Shifting organizations and policies toward roles supportive of natural caring of people in community. Intentionality of community building efforts recognizing forces that divide and weaken people's connecting capacities. Foundations have shifted toward a community building priority, policy initiatives that support community building have emerged. And national networks are in place to connect and support community building efforts. A major focus for community building centers on reconnecting people around communities of place.
Place is an especially important locus of community building today.
Historically place served as the foundation for community building for people in all cultures and locations. In the modern era, however, connections of people around place have weakened for many reasons. Accordingly the ability of people to work and play together and collaborate in creating healthy conditions for themselves and for the environment on which they depend has diminished. This site focuses on the expanding array of efforts to renew a sense of community in the local areas where people live. Community building initiatives have become a main strategy in revitalizing inner city poor neighborhoods.