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Transition to Common Work

Building Community at the Working Centre [Paperback]

by Joe Mancini, Stephanie Mancini

    • Author

      Joe Mancini

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Wilfrid Laurier University Press

    • Published

      April 2015

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      The Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast network of practical supports for the unemployed, the underemployed, the temporarily employed, and the homeless, populations that collectively constitute up to 30 percent of the labour market both locally and across North America. Transition to Common Work is the essential text about The Working Centre--its beginnings thirty years ago, the lessons learned, and the myriad ways in which its strategies and innovations can be adapted by those who share its goals. The Working Centre focuses on creating access-to-tools projects rather than administrative layers of bureaucracy. This book highlights the core philosophy behind the centre's decentralized but integrated structure, which has contributed to the creation of affordable services. Underlying this approach are common-sense innovations such as thinking about virtues rather than values, developing community tools with a social enterprise approach, and implementing a radically equal salary policy.
      For social workers, activists, bureaucrats, and engaged citizens in third-sector organizations (NGOs, charities, not-for-profits, co-operatives), this practical and inspiring book provides a method for moving beyond the doldrums of "poverty relief" into the exciting world of community building.

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      • Author

        Joe Mancini

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Wilfrid Laurier University Press

      • Published

        April 2015

      • Weight

        318g

      • Page Count

        210

      • Dimensions

        153 x 227 x 16 mm

      • ISBN

        9781771121606

      • ISBN-10

        1771121602

      • Eden Code

        4327407

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      • Author/Creator: Joe Mancini

      • ISBN: 9781771121606

      • Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

      • Release Date: April 2015

      • Weight: 318g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 227 x 16 mm

      • Eden Code: 4327407


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