Scott W. Allard
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300120356
- eISBN:
- 9780300152838
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300120356.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Economic Sociology
This chapter attempts to connect the funding of service providers to the geography of the safety net by examining how nonprofit agencies assisting poor populations finance services and programs. It ...
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This chapter attempts to connect the funding of service providers to the geography of the safety net by examining how nonprofit agencies assisting poor populations finance services and programs. It also investigates how organizational funding and resource dependency are distributed across communities. It explains that linking social service financing to the geography of service provision will create insight on how local organizations provide aid to the poor and will also show the obstacles that providers in the future will face. It also provides insight on how resource allocation might fit community needs.Less
This chapter attempts to connect the funding of service providers to the geography of the safety net by examining how nonprofit agencies assisting poor populations finance services and programs. It also investigates how organizational funding and resource dependency are distributed across communities. It explains that linking social service financing to the geography of service provision will create insight on how local organizations provide aid to the poor and will also show the obstacles that providers in the future will face. It also provides insight on how resource allocation might fit community needs.
Teresa Irene Gonzales
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781479839759
- eISBN:
- 9781479872282
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479839759.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
Chapter 3 looks at complementary aspects of trust and mistrust in community development. Using a framework of development from above versus development from below, the author analyzes the tactics, ...
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Chapter 3 looks at complementary aspects of trust and mistrust in community development. Using a framework of development from above versus development from below, the author analyzes the tactics, strategies, and programming practices implemented by two distinct types of community groups: nonprofit lead agencies and grassroots organizations. Whereas the lead agencies focused on the goals of the New Communities Program, including social service provision and relationship building, the grassroots organizations combined community development practices with community organizing to expand local development and increase the leadership skills of residents. Grassroots actions included expanding public transportation, holding aldermanic summits, and transforming negative perceptions of their communities. These processes highlight the growing divide between formal development policies, which aimed to transform the individual, and local responses, which aimed to transform structural inequities while also developing local leadership potential.Less
Chapter 3 looks at complementary aspects of trust and mistrust in community development. Using a framework of development from above versus development from below, the author analyzes the tactics, strategies, and programming practices implemented by two distinct types of community groups: nonprofit lead agencies and grassroots organizations. Whereas the lead agencies focused on the goals of the New Communities Program, including social service provision and relationship building, the grassroots organizations combined community development practices with community organizing to expand local development and increase the leadership skills of residents. Grassroots actions included expanding public transportation, holding aldermanic summits, and transforming negative perceptions of their communities. These processes highlight the growing divide between formal development policies, which aimed to transform the individual, and local responses, which aimed to transform structural inequities while also developing local leadership potential.
