersfield's Economic Development Division located at 1715 Chester Avenue in Bakersfield, Ca. The Economic Development Division is part of the Community Development Department which is made up of the Economic Development, Planning, and Building Divisions. My department works, "to assist in the creation of new affordable housing and rehabilitate existing housing stock with community partners, partner with local organizations to provide community services, and respond to Fair Housing concerns in the City of Bakersfield" ("Community Development", 2014). My job, in particular, is to manage the Community Development Block Grants, and Emergency Solutions Grants issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Research Issue All cities are faced with the complicated issue of addressing housing needs for their population. Even more complex are the needs of the city's low income neighborhoods and residents. In addition, according to the article, "Social Inequities in Environmental Risks Associated with Housing and Residential Location–A Review of Evidence" by Braubacth and Fairburn, there is a, "strong link between housing characteristics and health." To help address these issues and protect the health of our citizens, the City of Bakersfield receives grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of such funds is to benefit low– and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 41. Book Report : Mobilizing Communities Julie Boyette AGIN 5333 Dr. Shida Henneberry 27 July 2015 Book Report: Mobilizing Communities Mobilizing Communities is a compendium of case studies written about using asset building as a community development strategy. Rather than organizing people around needs or problems, this strategy asks communities to identify and advance a plan based upon strengths (Ennis 405). John Kretzmann and John McKnight pioneered the language of asset–based community development (ABCD) – a series of community unifying stages, which promote sustainable growth through recognition of assets: the "gifts, skills, and capacities of individuals, associations, and institutions within a community" (Green and Goetting 4). This definition is built upon throughout the text and comes to include: culture, politics, infrastructure, and financial and natural resources (97–98). ABCD is collaborative rather than conflict–oriented; it asserts that investing in people provides an "internally focused, community driven" approach (Booth 2015). There are several methodologies for assessment which promote ABCD; however, there is no consensus on parameters– none of these is required for asset building. and all can be used simultaneously. During the assessment stage, there are interview techniques which can be deployed to map the social landscape of a community. One–on–one, peer–to–peer, and group interviews are all encouraged methods of gathering the necessary data (Green and Goetting 7). Further, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 42. Toms Shoes Case Statement Toms Shoes, the company known for doling out a pair of shoes for each pair it offers, has sold a 50pc stake to private value firm Bain Capital. Toms was situated up by ambitious person Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after an outing to Argentina, where he volunteered at a shoe drive. The company's direct considering purchase one–give–one took off after it was championed by A–list celebrities. The company, situated in Los Angeles, has since given away more than 25 million pairs of shoes to youngsters and has dispatched an eyewear division, with returns going towards restoring seeing 250,000 individuals. Superb global news coverage obliges investment. An early pioneer in the booming revenue driven ethical design commercial center, Toms had assessed... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The individuals from Grameen Bank are urged to plant trees, develop kitchen enclosures and assemble houses and clean restrooms, which are planned to address environmental concerns. The Grameen Bank has deliberately focused on women understanding that their support in social development is essential for financial development in light of the fact that women assume essential part in giving health, training and sustenance. The Bank's social development programs additionally incorporate exhaustive preparing program in maternal health, nourishment and youngster consideration (Rahman & Qiang, 2011). The social development programs likewise supplies tree seedlings and seeds for kitchen plants with a specific end goal to enhance both living conditions and the environment. Grameen Bank has been set up to sort out the provincial poor through a credit program with the goal that they can produce profitable independent work for themselves in exercises of their decision. Grameen Bank considers poverty not as the making of poor rather that of the framework which is comprised of the ideas, theoretical systems, approaches and foundations. On the off chance that we can change the framework, there would be no poverty. Grameen Bank thinks poor as proficient and venturesome as any other individual on the planet (Barua, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...