Find out how to uncover the hidden talents, assets, and abilities
in your neighborhood and bring them together to create a vibrant and
joyful community. It takes a village!
We may be living
longer, but people are more socially isolated than ever before. As a
result, we are hindered both mentally and physically, and many of us
are looking for something concrete we can do to address problems like
poverty, racism, and climate change. What if solutions could be found
on your very doorstep or just two door knocks away?
Cormac Russell is a
veteran practitioner of asset-based community development (ABCD),
which focuses on uncovering and leveraging the hidden resources,
skills, and experience in our neighborhoods. He and John McKnight,
the cooriginator of ABCD, show how anyone can discover this untapped
potential and connect with his or her neighbors to create healthier,
safer, greener, more prosperous, and welcoming communities. They
offer a wealth of illustrative examples from around the world that
will inspire you to explore your own community and discover its
hidden treasures.
You will learn to
take action on what you already deeply know—that neighborliness is
not just a nice-to-have personal characteristic but essential to
living a fruitful life and a powerful amplifier of community change
and renewal.