Pitfalls and Promises of Community Engagement in Comprehensive Change
August 15, 2007
Washington, DC
One of the most challenging of the Comprehensive Community Initiative (CCI) core concepts, community engagement refers to efforts to involve community residents and neighborhood leaders in the planning, implementation, and assessment of comprehensive initiatives. Community involvement is hard enough to do well in the planning stages of CCIs; what are the best ways to sustain meaningful engagement as initiatives unfold? How can intermediaries, one step removed from on-the-ground organizing, encourage effective community mobilization on the part of lead agencies, without being overly prescriptive?
This lecture will be presented, 2:00-3:30pm EST, at the Forest Service Headquarters in the Yates Building (Arts and Industry, red brick with clock tower) located on the corner of 14th and Independence Avenue. The closest metro is the Smithsonian (12th and Independence).
To attend, RSVP to:
Susan Mockenhaupt
National Program Manager
Urban & Community Forestry Program
USDA Forest Service
201 14th Street, S.W.
Mail Stop 1151
Washington DC 20250
P: 202-205-1007
F: 202-690-5792
