01506nam a2200205Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006504000130008204300120009505000220010708200150012924500870014426001770023130000270040852006320043565000630106765000630113071001070119333330220180821021703.0080301s2007    dcua         f000 0 eng    a  2008614431  aDLCcDLC  an-us---00aHN90.C6bE47 200700223a307.1400aEmpowering local communities through leadership development and capacity building.  aWashington, DCbU.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnershipsa[Rockville, Md.]bUniversity Partnerships Clearinghouse [distributor]c2007.  av, 75 p.bill.c28 cm.0 aLeadership-development and capacity-building initiatives, like the ones highlighted in this volume, are the keys to empowering local communities so they can make the most of their assets and meet the challenges that they face. OUP continually challenges its grantees to work hard at strengthening the ability of both individuals and community-based organizations to make a profound difference in their neighborhoods, towns, and cities. By taking this empowering mission seriously, OUP grantees ensure that community revitalization efforts will be homegrown and, more importantly, that they will be sustained over the long term.00aCommunity developmentzUnited StatesxCase studies.2Local 0aCommunity leadership.zUnited StatesxCase studies.2Local1 aUnited StatesbDepartment of Housing and Urban Development.bOffice of University Partnerships.2Local