Browse by Tag: community development
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Southeast Region HUD Peer Exchange Materials (Greenville, SC)
On April 23-24, 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina, NADO hosted a Southeast Region Peer Exchange... for HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grantees (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities) working in rural or small metropolitan regions to develop plans and partnerships
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Workshop Materials: 5×5 Grantee Presentations
On April 23-24, 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina, NADO hosted a Southeast Region Peer Exchange... for HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grantees working in rural or small metropolitan regions to develop plans and partnerships to bolster their
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Youth with a Voice (Biddeford, Maine)
Biddeford, Maine’s 2011 Downtown Master Plan (http://www NULL.heartofbiddeford NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-329-Draft-Report-Revised-2-8-121 NULL.pdf) includes the words “youth” or “students” 157 times over its 217 pages. This was not an accident, but rather a demonstration of this New England mill town’s strong commitment to...
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Youth with a Voice: Biddeford, ME
Biddeford, Maine’s 2011 Downtown Master Plan (http://www NULL.heartofbiddeford NULL.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-329-Draft-Report-Revised-2-8-121 NULL.pdf) includes the words “youth” or “students” 157 times over its 217 pages. This was not an accident, but rather a demonstration of this New England mill town’s strong commitment to...
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Youth Storytelling and Community Engagement in Biddeford, ME
An Inclusive-Planning Process In 2008, the City of Biddeford (http://www NULL.biddefordmaine NULL.org/) began a new chapter in its vibrant history when it entered into a partnership with the Orton Family Foundation (http://www NULL.orton NULL.org/) to develop a Downtown Master Plan...
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Lessons Learned: Biddeford, ME
Engaging students in community development work is (much like teaching) more of an art form than a science. Teens’ schedules, needs, interests, and motivations for participating in the public process are often different than adults. Coordinators therefore should be flexible...
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Student Voices: Tom Laverriere (Biddeford, ME)
This interview is part of NADO’s “Youth with a Voice”... case studies series, which highlights small towns and rural communities that are effectively engaging young people in planning and community development projects. Tom Laverriere is a senior at Biddeford High
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Student Voices: Victoria Eon (Biddeford, ME)
This interview is part of NADO’s “Youth with a Voice”... case studies series, which highlights small towns and rural communities that are effectively engaging young people in planning and community development projects. Victoria Eon is a freshman at McGill University,
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Webinar Materials: Addressing Equity and Rural Poverty
On April 16, NADO... and PolicyLink (http://www NULL.policylink NULL.org) co-hosted the webinar “Addressing Equity and Rural Poverty: The View from the Ground.” (https://vimeo NULL.com/64185036) The presentation highlighted the opportunities and challenges small towns and rural communities face in combating poverty
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Youth With a Voice: Engaging Young People in Rural and Small Town Community Development
...Introduction In 1970, economist Albert O. Hirschman published Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (http://books NULL.google NULL.com/books?id=vYO6sDvjvcgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=exit+voice+loyalty&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JJwnUeHeJaPx0wHt6YHYCQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA). In it, Hirschman outlines what he sees as three options available to individuals ensnared in a negative
