COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
DR. RICKY ADAMS
community_enrichment.pptxCommunity Centers
Enrichment
Community centers are for the public. Members of the community around these amenities gather for group activities, public information, social support, and other numerous activities that affect the public.
The community centers act as sites where the public meetings take place, celebrations, and other various traditions that affect the public.
The main goal of community centers is to provide an arena where all social activities that relate to the public take place.
What is the goal of community centers
Strengthening lives and making lives better for all members of the community is another goal of community centers. In most instances, community centers are open for use by the whole community. They are a common neutral ground that has the objective of playing host to the important activities of the society.
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There is an imminent focus on providing basic services to the people with low incomes.
Resources distribution is not uniform in many nations across the globe, and this leads to many low-income earners.
These people of the population have the right to all services like the wealthy in the nation.
The focus on providing services to low-income populations
The population of people with low incomes fails to have enough disposable income to support all their social needs and wants. In most of the time, people with low incomes form the largest part of the populace. The government in most cases, therefore, intervenes to ensure that the people with the low income have the access to social basic services. Some of these services will include health, education, and good affordable shelter.
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These individuals lack the access to basic services that include quality health care and education.
The people in rural areas also lack in the policies that the government brings to the people that have the sole vision of improving the lives of individuals.
People living in these areas have the option of having people represent them in the government.
Occurrences when populations live in rural areas
People living in the rural areas have little or no exposure to development. These representatives will act as the information carriers to the people in the rural areas and will ensure that they have the information. Community centers will offer suitable grounds for meetings and essential services. Initiating community centers is also an option that the populace in the rural areas can adopt to have increased access to services.
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The internet provides an arena where all users of a public library may look up and search for answers or ideas to their questions.
The computer gives the user a room to explore and learn more about an issue.
Students in public libraries can access social media, play games and utilize dating sites only after particular hours. The right to use to these sites can be for only an hour in the evening.
Should Technology be available to public library users?
Technology is a critical component in any public library. Technology is important and should not be denied to anyone at any place. It is a source of information. These sites help students to unwind and relax and an hour should be enough for this activity.
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The decisions made concerning the community must be a reflection of the general wishes of the public.
No decisions that advocate selfish interests should feature in the community decisions.
In addition, members of both sex, all ages, all religions and ethnic groups in a community must be in the in the top management.
How should decisions be made when it comes to members of the community?
Community decisions are critical decisions and require high level consultations. Ideally, decision makers should ensure that the decisions made reflect the welfare of the community. These decisions should be for the development of the society and should not be discriminatory or seen to favor a particular group in the community. The composition of the management when making community decisions should be a reflection of equality and demographics.
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A neighborhood advisory board ensures that there is security, equal use of amenities available and cleanliness in the neighborhood.
Various elements must be present in a neighborhood advisory board to make it successful.
The boards should shun biases.
Fairness is one element that a neighborhood advisory board must embrace to ensure that all needy cases get attention.
What elements do you feel should exist in a neighborhood advisory board?
These boards also identify the low-income earners and offer them a chance to have funds that can help them better their lives. The boards must hold meetings in public places and ensure that the whole public is aware of their intentions.
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Community centers must always be open. Proper management is critical in ensuring that community centers remain accessible to all members of the public.
Adequate funding is also crucial in the operations of community centers.
Experts and refurbishment also require money, and this helps ensure that the community center is presentable and in good condition.
What keeps community centers open?
Community centers can only close if there is mismanagement or if there are no funds to keep it running. Funding ensures that the caretakers of such institutions feel appreciated for their selfless service to the center. The teamwork of the community is also important in keeping the center open.
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Community centers must be one-stop-shops for all citizens and participants.
In a one-stop-shop, one can take all that they require at once.
Community centers comprise of hospitals, the government stands, social, and community welfare stands, community police stands, public libraries, social halls amongst many other amenities.
Community centers as one stop shops
The rationale is that persons going to community centers must have access to all services that pertain to the public. Community centers should offer all essential services and ensure that the public is content with them. The inclusion of all these services in a community center ensures that an individual with numerous needs gets the information required at one place and in a short span of time.
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Cabq.gov,. (2015). Community Centers — City of Albuquerque. Retrieved 1 April 2015, from http://www.cabq.gov/family/facilities-centers/community-center-locations
Nyc.gov,. (2015). DYCD - Advisory Boards & Partnerships - Neighborhood Advisory Boards. Retrieved 1 April 2015, from http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/advisory/neighborhood.shtml
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