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George Nemeth · Focus on people
July 9th, 2008
From the Lincoln Land Institute via Otis White:
One of the longest standing debates in community economic development is between “place-based” and “peoplebased” approaches to combating poverty, housing affordability, chronic unemployment, and community decline. Should help go to distressed places or distressed people?
July 9th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
A great question. I work for the national nonprofit KaBOOM! that aims to solve the problems for both distressed people and places using a unique community-build approach.
Our vision is a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Throughout the country, we bring together community volunteers and corporate volunteers to build playgrounds for kids. We’ve already built nearly 1500 playgrounds in the past 10 years. Our belief is that by involving the “distressed people” in improving the “distressed places” we are actually creating lasting change at the grassroots level.
For all of you in Cleveland, we have a FREE KaBOOM! training in Cleveland, OH on August 7, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency (8:30am - 3:30pm) that allows nonprofits, schools, and communities to learn how to fundraise and build a playground for the kids they serve.
We are giving away $7500 grants to applicable organizations as well! To learn more, go to http://www.kaboom.org/weplay.
Any questions - call 202-659-0215.
July 11th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
We just concluded a VERY successful planning process in a neighborhood adjacent to the downtown Central Business District in Baltimore. People and place matter. Without people places have no meaning and people without a place lack a sense of community and hope for the future.