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[…] of neighborhood transformation. RCI, in turn, is one of a growing number of similar foundation-funded comprehensive community initiatives (CCIs) throughout the country. Evolved from various community development models, CCIs work to strengthen […]

Comprehensive community initiatives borrow heavily from various community development models but at the same time are unique in their structure, strategies, and ambitious goals.

[…] their funders. One important branch of this movement is known in the field as “ comprehensive community initiatives,” or CCIs. CCIs aim to do more than remediate problems, such as teen pregnancy […]

[…] in the late 1990s, funders had begun to address the need for neighborhood transformation through comprehensive community initiatives (CCIs). We traveled the country to learn from them. In many place-based efforts at […]

[…] efforts. During the heyday of community development, it reappeared specifically in the form of “ comprehensive community initiatives” or CCIs. During the 1990s, foundations and intermediaries supported, and often initiated, numerous comprehensive […]

[…] a study of six case CCIs, included in a recently completed discussion paper, Foundations and Comprehensive Community Initiatives: The Challenges of Partnership, by Prudence Brown, a Research Fellow at the University of […]

Once a must-have for foundations, Comprehensive Community Initiatives found mixed success.

[…] issues like unemployment, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy. The Atlanta Project Georgia State University www.gsu.edu/~wwwtap/ Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program The Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program (CCRP), one of the first CCIs, […]

[…] problems, many foundations have initiated their own anti-poverty and community improvement programs – including “ comprehensive community initiatives.” These neighborhood organizations, community organizing groups, CDCs, grassroots coalitions, and others have accomplished an […]

[…] who once criticized Bethel for trying to do too many different things, are now sponsoring comprehensive community initiatives, understanding better the connections between education, jobs, housing, safety, and families. Many CDCs have […]

[…] follow at least seven models. Comprehensive community building. As part of its entry into the comprehensive community initiatives arena, the UW’s Community Investment Partners program targets several neighborhoods with an infusion of […]

[…] where there is little relation between what people demand and what they are supplied. Most comprehensive community initiatives are committed to reforming the supply side by investing in the capacity of CBOs […]