Dent County

Community Development (CD) is the practice of helping people find ways to make their communities better places. All strategies are community-focused; that is, communities decide their desired future.

Principles of Good CD Practice

We promote active and representative participation toward enabling all community members to meaningfully influence the decisions that affect their lives.

We engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action.   

We incorporate the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process; and disengage from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.

We work actively to enhance the leadership capacity of community members, leaders, and groups within the community.

We are open to using the full range of action strategies to work toward the long term sustainability and well being of the community.

(Community Development Society, revised July 2000)

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