Local communities can do a lot to improve the lives of children and families -- and the projects profiled by the Solutions for America project are proof. Using collaborative, from-the-ground-up research, the project found that successful community efforts have several common characteristics. They: 1) connect disparate members of the community, not just those in need, and link resources with needs, 2) change the way people think about a problem, themselves, or their communities, and 3) focus on a small, doable objective in a deliberate, democratic way.

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