Weekend Challenge: Create Positive Change in Your Community

how to create positive change in your neighborhood

Kids in Township Langa, South Africa by Frerieke.
The Umthombo Wesizwe Children’s Project. Students For Humanity.

It only takes one person to speak up, take a stand, or take action to start making improvements to your community. Band together with your friends and neighbors to make your neighborhood a safe, clean, and pleasant place to live. Government, non-profit, and religious organizations are great sources for helping to get neighborhood improvement projects moving forward, advertised, and funded. Take action today to make your neighborhood a better place to live in.

weekend challenge by World Barrios Contributor: Carolyn Flynn

neighborhood improvement, community involvement
Hard at work so kids can play, Detroit, Michigan by Angela Anderson-Cobb.
Volunteers from the local neighborhood, Creekside Community Development Corporation, KaBoom! and Home Depot’s volunteer group Team Depot.

building better neighborhoods
Left photo:Community Connection – Nazareth College, Rochester, New York by Nazareth College. Kids Club is a program for children ages 5-10 who have a physical or communication disorder. neighborhood participation

Right photo: Sea turtle nest relocation effort, Gulf Oil Spill Relief efforts. Photo by Denise Rowell, USFWS. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

By World Barrios Contributor Carolyn Flynn
About the author: Carolyn Flynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor offering individual and couples counseling. She is the author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk: A Communication Workbook, and Holiday Peace And Joy.

Resources:
Neighborhood Community Directory