ERIC Number: ED612028
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Community Development
National Center for Families Learning
The National Center for Families Learning's (NCFL) mission is to eradicate poverty through education solutions for families. For over 30 years, Family Learning programs have been ideal spaces for community members to activate their collective voices and organize to address community issues. Community Development is the practice of residents, neighbors, and stakeholders coming together to remove barriers to well-being and build on the community's strengths and assets (Center for Community Health and Development, n.d.). Community Development efforts at NCFL seek to highlight local voices and support families in creating learning systems that foster an equitable and thriving neighborhood. NCFL promotes leadership through participatory democracy, economic opportunity, social justice, and equity. NCFL recognizes five equity domains that impact family wellbeing and academic achievement: (1) Economic Opportunity; (2) Education; (3) Neighborhoods and Infrastructure; (4) Justice and Government; and (5) Public Health. This report provides examples within the five equity domains, as well as NCFL's vision for Community Development.
Descriptors: Community Development, Family Programs, Community Cooperation, Service Learning, Parents, Leadership
National Center for Families Learning. 325 West Main Street Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4237. Tel: 877-326-5481; Tel: 502-584-1133; Web site: http://www.famlit.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)
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