As fewer and fewer schools offer arts learning opportunities, out-of-school programs have stepped in to fill that space. Building on Advancing Well-Being in the Arts, The Wallace Foundation’s current ...

Policymakers around the world are increasingly interested in place-based programs that use tax incentives, zoning regulations, and other measures to promote investment, economic growth, and positive ...

Communities across the world have been transformed through Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), a strength-based approach to change. ABCD builds community from ...

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: Community Development Corporations (CDCs). Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and ...

Current research and results from current program implementation suggest the following outcomes may be obtained from involvement in community-based education programs and concurrent on-going classroom ...

Community development corporations (CDCs) are locally based nonprofit organizations that work to help the residents of impoverished areas to improve their quality of life. Such organizations exist in ...

DIGNIFIED WORK: Jesus Hinojosa Luna works with the Chispas team to remodel an older home at the High Oaks Mobile Home Park on Spivey Moutain for a family in the Emma community. Photo by Cindy Kunst ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

CBT provides communities with the opportunity to play a lead role in their own tourism industries. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature ...

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CDCs) are nonprofit, community-focused entities whose mission is to support their affiliated city neighborhoods with a range of programs such as affordable housing, ...