Community building forms consensus among people who live and work in shared places around goals and strategies for improving those places. Family-generated community building forms productive roles and institutions through which families can control their own lives and contribute positively to shaping the community.
Family-generated community building creates co-production partnerships between families and schools, families and local governments, families and lending institutions, and families and human service agencies. These partnerships empower families to help communities produce the outcomes that they want for their kids: high graduation rates, stable neighborhoods, thriving small businesses, and psychological health. Such partnerships don't arise automatically: they must be built into community development plans intentionally.
