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Full-Text Articles in Social Work
Engaging In Community Development Practices, Public Libraries As Flagship Bearers: A Case Study Of Mulanthuruthy Public Library In Ernakulum District, Kerala, India, Tibin Thomas, Joseph M K, Laya Nazar, Sreekutty Ravi, Vijesh P V
Engaging In Community Development Practices, Public Libraries As Flagship Bearers: A Case Study Of Mulanthuruthy Public Library In Ernakulum District, Kerala, India, Tibin Thomas, Joseph M K, Laya Nazar, Sreekutty Ravi, Vijesh P V
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Libraries are reservoirs of information, curated and systematically organized to be accessible to the community to meet their knowledge and leisure needs. It is a one-stop location that provides access to a wide range of information, knowledge and references. Public Library is defined as “a library which is accessible to the public and generally funded from a public source as its name suggests, it is for the people, by the people, and of the people”. Libraries can contribute to a lot of the development of the local community. The interventions they can make in a community is tremendous. Community development …
Tahapan Pada Program Penyediaan Rumah Berbasis Masyarakat, Herbet Barimbing, Triyanti Anugrahini
Tahapan Pada Program Penyediaan Rumah Berbasis Masyarakat, Herbet Barimbing, Triyanti Anugrahini
Jurnal Pembangunan Manusia
Inadequate houses and slums are part of the welfare problems of low-income families. A community-based approach is believed to be an effective way of providing housing for low-income families, as it is seen as an effort to empower them. This study describes the stages in community based housing program in Mauk Sub district, Tangerang District, conducted by a non-governmental organization, Habitat for Humanity Indonesia (HFH Indonesia). This study aims to describe how the stages being implemented with the community based approach. This qualitative research using purposive sampling techniques. Data collected with a semi- structured in-depth interview with the representatives of …
Keberlanjutan Program Japfa For Kids Melalui Kegiatan Menjaga Kebersihan Dan Kesehatan Lingkungan Sekolah Yang Dilakukan Oleh Pt Gagas Inspirasi Nusantara, Nia Kurnianingtyas, Triyanti Anugrahini
Keberlanjutan Program Japfa For Kids Melalui Kegiatan Menjaga Kebersihan Dan Kesehatan Lingkungan Sekolah Yang Dilakukan Oleh Pt Gagas Inspirasi Nusantara, Nia Kurnianingtyas, Triyanti Anugrahini
Jurnal Pembangunan Manusia
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) number 3 dan 17 provide guidance for the development of policies and programs to enhance children’s welfare and health, which could be implemented by a partnership between government and corporation. SDGs implicate the urgency to undertake program continuation for development programs. Japfa for Kids is one of the social development programs that undertake its program continuation. Japfa for Kids is a CSR program for PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, working to enhance students' clean and healthy behavior, especially for elementary students. This program has transformed itself from an event and charity-based program into a community development program …
The Influence Of Gambling On The Immigrant And Refugee Community, Tamika Harvey
The Influence Of Gambling On The Immigrant And Refugee Community, Tamika Harvey
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
The state of Pennsylvania approved new gambling activities, such as internet gambling and “Play at the Pump” to increase revenue in effort to support special populations. Forming partnerships with community leaders the City of Philadelphia learned how former and new gambling activities has impacted the special population group involving the immigrant and refugee community. The discussion will consist of gambling related activities commonly practiced in their culture and the challenges faced when attempting to access services for problem gambling.
How Do You Build A Community? Developing Community Capacity And Social Capital In An Urban Aboriginal Setting, Gus Hill Phd, Martin Cooke
How Do You Build A Community? Developing Community Capacity And Social Capital In An Urban Aboriginal Setting, Gus Hill Phd, Martin Cooke
Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications
Previous literature has identified social capital as an important resource for successful community development activities, and there have been some attempts to adapt the concepts of social capital to the particular context of First Nations. However, little information is available about how social capital itself might be developed or improved in Aboriginal communities. Moreover, urban Aboriginal communities are different from rural First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities in structure, composition, activities, and diversity, and deserve specific attention and their own models of community development. This paper presents a framework to guide development initiatives in urban Aboriginal contexts that is drawn …
Rural Communities: How Do Individuals Perceive Change When Industry Enters The Area?, Katherine Danielle Ferrari
Rural Communities: How Do Individuals Perceive Change When Industry Enters The Area?, Katherine Danielle Ferrari
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
As the landscape of the United States changes and world resources face depletion, shale gas development has become a major social justice issue. Social workers may be called upon to help support communities undergoing change from industry as well as the environmental and social justice concerns that are arising in areas with rich natural resource supplies.
This research examines how a rural population perceives change when industry enters an area. It explores community change and social justice concerns that are occurring with shale gas development in order to help determine implications for social work practice.
Using a phenomenological approach, this …
Agency Or Agencies? Catalysts Of Resilience In Drop-In Participants, Andy D. Bayer
Agency Or Agencies? Catalysts Of Resilience In Drop-In Participants, Andy D. Bayer
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
In this thesis, the factors that contribute to resilience are explored in a sample of participants who attend a food bank/clothing bank drop-in program in North Hamilton, Ontario. Resilience is defined as obtaining positive outcomes despite a level of risk to development. This thesis expands on the literature clarifying the concept of resilience. This thesis also contributes importantly to the smaller amount of literature on resilience in adults and older adults. Purposive sampling was used to obtain participants from the drop-in program at which the researcher volunteers. Phenomenology was utilized for this research, semi-structured interviews were used for data collection, …