Comprehensive Community Initiatives (CCIs) describe a comprehensive approach to neighbourhood change that reflected an emphasis on resident engagement and community capacity building. In Community Change Initiatives from 1990-2010: Accomplishments and Implications for Future Work, the Aspen Institute’s Roundtable on Community Change reviewed 43 major CCI initiatives that have been implemented across the United States over the past decade with the goal of learning from these experiences; summarizing key lessons; and, offering a framework for thinking about place-based investing into the future.
This report offers tremendous insight and rich learning which makes it a must-read for anyone interested in comprehensive community change.