A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change

Paula G. Allen-Meares, PhD, MSW, Chancellor Emerita, John Corbally Presidential Professor, Professor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago; Executive Director, Office of Health Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dean and Professor Emerita/Norma Radin Collegiate Professor, School of Social Work, University of MichiganTrina R. Shanks, PhD, MSW, MPh, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of MichiganLarry M. Gant, PhD, MA, MSW, Professor, School of Social Work; Professor, Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, University of MichiganLeslie D. Hollingsworth, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor Emerita, School of Social Work, University of MichiganPatricia L. Miller, MSW, Past Project Director, School of Social Work Technical Assistance Center, University of Michigan

• ForewordCarol Goss Acknowledgements Contributor List Chapter 1: Introduction to Good NeighborhoodsPaula Allen-MearesChapter 2: Detroit: The Emergence, Decline and Possible Revitalization of a Great City Reynolds FarleyChapter 3: Community Development and Place-Based Neighborhood ChangeLarry M. GantChapter 4: Introducing the Six Good Neighborhoods CommunitiesTrina R. ShanksChapter 5: Theories of Change: Creating and Going ForwardLeslie Hollingsworth, Larry M. GantChapter 6: Community Change Process: The Planning PhaseLeslie Hollingsworth, Larry M. Gant, Patricia MillerChapter 7: Building and Maintaining Community Capacity: How the TAC Supported Neighborhood OrganizationsTrina R. Shanks, Leslie Hollingsworth, Patricia MillerChapter 8: Building and Maintaining Community Capacity: How the TAC Supported Neighborhood ResidentsTrina R. Shanks, Patricia MillerChapter 9: Helping Communities Design Governance Structures: The Technical Assistance Center ApproachLarry M. GantChapter 10: Innovative Approaches in Field Instruction and Educational Practice Innovations for Training Social Work Student InternsLarry M. GantChapter 11: Measurable Results of Good Neighborhoods: What Was Accomplished?Trina R. Shanks, Sonia Harb, Sue Ann SavasChapter 12: Lessons Learned: Stream of ThoughtPaula Allen-Meares, Leslie Hollingsworth, Patricia Milleru EpilogueTonya Allen Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix FAppendix GAppendix HAppendix I Index

Fortunately, the veterans of a long-term, comprehensive community initiative to improve outcomes for children and families in Detroit are skilled researchers, writers, and teachers, for the account they have created has added great value for students in social work, and all committed to fostering effective place-based strategies. The University of Michigan's partnership with the Skillman Foundation and the participants in the Good Neighborhoods Initiative in six Detroit communities has yielded a remarkable collection of insights and practical tools for advancing systematic, resident-driven change. . . . The strengthened grass-roots organizations and the residents' greater capacities to advocate for policy change will serve their communities well, and the lessons drawn from these experiences can guide the fields of social work and community organizing for years to come."