Strengthened Relationships and Communication
Explanation
Typically, a community is home to a wide variety of people with diverse backgrounds and
views. Community efforts benefit when everyone has a voice, when all voices are encouraged, and when residents
understand the means to express their views and contribute to the community. Respect, active outreach, and information-sharing
inside and outside the community-among individuals, organizations, businesses and agencies-can lead to collaborative
ventures that no one group could do alone.
Choosing a Community Assessment Indicator
People feel better about themselves and their community when they know and respect others
who live there. Sharing local information with each other increases community identity and sense of belonging.
You may wish to consider three separate, but related, aspects of indicators of progress toward strengthened relationships
and communication. These three aspects are:
- participation
- communication
- relationships
Your community will need to identify one or more specific key indicators related to Outcome
2. The indicators you choose should be relevant to your community. The authors have identified three examples of
indicators and measures for you to consider. You may choose to modify these examples or develop entirely new indicators
and measures of greater relevance to your community goals.
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