Community Leadership

Introduction

When it comes to organizations that meet the criteria of promoting community change, there are many around. The two organizations that will be the main focus will be Community Advocates and The Center for Community Change. These two organizations try to come into communities and make sure that the basic needs of the community members are being met, and if they are not, they do anything in their power to make sure that this changes. These groups try to better the communities around them mainly to ensure the health, safety, and other needs that these communities may have troubles keeping up. Without organizations like The Center for Community Change and Community Advocates, there would not be as many successful changes and benefits brought into these communities in need.

Community Advocates

Community Advocates is a Milwaukee based organization that was brought together in order to make sure that the basic needs of Milwaukeeans are met. These basic needs would include safe and affordable housing, adequate healthcare, reliable heat, and other necessary utilities. Along with providing basic needs for these community members, they also provide other help such as case management, workers that will help community members who are seeking Social Security Disability benefits, services for individuals and families with domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health issues that may need care (Community Advocates). Overall, the main goal of this organization is to make sure that any issues community members may have, are going to be met and surpassed with the help of these professionals. They want to make sure that their community members are staying safe, healthy, and if this is not the case then they want to do anything in...

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... this is where the system or community is prepared for the change that will entire this area. This is usually done by identifying a problem or issue that the community faces, and they begin to discuss how this will be changed or improved. These goals that are being made are laid out and usually explained in detail in order to prevent any issues that may arise. Implementation is the second step to changing a community. This is when the change begins to be introduced to the community. An example of this would be when the No Child Left Behind Act was first introduced. Lastly, there is institutionalization. This is when the change in the community has been stabilized. From this point, the community can work through it and fix any last minute kinks that may be present. For the most part, after institutionalization, the change will help mold the community for the better.