Questions??? What is Community? What question would you like answered today? What does Community mean to you? Who Is Here Today?

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1 Who Is Here Today? Commuity Membership for Everyoe Deb Wisiewski Sharig Commo Groud, Madiso WI ad Washigto Islad, WI The ABCD Istitute, located at DePaul Uiversity, Chicago IL 2 Questios??? Goals for Today What questio would you like aswered today? ABCD 101: What is Asset-Based Commuity Developmet? How do we put ABCD ito practice? How do we get beyod Iterested? Practical ways of thikig about commuity membership. 3 4 Thikig about Commuity What is Commuity? What does Commuity mea to you? 5 6 1

2 commuity kəˈmyo oitē ou Asset-Based Commuity Developmet (ABCD) 1. A group of people livig i the same place or havig a particular characteristic i commo 2. A feelig of fellowship with others, as a result of sharig commo attitudes, iterests, ad goals 7 8 The Dilemma... The image caot be displayed. Your computer may ot have eough memory to ope the image, or the image may have bee corrupted. Restart your computer, ad the ope the file agai. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image ad the isert it agai. The Dilemma... The image caot be displayed. Your computer may ot have eough memory to ope the image, or the image may have bee corrupted. Restart your computer, ad the ope the file agai. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image ad the isert it agai. People ad Commuities have deficiecies & eeds Idividuals ad Commuities have skills ad talets 9 10 Neighborhoods Needs Map Cosequeces of the Needs Map Uemploymet Gags Lead Poisoig Broke Families Child Abuse Crime Welfare Recipiets Slum Housig Graffiti The Disabled Truacy Dropouts Illiteracy We are deficiet. Fragmets efforts to fid solutios Targets resources to service providers, ot to residets resources are arrowly defied Forces leaders to deigrate their ow commuities to receive fudig

3 What is Asset-Based Commuity Developmet? It s ot rocket sciece Esures the deepeig of the cycle of depedece problems must get worse if fudig is to be reewed Emphasizes relatioships with outside professioals at the expese of relatioships withi the commuity A focus o maiteace ad survival cotributes to sese of hopelessess 13 ABCD is 14 ABCD is a Art Buildig o the skills of local residets, the power of local associatios, ad the supportive fuctios of local istitutios, ABCD draws upo existig commuity stregths to build stroger, more sustaiable commuities for the future. ~ adapted from 15 ABCD as a Les 16 Three Characteristics of ABCD 1. Asset-Based: Starts with what is preset, ot with what is abset 2. Iterally-focused: Cocetrates upo the ageda buildig ad problem-solvig capacities of local residets, associatios, ad istitutios 3. Relatioship-drive: Costatly builds ad rebuilds relatioships betwee ad amog idividuals, associatios, ad istitutios

4 How is the Commuity Buildig Model Differet From the Social Service Model? Most Importat Questio to Ask: I subtle, but very importat ways Social Service Model Focus o NEEDS Respods to PROBLEMS CHARITY Orietatio Emphasis o AGENCIES Focus o INDIVIDUALS Goal is SERVICE Power comes from CREDENTIALS PROGRAMS are the aswer People are CLIENTS Commuity Buildig Model Focus o ASSETS Builds from OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT Orietatio Emphasis o ASSOCIATIONS Focus o COMMUNITY Goal is EMPOWERMENT Power comes from RELATIONSHIPS PEOPLE are the aswer People are CITIZENS Are we stregtheig atural commuity relatioships ad etworks? Or Are we replacig them? Six Types of Assets Commuity Assets Map 1. People: Talets ad skills of people 2. Associatios: Our etwork of relatioships 3. Istitutios: Orgaizatios ad Service Systems 4. Physical assets: Lad, Property, Buildigs, Equipmet 5. Ecoomic assets: Productive work of idividuals, Cosumer spedig power, Local busiess assets 6. Culture & Stories Busiess Parks Hospitals Churches/ Houses of Worship Icome Older Adults Local INSTITUTIONS Citizes Associatios Gifts of INDIVIDUALS Youth Cultural Groups Schools Block Clubs Libraries Artists Labeled People Commuity Colleges Gifts of Idividuals Wiscosi Adult Log Term Care Fuctioal Scree

5 Discover Idividual Gifts Paradigm Chage Problem Problem Solver Cliet Chage Maker Recipiet Co-Participat/Co-producer At risk populatio to be dealt with Leadership asset to be cultivated Tomorrow s Leaders Part of today s Leadership team Adult i the makig A citize today Hads Gifts I Ca Give My Commuity The Four Hs Thigs or skills I kow how to do ad would like to share with others, e.g., carpetry, sports, gardeig, cookig Gifts of the Hads Gifts of the Head Gifts of the Heart Gifts of Huma Coectios 27 Head 28 Heart Thigs I kow somethig about ad would ejoy talkig about with others, e.g., art, history, movies, birds Thigs I care deeply about, e.g., protectio of the eviromet, civic life, childre

6 Huma Coectios Importat relatioships i your eighborhood, commuity, ad beyod Kowig people & spedig time with people What Are My Gifts? Gifts of the Hads Gifts of the Head Gifts of the Heart Gifts of Huma Coectios Local Associatios What are Local Volutary Associatios? Groups of two or more residets joied together aroud a commo activity, ofte sharig a commo visio ad goal Might have a small paid staff, but Members always create the visio ad egage i the work to achieve the goal Examples of Associatios Examples of Associatios (cot.) Advisory Commuity Support Groups (Frieds of ) Frieds of the Library Neighborhood Park Advisory Coucil Hospital Advisory Group Aimal Care Groups Cat Ower s Associatio Humae Society Ati Crime Groups Childre s Safe Have Neighborhood Group Police Neighborhood Watch Seior Safety Group Block Clubs Codomiium Ower s Associatio Buildig Coucil Teat Club Busiess Orgaizatios/ Support Groups Jaycees Local Chamber of Commerce Ecoomic Developmet Coucil Local Restaurat Associatio Civic Evets Groups Local Parade Plaig Committee Arts ad Crafts Fair July 4th Carival Committee Health Fair Committee Cultural Groups Commuity Choir Drama Club Dace Orgaizatio High School Bad Educatio Groups Local Book Club Literacy Coucils Tutorig Groups Evirometal Groups Neighborhood Recyclig Club Sierra Club Adopt-a-Stream Bike Path Committee Clea Air Committee Pollutio Cotrol Save the Park Committee Family Support Groups People First Tee Paret Orgaizatio Foster Parets Support Group Paret Alliace Group Neighborhood Historical Society Seior Fitess Club Health Advocacy ad Fitess Groups Weight Watchers Child Ijury Prevetio Group Yoga Club YMCA/YWCA Fitess Groups Hobby ad Collectors Groups Coi Collector Associatio Stamp Collector Associatio Arts ad Crafts Club Garde Club of Neighbors Sewig Club Atique Collectors Neighborhood Improvemet Groups The Neighborhood Garde Club Coucil of Books Club Neighborhood Ati-Crime Coucil Neighborhood Clea-Up Coucil

7 Examples of Associatios (cot.) Examples of Associatios (cot.) Hobby ad Collectors Groups Coi Collector Associatio Stamp Collector Associatio Arts ad Crafts Club Garde Club of Neighbors Sewig Club Atique Collectors Me s Groups Frateral Orders Church Me s Orgaizatios Me s Sports Orgaizatios Fraterities Metorig Groups After School Metors Peer Metorig Groups Church Metorig Groups Big Brothers, Big Sisters Rights of Passage Orgaizatios Mutual Support Groups People First La Leche League Disease Support Groups (cacer, etc.) Paret-to-Paret Groups Family-to-Family Groups Recreatio Groups Bowlig Leagues Basketball Leagues Body Builders Club Little League Kite-Flyig Club Motorcycle Clubs Religious Groups Churches Mosques Syagogues Me s Religious Groups Wome s Religious Groups Youth Religious Groups Service Clubs Optimist Rotary Clubs Lios Clubs Kiwais Clubs Social Groups Bigo Club Card Playig Club Social Activity Club Dace Club Social Cause/Advocacy/ Issue Groups ADAPT Get Out the Vote Coucil Peace Club Huger Orgaizatio Vigil Agaist Violece Commuity Actio Coucil Social Outreach Miistry Soup Kitche Group Vetera s Groups Veteras of Foreig Wars Wome s Veteras Orgaizatios Wome s Groups Sororal Orgaizatios Wome s Sports Groups Wome s Auxiliary Mother s Board Easter Star Youth Groups After School Group 4-H Girl ad Boy Scouts Juior Achievemet Boys ad Girls Clubs Explorers Clubs Tee Leadership Club Associatioal Assets What Are the Assets of Associatios? What Ca Associatios Offer to the Commuity? The idividual capacities of members The power of relatioships Shared iterests Commo goals Local coectios Employmet leads Leadership potetial Eergy Local kowledge Commitmet Coectios to Associatios Istitutios You

8 Istitutios What Are Istitutios? Orgaizatios that are structured to produce desired goods & services that are used by cliets, cosumers or customers. Provide cosistecy, reliability, sustaiability, efficiecy Types of Istitutios Noprofit sector (agecies) Private sector (busiess) Public sector (govermet) Istitutios - Examples Schools Libraries Parks Law Eforcemet Colleges, Uiversities, Trade Schools Health ad Huma Services Agecies Service providers No-Profits Private Busiess Istitutioal Assets What Are the Assets of Istitutios? What Ca Istitutios Offer to the Commuity? Facilities Equipmet Materials Purchasig Power Employmet Capacity Traiig ad Developmet Capacity Employees Fiacial Resources Political Clout Good Coectios

9 Associatios & Istitutios How Are They Differet? Structure Istitutios Formal, Self-appoited leadership Associatios Iformal, Elected leadership Participatio Paid Upaid/volutary Operatig system Rules, efficiecy, predictability Processes, participatory, creative Staff roles Maager, professioal Facilitator, orgaizer/coector Puttig ABCD ito Practice Power orietatio Cotrol Coset Aura Professioal Familiar, casual Focus o People as Cliets, customers, cosumers Citizes, members, participats, cotributors Puttig ABCD ito Practice: Workig i the Gap Workig i the Gap Commuity Gap Istitutios What are the challeges? What is good about workig i the gap? We do't accomplish aythig i this world aloe...whatever happes is the result of the whole tapestry of oe's life ad all the weavigs of idividual threads from oe to aother that creates somethig. ~Sadra Day O'Coor 53 9