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Question: What can I do to start the process of a community- base project program at my community center. The center is in a rural area where jobs and resources are limited and there is a drug and alcohol problem with our youth. I want to help my community, but don’t know where I should put my energy.
Answer:

Hello Angelo,

Thank you for coming to us with this question.

It would be helpful to begin with assessing what the community needs and challenges are. Here's some links that can help you further investigate that, where to go from there. 

/en/table-of-contents/overview/model-for-community-chan...

/en/table-of-contents/overview/models-for-community-hea...

/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-ne...

/en/table-of-contents/analyze/analyze-community-problem...

/en/table-of-contents/analyze/where-to-start

Table of Contents: /en/table-of-contents

Best of Luck!

 

 

Question Date: Thu, 09/28/2017