We expect the “solutions” to social problems to be found within the community, and yet community groups, more often than not, work beyond their communities’ boundaries. Why? Because they see the reality that if social and economic justice are to be realized in a community, then changes that are larger than the community must take place.
Read more: http://www.shelterforce.org/article/1992/what_kind_of_community_organizations_and_for_what_purpose/
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