Summary: The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative

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Communities should have fair part in the benefits for growth involving economic, social needs , environmental, The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative has established eight key elements that form the basis of effective community building. The principles include: Integrate community development & human service strategies, Building off of community strengths, Achieving Racial Equity, Starting from local conditions, Fostering broad community participation, Value cultural Strengths, Foreign Partnership through collaborations, and Support families & children.
Integrating community development & human service strategies is the community making the decisions and not the government which also connects with the principle of Supporting families and

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