Transformative Community Practice: Building a Model for Developing Extremely Low Income African-American Communities

The authors examine how well models and concepts of community practice fit their practice in an extremely low income urban African-American community. They describe the evolution of their agency's response to community disinvestment over the past 30 years. That response has been to create indig...

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Published in:Journal of community practice 2000-06, Vol.7 (3), p.67-84
Main Authors: O'Donnell, Sandra M., Karanja, Sokoni T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African-American
Black American people
Black Community
Chicago, Illinois
Community Change
Community Development
community disinvestment
cultural work
Development Strategies
Economic Development
leadership training
Low income
Low Income Areas
Low Income Groups
Low income people
Selfperception
Transformation
Urban Areas
urban community
Urban Poverty
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Summary:The authors examine how well models and concepts of community practice fit their practice in an extremely low income urban African-American community. They describe the evolution of their agency's response to community disinvestment over the past 30 years. That response has been to create indigenous African-centered organizations that can transform how people see themselves, the community, and their futures. Early childhood education, social services, economic development, and leadership training and organizing are core programs. The authors urge model builders and educators to include the concept of transformation as a community change goal, and to strengthen attention to institution building skills, "cultural work," and capital formation.
ISSN:1070-5422
1543-3706
DOI:10.1300/J125v07n03_04