IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/comdev/v54y2023i6p846-862.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The capacity for direct engagement: case study of a neighborhood assistance center in a university–community partnership

Author

Listed:
  • Christian Janousek

Abstract

Variations in capacity among neighborhood associations (NAs) may impede their ability to address resident needs. In many cities, neighborhood assistance centers (NACs) offer programs and services that help NAs build organizational capacity to achieve their objectives. As ambassadors of NA interests, NACs may aid in fostering direct engagement to extend the potential for community partnerships. Utilizing an exploratory case study approach, this research examines the role of a NAC in a university–community (U-C) partnership toward improving NA capacity in Omaha, Nebraska. The main finding of this investigation is that NACs, acting as intermediaries, may conciliate U-C partnerships that would otherwise be inaccessible or impracticable for individual NAs. Congruent with extant literature, the analysis describes a model of central themes for direct engagement and offers recommendations for U-C partnerships with NACs.

Suggested Citation

  • Christian Janousek, 2023. "The capacity for direct engagement: case study of a neighborhood assistance center in a university–community partnership," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(6), pages 846-862, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:54:y:2023:i:6:p:846-862
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2022.2109702
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/15575330.2022.2109702
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/15575330.2022.2109702?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:54:y:2023:i:6:p:846-862. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/RCOD20 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.