Community Development Models
Protests , walk outs, civil disobedience are all...
What is the Social Action Model
Creating relationships within a community between its members.
What is bonding?
Leisure usually is thought to serve this function of a community
What is socialization?
A support group for single parents, with some parenting skills classes.
What is therapy?
Community Development programs travel well and can be implemented anywhere (1) , and one does not have to worry about ethical issues in participation (2)
What are 2/7 myths of CD .
1. Community development is the same in all communities.
2. All community speak with one voice (and issues of confidentiality and privacy, as well as power- are irrelevant).
A group of organizations in the city serving youth band together to develop best practices guides and fill the gaps in services.
What is community organization?
Creating ties between 2 different communities.
What is bridging?
Participation in the local Association or a union serves this function of a community?
What is Social Participation?
An opinion poll given to seniors about changing bus routes for adapted transport.
What is consultation?
Indigenous communities often lack _________(1) in provincial and federal government , as well as lack of _________ (2), since their territories often span over provincial borders, municipal borders and the Federal government and provincial governments do not always respect the traditional limits of their lands and waterways.
What are 2 /7 factors that weaken communities:
1. Local decision making power
2. boundaries
The development of public playgrounds and arenas in every neighborhood.
What is Social Planning
_________(1) is an attitude and _________(2) is a feeling
1. What is Belonging
AND
2. Inclusion?
Decisions concerning housing, safety, distribution of services, etc. are made by a Table de Concertation ( a group of community organizations in a borough) service this function of a community ___.
What is Production and Distribution?
What is placation?
The diversity in the neighborhood is so great that it is very difficult to get people to communicate. They speak different languages, they hold different cultural values and they do not have the same priorities.
What is fragmentation?
Pop up shops and other employment & business initiatives in a community
What is Community (Economic) Development?
Projects that allow people to choose to participate, which are dynamic and allow for space for reciprocal relationships to build, convey respect, acceptance and give participants a sense of belonging full fill the aspects of___________
What is belonging
When communities use police or alternative suspension programs to get youth in the community to conform to the norms.
What is social control?
A group of homeless youth are trained on how to assess community needs and resources, build surveys , interview , collect data, and create an intervention plan on homelessness for the city. They write the final report and suggestions and create the policies for a Shelter called Eva's Place, in Toronto.
What is citizenship control.
The downtown is characterized by rental apartments for students and professionals, many of whom are international and therefore do not participate in community development initiatives conserving historical buildings and by laws on residential areas.
What are high mobility and a lack of collective history?
1. Alinksy created unions, mobilized workers and citizens to protest and gave them rules to live by.
2. Whereas, Jane Adams and the Settlement house movement tried to help fulfill community members needs and include everyone in the process.
1. What is the conflict model of community development?
2. What is the consensus model of community development?
Projects that are accessible, accommodate different values and needs, allow participants to have a voice and create a sense of safety and trust full fill the aspects of_________________
What is inclusion?
Community members initially come to recognize the elements that oppress them and are assisted to take action against these factors, through a process called_______ (1).Then there is an ongoing process of doing, reflecting , learning, becoming more self -aware, taking acting, adjusting action with feedback from others and recognizing different forms of oppression called______________(2)
1. What is Conscientization?
AND
2 What is Praxis?
________(1) Is when experts in city planning do a needs assessment, compare date to other cities and plan for a series of bicycle paths and green alleys.
________(2) is when local community of new arrivals decides to create their own swap and dine support group to redistribute clothing, material goods, share job opportunities and support.
1. What is a top down approach to community development?
2. What is a bottom up (grassroots) approach to community development?
There is a coalition of non profit community organizations (1) that wish to fight the landlords (2) who are trying to reno-evict tenants across the west side of the city to prevent the creation of condo high rises (3).
What are 3 of the 6 factors that strengthen communities:
1. Voluntary associations
2. A common need or enemy
3. Balanced land use