Building Community: A Tool Kit for Youth and Adults in Charting Assets and Creating Change

The Building Community Toolkit is one of the outcomes of a joint project of the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development and the National 4-H Council with partners in diverse US communities to find, test, adapt, and document tools and approaches for creating positive community change and building partnerships between young people and adults. The Building Community Tool Kit is a resource for youth and adult leaders, service-learning program coordinators, and anyone who is focused on generating and sustaining positive community development. The Toolkit's approach is based on 3 core principles: youth and adult partnerships; reflection and learning; and gifts of past, place, relations, and individuals. The Building Community Tool Kit provides youth and adult facilitators with detailed activities, tips, stories, handouts, and resources. The activities shared in the Toolkit have been implemented in more than 20 diverse communities by groups such as school-based service-learning coalitions, local and tribal governments, and 4-H groups. Partial Contents: Overview / Core Principles / Building Readiness / Visioning and Planning / Implementation.