It’s the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a moment when the civil rights movement crescendoed into Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. It was a call to action in the most public of forums–demanding education, jobs, a living wage, and equality.
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Following six nonprofits, a public health office, and the lead organizer, researcher Karabi Bezboruah studies a community development process in a suburban Texas community. Three conclusions are identified to overcome the nearly universal barriers of exclusion of low-income individuals, stake-holders’ misaligned ideologies and approaches, and public apathy.
Colonel David Sutherland — former Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, founder of the Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Community Services, and Purple Heart recipient — writes, “When it comes to addressing the needs of returning veterans, bigger isn’t better.”
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