Homelessness and poverty
Community approaches to homelessness and concentrated poverty.
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Handling Homelessness, Both Occasional and Chronic
Improve neighborhood image and help people reclaim their lives by understanding more about homelessness. Learn how to help individuals and improve systems.Guide
Community Mental Health Approaches Could Reduce Homelessness, Some Types of Crime
We advocate for more focused local attention to community mental health to deal with crime, homelessness, substance abuse, and more.Visitor question
Using Church Land for Homeless Program
Visitor Question: We have a significant issue with homelessness in our area, and in particular we have many families with children experiencing homelessness.Guide
Local Community Action Agencies Offer Poverty Aid
Community action agencies are private organizations relying on Community Service Block Grant funds to craft poverty programs. Learn how to evaluate them.Guide
Take a Long Look at Community Poverty
Learn to organize a town or city to address community poverty, simply because poverty represents a lost opportunity for economic development and vitality.Visitor question
Role of food pantries in community development
Visitor Question: All of the recent publicity about the important contributions that food pantries make to our communities has me wondering about whether
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Original guidance from A Good Community: How to Make and Keep It, owned and edited by Nancy Thompson (formerly Useful Community Development), shared with permission. Community Compass notes and updates are our own and have not been reviewed by Nancy Thompson.