This web site consists of a database containing hundreds of community building resources.

The site is divided into six sections: 

Introduction
  Information about this site
Introduction to CCIs
  Documents about the principles of community building and
  comprehensive community building initiatives
Operational Issues
  Materials about the core issues of CCIs' operations such as
  planning, governance, staffing, technical assistance, funding and
  evaluation

Program Areas
  Materials on the core programs that comprise a community
  change agenda, ranging from arts and culture to housing to social
  services.

Community Initiatives
  Profiles, case studies, and evaluations of CCIs around the country
Links
  Where to go on the web for additional resources
Each of these sections is organized into topics. Each topic includes a brief introduction and a listing of resources. For each document, we provide bibliographic information, an abstract, and a link to the document if it exists on the web or ordering information if one does not. Key documents for each topic are listed on the first page of the section, and secondary documents are listed on successive pages.

You can search the site using our search page. Searches can be conducted by keywords, author, publisher, city, or topics. You can cross reference searches to find documents that fall into two or more topics.  


 
 
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