This document contains contact information for Nurture Development's UK and Irish offices, as well as an overview of their Six Building Block approach to community development that focuses on identifying and mobilizing local assets like skills, associations, institutions and culture. It also discusses moving from traditional "deficit thinking" in social services to an asset-based community development framework.

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Nurture Development
UK Office
2.2 Montpellier House
Montpellier Drive
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
GL50 1TY
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1242 223 877
Nurture Development
Irish Office
Nurture Development
91 Bird Avenue
Clonskeagh
Dublin 14
Ireland
Tel: +353 87 928 0998
http://nurturedevelopment.org/
@NurtureDev
info@nurturedevelopment.org

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5. Six Building Block
• Gifts, Skills and Passions of local residents
• The power of local associations
• The resources of institutions
• The environmental assets
• The economic resources
• The cultural assets (stories of the place)

6. Europe-
wide
Heatwave
August, 2003 -70,000
heat-related deaths

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ABCD Institute, 2013

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ABCD Institute, 2013

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ABCD Institute, 2013

11. Deficit Thinking
©CormacRussell
ABCD Institute, 2013
Speciality Diagnosis Reaction
Education
Social Work
Corrections
Behaviourism
Medicine
Psychopatholo
gy
Disruptive
Dysfunctional
Delinquent
Disordered
Diseased
Disturbed
Reprimand, suspend, expel
Intake, manage, discharge
Adjudicate, punish,
incarcerate
Assess, conditioning, time
out
Diagnose, drug, hospitalise
Test, treat, restrain

12. “It is a misuse of our
power to take
responsibility for solving
problems that belong to
others.”
(Peter Block)

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ABCD Institute, 2013
Glass
half
full

14. Classic needs map
©CormacRussell
ABCD Institute, 2013
Racial tension/hate crimes High crime rates. Significant
fear among older people
High levels of ADHD
Smoking
related
Heart disease
Respiratory
difficulties
Obesity across
The life course
High levels of drug and
Alcohol use.
High unemployment Poor educational attainment
Poor housing/environmental issues
High
morbidity
Anti social
behaviour
Gender
inequality

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ABCD Institute, 2013
Many of our
solutions are
not fit for
purpose

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19. Helping 1.0
Relief

20. Helping 2.0
Rehabilitation

21. Helping 3.0
Advocacy

22. Helping 4.0
Community Building

23. Relief Rehab
Advocacy
Community
Building

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26. Contact us:
info@nurturedevelopment.o
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