Building and Sustaining Community-Based Youth Development Collaboratives

Bibliographic Data

ID6181948
AuthorsRichard P Enfield, Richard Enfield, Patsy Eubanks Owens (0000-0002-5561-964X)
Year2009
Volume40
Issue4
Pages381-397
Publication date2009-12-07
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15575330903304875
OpenAlexW2066683558
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

Two youth development collaboratives were examined to better understand their formation and sustainability. These collaboratives were started with the purpose of promoting a positive approach toward youth development in their communities and were considered to be successful in their efforts. Employing a qualitative approach, the strategies utilized in building and sustaining these two collaboratives were explored. Although the collaboratives are different in many respects and are located in dissimilar communities, similar themes emerged that provide important lessons about building and maintaining community-based collaborations. These include (a) the style of the founder(s), (b) the significance of continual engagement of new participants, (c) the role of funds and other resources, and (d) the creative tension of control and capacity building. In addition, the same five-step strategy was employed to build and sustain the collaboratives. The findings of this study are potentially useful for other collaboratives either being formed or grappling with sustainability issues

Capacity building · Community development · Community engagement · Engineering ethics · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Community Health and Development · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Youth Development and Social Support · Ecology

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