Tawanda Jones, Giving Where It Matters

When it comes to our young people, some people just seem to have "The Midas Touch". Tawanda Jones of Camden, NJ is one of those people. If you want to help, find the Tawanda Jones in your neighborhood and ask how you can contribute your service.

The Camden Sophisticated Sisters Open the 2014 Women in the World Summit


Tawanda Jones and the CSS Get a Surprise | The Queen Latifah Show





Tawanda Jones Is Turning The City Of Camden Around One Kid At A Time

We've Got the Power! Community Organizing Training with Ashanti Alston and Cassandra Bensahih.

Community Organizing Training Series Session 1
Worcester Roots Project

Community Organizing Training with Ashanti Alston and Cassandra Bensahih.



http://worcesterroots.org Worcester Roots Project has organized a Community Organizing Training Series called We've Got the Power. This first session featured Ashanti Alston and Cassandra Bensahih.

Environment - Dudley Street Community Land Trust

(Dudley Street Neighborhod Initiative)

Greg Watson tells the story of an urban community that came together to reshape its destiny. Starting with shovels and garbage bags to clean up abandoned lots, residents formed the Dudley Street Community Land Trust to acquire lots which now support hundreds of units of renovated owner-occupied homes, a productive greenhouse, locally-owned businesses, and reinvigorated neighborhood pride. In telling the story of Dudley Street, Greg Watson recounts his own story as an African American growing up in Cleveland in the sixties. Seeing the ecological degradation surrounding him, he grew to become a leader in the environmental movement, and then later returned to the urban landscape with a richer understanding of the complex issues needed to build sustainable communities.

AUDIO: Greg Watson, The Wisdom that Builds Community. October 1997

Parents More Influential Than Schools in Academic Success

'Parent Power' Movie Screened Across U.S.

An inspirational video for all parents who wish to influence the direction of their child's educational environment. If you understand that your responsibilitiy for your child's education doesn't end at the front door of a school building then please watch this video. Teachers and school administratiors must be held accountable and must cooperate with parents if our schools are to effectively bring educational levels up to their full potentiel. Community organization and involvement is the key to lasting educational reform. The model  shown in this video potentially demonstrates community solutions for problems that go beyond the educational system.