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Innovative Participation in Neighborhood Service Organizations.

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Checkoway, Barry – Community Development Journal, 1991

Neighborhood service organizations such as Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Franklin Wright Settlements, and Warren/Conner Development Coalition have developed leadership and mobilized resources for collective action. Neighborhoods served by exceptional organizations contrast sharply with surrounding areas in decline. (SK)

Descriptors: Church Programs, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Organizations

Student Workshops and Neighborhood Revitalization.

Checkoway, Barry; Cahill, William D. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1981

An effort to integrate neighborhood technical assistance and student field training through a student workshop is described. Students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana provided technical assistance to the South Austin Realty Association, a leading neighborhood organization in…

Descriptors: College Students, Community Development, Community Planning, Experiential Learning