The Evolution of Community Development in the U.S.

First, you should read Chapters 1 & 2 in both Phillips & Pittman, An Introduction to Community Development, and Green and Haines, Asset Building and Community Development.

Next, you should create an explanatory ESSAY of at least 500 words on the evolving nature of Community Development in the United States and post it to the "Evolution of Community Development in the U.S." DISCUSSION before midnight on Monday, August 26, 2024. Relying exclusively on material from your two textbooks, an excellent essay should provide, in your own words, two of the following four components:

           1. Definitions of "community," "development," and "community development"

           2. An historical outline of the major changes in Community Development from its beginnings to the present day.

           3. Information on several entities that have been the major players in the Community Development saga and the roles they have played.

           4. Descriptions of at least three Models of Community Development Practice.

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Remember, this DISCUSSION POST must be entirely in your own words and should be based exclusively on the information provided in the assigned chapters from the required texts—no direct quotations or outside sources are allowed.