Using The Community Toolbox As a Resource For Organizing

This week’s #MacroSW Chat focused on Academic-Community partnerships where we also discussed barriers and challenges to success.

“In recent years there has been increasing recognition that academic and community-based collaboration is beneficial for enhancing the provision of human services and resources. These collaborative relationships, however, are sometimes characterized in less than desirable terms as each entity strives to meet its own mission requirements. At times the relationship struggles as it matures into a mutually valued, mutually rewarding entity.”

Many of our colleagues in the field shared their thoughts, resources, and expertise in regards to talking about the importance of mutually beneficial relationships, but there was one specific resource that I wanted to share with you.

The Community Toolbox

“The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It offers thousands of pages of tips and tools for taking action in communities.”

“The vision behind the Community Tool Box is that people — locally and globally — are better prepared to work together to change conditions that affect their lives. Our mission is to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources.

With the belief that people can change their communities for the better, and informed by disciplines including applied behavior analysis, public health, and community psychology, partners at the University of Kansas and collaborating organizations developed the Community Tool Box as a public service.”

For community members, educators, helping professionals, and others trying to organize for change, visit the website, play around a bit and see what this resource has to offer.

Visit The Community Toolbox

Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW

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