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Empowering Local Communities Through Leadership Development and Capacity Building. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research and Office of University Partnerships. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2007.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of University Partnerships (OUP) promotes leadership-development and capacity-building initiatives as the keys to empowering local communities so they can make the most of their assets and meet the challenges they face. This volume highlights efforts of institutions of higher education help communities and their residents build better communities through local leadership and neighborhood participation.

Available on the Internet at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92820

Renewing the Spirit of National and Community Service – Hearing before the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities – Committee on Education and Labor – U.S. House of Representatives – 110th Congress, 1st Session – April 19, 2007.
SUDOC: Y 3.ED 8/1:110-21

The Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities discussed and heard speeches concerning innovative programs with a focus on opportunities for service to assist in keeping America competitive in the global knowledge economy and help renew the spirit of national and community services.

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