Community Programs

Community Driven Programs have several major benefits:

• They are relevant and respond directly to needs identified by the community,
• They can improve participation and commitment among community members which is more likely to result in community change,
• They are flexible enough to allow for unstructured experimentation which may lead to more structured community programs.

At Good Beginnings' our community driven programs:

• support families and communities in their efforts to raise their children, respecting racial, sexual, religious, cultural and socio-economic differences,
• identify and build on strengths while acknowledging that each community has its own unique circumstances,
• facilitates the development of strong links between local organisations and advocates on behalf of families and communities.