WEB
RESOURCES on ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY BUILDING
Visit the following web sites for more information
on how to connect your students to public life. Some of these sites
provide information while others outline opportunities for getting students
connected to their communities. Unless otherwise noticed, all quoted
material is taken directly from the listed web sites.
Asset-Based Community Development Institute
John L. McKnight and his long-time collaborator in community research,
John P. Kretzmann direct the Asset-Based Community Development Institute
(ABCD). These social researchers have challenged the traditional approach
to solving urban problems that focuses on the needs and deficiencies
of neighborhoods. In fact, Kretzmann and McKnight have shown that community
assets are important building blocks in sustainable community revitalization.
At http://www.northwestern.edu/IPR/abcd.html
Asset-Based Community Development Training
Group
The Asset-Based Community Development Training Group, which works in
partnership with Northwestern University's Asset-Based Community Development
(ABCD) Institute, provides a national program that focuses on knowledge
and practical skills for putting ABCD into action. The program is designed
for neighborhood professionals and community leaders familiar with ABCD
basic principles.
At http://www.abcdtraininggroup.org/
Connecticut Assets Network (CAN)
The Connecticut Assets Network (CAN) is a nonprofit network that promotes
the integration and successful use of asset-based strategies for community
development.
At http://www.ctassets.org/
