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Neighbourhood houses : building community in Vancouver /

"As recognition grows that globalization and migration are creating social disconnection in modern urban cities and urban communities are at risk of becoming fragmented, Neighbourhood Houses draws on a five-year study to document and contextualize an antidote: the neighbourhood house movement....

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Group Author: Yan, Miu Chung (Editor); Lauer, Sean (Editor)
Published: UBC Press,
Publisher Address: Vancouver :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Social settlements > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Community organization > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Community life > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Social action > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Social participation > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Neighborhoods > British Columbia > Vancouver.
Community life.
Community organization.
Neighborhoods.
Social action.
Social participation.
British Columbia > Vancouver.
Summary: "As recognition grows that globalization and migration are creating social disconnection in modern urban cities and urban communities are at risk of becoming fragmented, Neighbourhood Houses draws on a five-year study to document and contextualize an antidote: the neighbourhood house movement. Contributors outline the history of the Vancouver neighbourhood house network, its relationship with local government and other organizations in the region, the programs and activities offered, and the experiences of participants. By providing health services, public recreation, daycare, adult literacy classes, and other programming, the authors reveal how these community hubs bring newcomers and neighbours together."--
Carrier Form: xvii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780774865821
0774865822
9780774865814
0774865814
Index Number: HN110
CLC: C912.83
Call Number: C912.83/N397-1
Contents: History of Vancouver Neighbourhood Houses and Beyond / Sean Lauer, Miu Chung Yan, and Eleanor Stebner -- The Eyes and Ears of the Community: Engaging Citizens and Community Advocacy / Oliver Schmidtke -- Mechanism of Connection: Accessibility and Beyond / Miu Chung Yan -- Social Infrastructure for Building Community / Sean Lauer -- Trajectories of Life and Belonging in the Neighbourhood Houses of Metro Vancouver / Pilar Riaño-Alcalá and Erika Ono -- From Immigrant to Citizen: Life Stories of Transformation / Jenny Francis -- Limitations and Potentials of Neighbourhood Houses in Community-Building / Miu Chung Yan and Sean Lauer.

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