Community-Driven Development (CDD) is an approach to local development that gives control over planning decisions and investment resources to community groups (including local governments). It is a ...

Much previous work in the social sciences has involved researchers—often but not always from the Global North—collecting data from rural communities in the Global South on a wide range of topics from ...

Residents of Atlanta’s redeveloped East Lake community say the history of their neighborhood is a real-life Cinderella story. East Lake, once known as “Little Vietnam” to the local police because of ...

Empowering everyday community members to lead suicide prevention efforts—by promoting wellness, strengthening relationships and implementing tailored actions—can significantly reduce the risk among ...

FEMA published a new document that provides a background on what it means to take a Whole Community Approach to emergency management. See A whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles ...

The approach to community risk reduction (CRR) must be a holistic one. It isn’t just about an individual program, such as smoke alarms or slips and falls. It’s about how all of a community’s risks ...

A home with a bright orange front door is not the most typical sight — unless you live in one of the 18 Detroit neighborhoods that have welcomed in a team of volunteers to help kids get ready for ...