PS282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Community Development Corporation, Empowered, Community Psychology
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The pico network is a national network of local faith-based groups. Their community organizing strategies combine building strong interpersonal and community relationships with assertive group tactics to influence community leaders and institutions. Based on religious congregations in low-income communities. Pico community organizing proceeds through a cycle of organizing. The key function of the problem and actions that citizens demand to resolve it (4) reflection returns to one-to-one relationships where the cycle began to evaluate outcomes and lessons learned. Health is often understood as an individual responsibility. Community problems such as youth and family violence, drug abuse, sexism etc are linked to health outcomes. Community coalition an organization composed of representatives of multiple community groups who bring together their resources to achieve a common goal that none of them could attain alone. Cinch members work to develop a clear task focus. It also built cohesion and commitment among members.
