The current health, social justice, violence, and environmental crises call for greater attention to strengthening our communities to care for their members and to take collective action to address the root causes of disadvantage, marginalization, and stress.
Healthier students tend to be stronger learners (Busch et [...]
Over the past several years, the severe shortage in [...]
Violence in underserved communities is a symptom of Systems Thinking. Getting tough on crime alone is not the solution. Learn why ...
Much attention has focused on reaching, educating, and enrolling uninsured people in health coverage programs. Getting people health coverage is one way to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health, but it does not achieve health equity—going beyond eliminating differences among groups of people and attaining the highest level of health for everyone.
Community Science, in addition to our consultation, capacity building, and evaluation services, also works on local issues of national importance. There is an affordable housing crisis in Baltimore City, as in all American cities. Over half (53%) of city renters and 40 percent of homeowners pay more than one-third of their income in housing, putting them at risk for housing instability and even homelessness.
Community Science is working with the Racial Equity Anchor [...]
Community Science has worked closely with Habitat for Humanity [...]
Community Science is proud to present one of our [...]
One of the many defining characteristics of a thriving [...]
Seeing the problem. The juvenile justice system in the [...]
2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Community Science, originally known as the Association for the Study and Development of Community (ASDC). ASDC emerged as a place where social change professionals could come to focus on “creating healthy, just, and equitable communities.” The promotion of healthy, just, and equitable communities has been a central part of Community Science from the very first day.
