Nonprofit-Driven Community Capacity-Building Efforts in Community Food Systems

Mahbubur R. Meenar

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1

Abstract: This paper explores how community-based nonprofit organizations (NPOs) build community capacity through their programs and initiatives while responding to community issues such as food insecurity and vulnerability. Based on an original survey, interviews, field observations, and spatial network analysis, the paper examines Philadelphia-based NPO-driven community capacity-building programs by using the community capitals framework, which includes human, physical, financial, social, and organizational capitals. The findings suggest that NPOs are making an important effort to build community capacity, while facing significant challenges related to administration, budget, collaboration, longevity, financial return, spatial mismatch, and community engagement. Concluding remarks include policy suggestions for NPOs that are working on community issues. See the press release for this article.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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