Communities perform important functions necessary for human needs. Community is defined as "the organization of social activities that affords people access to what is necessary for day-to-day living‚ such as the school‚ the grocery store‚ the hospital‚ the house of worship‚ and other such social units and systems"( Netting‚ F E; et al‚ 2004 ). In this experiential exercise‚ I decided to conduct a walk-about of my community‚ Highland Park. I have lived in the area for about seven years and I
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Importance of School and Community Collaboration In the face of such overwhelming need‚ what does collaborative action offer? Most people would agree that it is considerably easier for children to develop and learn with the support of strong families who in turn enjoy the support of individuals and institutions in their surrounding communities. However‚ the increase in single-parent and dual-income families -- coupled with the gradual disappearance of villagelike communities -- leaves a growing number
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honors college program is about. I then furthered my research about SMBHC and coincidently ran into more people that are in it or have graduated. From my sources‚ I derived that SMBHC is one of the top honors college programs in the nation and that apparently it is a “real honors college” compared to other honor college programs around the nation. I decided it would be of my best interest to give myself a challenge in my courses by joining the honors college. I felt that the honors college would better
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Community policing is a philosophy that police officers enforce the law with the people of the community‚ not just on the people. Building a trusting relationship between the community and the police officers that serve that community is essential for this philosophy to be effective. Mutual trust and cooperation is the goal‚ hoping to establish an active dialogue between the local law and the citizens they serve. Community policing combines a focus on intervention and prevention through problem
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INTRODUCTION community based organization are basically groups which are not profit oriented and conducts most of its duties if not all at the local level to ensure that lives of community members in which it is located or they are working is improved. Community based organisations deal with are wide range of fields in their service delivery to the residents of a given community. Some of the fields that they majorly focus on are: education‚ rights of the disabled‚ health‚ and gender issues just
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Imagine feeling like every time you do something‚ people stare at you and judge your lifestyle. This is exactly how most people in the LGBT community feel on a daily basis. The LGBT community can not do a great deal of things without being stared at and judged by others. Most United States citizens make it their sole duty to make sure that the LGBT community know that. Instead of voicing their homophobia‚ United States citizens must learn to accept people so that the LGBT youth do not feel distressed
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Community policing is sometimes used in conjunction with the standard model. It is when officers are placed in specific areas so that they are able to become familiar with the residents as well as the criminals. This way they are able to form a bond and they are often assisted by the residents when there is an issue because of the level of trust. For example‚ in Dekalb County‚ Georgia‚ the police officers are given specific zones to patrol when they are on duty. Most times‚ it is a zone that they
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Community Book Festival Every day hundreds‚ if not thousands of families look forward to their local upcoming weekend activities. For some‚ it is the local fair that rolls into town with the rides for their children. Others‚ it is a walk on the water front with good food and drinks. For most‚ it is time to relax‚ have a cold drink‚ and enjoy things like Seafair in Washington State‚ or the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for Southern California residents. Without local non-profit organizations
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Analysis of ”Why multicultural communities are what makes London (and Britain) great – and why we must protect them” Britain prides itself on its multicultural communities and their accept of foreigners. For many people it is a big part of their everyday life‚ and it will affect them for the rest of their lives. Jermain Jackman‚ who is a singer and a political activist‚ shares this point of view in the article; ”Why multiculturalism communities are what makes London (and Britain) great – and why
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Communities are created and maintained all around the world. All countries have them and there are often many different communities in every country. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ a community is defined as “the people with common interests living in a particular area”. Many communities in the United States were formed when European settlers came across the Atlantic Ocean to North America; For example‚ Native American tribes were common communities before the European settlers sailed west
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