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<br /> thousands of people in these ."home raisings," are im"o\vecI as catalysts or facilitators and commit
<br /> Through these relationships \vith mediating institutions, resources; neighborhood groups, hO\\"ever, are the
<br /> local gm'ernment can solve problems, promote citizen critical actors.
<br /> responsibility, and build trust in the government partner. Building on residents' relationships \\"ith their
<br /> neighbors. people are engaged in block parent, cleanup.
<br /> Empowering Neighborhoods and mentaring projects. Local gm-ernrnellts also are
<br /> \Vhile people do not trust government, the survey on helping neighborhood groups to take b<Jck recreation
<br /> confidence in institutions suggests that citizens most areas from gangs and drug dealers, They even are
<br /> trust people like themselves: their friends, neighbors, providing these recaptured playgrounds, as \vel! as
<br /> and associates. Consequently, many local governments financial grants, to neighborhood groups so that they' can
<br /> have focused on neighborhood empmverment strategies start and schedule their own programs for their children.
<br /> to solve difficult communit}' problems. To fully use the assets of lac a] groups in different
<br /> SOlne local governments have tried to co.locate neighborhoods and to promote self-help and
<br /> different programs in neighborhood recreational centers neighborhood-to-neighborhood cooperation, Hampton,
<br /> or storefronts and have established multidepartmental, Virginia, has created a Neighborhood Resource Bank.
<br /> cross-functional "strike teams" to address neighborhood Under this program, which is coordinated by the city,
<br /> crime or blight. These efforts. hO\\'ever, are essentially neighborhoods carl LIse the resource bank to combat
<br /> Ile'I-V and impro....ed models of the ....ending machine. their own local problems only if they replenish the bank
<br /> A barn-raising approach requires significant with some other talent, skill, or asset.
<br /> outreach and building of rapport \vith individuals, Finally, neighborhoods need to look beyond their
<br /> families, and groups in a targeted neighborhood. In the own interests. Chris Gates has talked about the need
<br /> process, local government identifies neighbors with to overcome "ci'vic cocooning:' the tendency of people
<br /> special abilities, talents, energies, and other assets to who may be concerned about issues in theirown
<br /> contribute. Local government agencies support neighborhood but not in the one next door.
<br /> associations or help form new groups, and encourage Consequently, many local gO\:ernments have organized
<br /> existing or potential leaders to provide direction. Groups periodic neighborhood congresses so that a larger
<br /> are then engaged in discussing concerns and approaches perspective of the public good can be achieved.
<br /> to neighborhood problems. Local government agencies
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