Model Communities

A paper from the Asset-Based Community Development Institute demonstrates how five \"tools\" successfully used for community-building activities may be adapted to help former welfare recipients move toward economic independence and more fulfilling lives. Three of the tools are inventories and two involve support groups.

Community associations ranging from Bible study groups to block clubs may hold the key to social reform and revival in the 21st century, according to IPR's director of community studies, John McKnight . In this new report, McKnight unveils a revised \"social map\" that pushes large bureaucratic service systems to the fringes of the community and replaces them with newly empowered associations as the primary support for families.

This manual offers local officials and affordable housing advocates tools for overcoming NIMBYism, or the Not In My Back Yard syndrome. The report answers questions such as: \"What is Affordable Housing\", \"Who Lives in Affordable Housing\", \"What Role Does Design Play?\"

As a result of the determination of one ordinary citizen, Karen Shidel, courts have issued a landmark ruling in support of growth management that has statewide ramifications. The Fourth District Court of Appeal has upheld the right of citizens to require local governments to follow their comprehensive plans. The newsletter explains the case in detail.

This report details the results of Flordia's Legarcy 2002 project. Legacy 2002 brings together 30 indicators of sustainability — longterm health and vitality, in all sectors — for Greater Orlando and Orange County. The report provides a summary of the results of this year’s report, presented as “Ten Key Findings.”

This community report card is a project of the Community Vision Assessment Team and is intended to provide local residents with data related to key citizen priorities. Additionally, this assessment attempts to offer a progress report relating to citizen action plans developed as a result of the countrywide community visioning process.

In October 2002 a Real Choice Systems Change grant was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Social Services, and the A.J. Pappanikou Center was selected to administer the grant. The grant is designed to improve the capacity of Connecticut's communities to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families by supporting the development of model communities that fully demonstrate accessible, appropriate, and quality community living opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Groton is a community committed to inclusion as evident in the opportunities that exist for residents with disabilities. The goal of this proposal is to make community activities more accessible and to change attitudes of the public.

This document is an application from the city of New Haven for a Real Choice Systems Change Grant. The application seeks to improve community opportunities for persons with disabilities through increased access, inclusion, and supportive services.

This Community Living Brief explores the history of Medicaid Waivers and the challenges that remain for ensuring equality and inclusion for all citizens.