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Community development seeks to empower community members by providing the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. Community developers must understand both how to work with individuals and how to affect communities' as a whole. The articles and links below will assist community groups and leaders understand and serve their communities. Community education is a critical component to ensuring the development and maintenance of society. Through community education, people can understand their rights, their responsibilities, and the role they play as members of the society. Below you will find articles and links to community education. Allan Mallach states that "A stable neighborhood is one in which residents and potential buyers feel confident that their investment—psychological as well as financial—is secure. It is an area in which prospective homeowners feel comfortable buying a home, while existing homeowners want to stay—even if their incomes rise—rather than move elsewhere... a neighborhood where people choose to stay or buy homes, rather than one in which people only live because they cannot afford to live anywhere else."
"Many different forces can undermine the neighborhood’s attractiveness to its present residents as well as potential buyers, including, among others: vacancy and abandonment levels in the neighborhood, residents’ investment in and maintenance of their properties, homeownership rate, and crime levels." Below you find articles and links that relate to stabilizing neighborhoods. Many programs exist or are being envisaged to develop and stabilize our communities. Below you will find articles and links to such programs.
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Welcome to the "Community" section of our Resource Center. Home isn't just a place, it's also a community. Learn how to become a part of strengthening your community. Here you will find helpful articles and links to develop, educate and stabilize our communities.My Resources - Articles
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