The Power of Strong Communities
At CHAI, we know that enhancing resident engagement helps promote stronger and more vibrant neighborhoods. Last month, CHAI had the opportunity to invite community residents, community association leaders, school principals and parent leaders to learn together through a two-part training with NeighborWorks America—Breaking with Isolation: The Power of Neighbors and Strong Coalitions: Building on Common Interests. These engaging webinars focused on developing solidarity among neighbors to build community, providing a foundation for sustainable civic engagement, building partnerships to bring about lasting change and learning techniques for sharing resources, managing information, developing human capital and facilitating community empowerment.