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Better Together
Better Together
Restoring the American Community  
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1
Valley Interfaith: "The Most Dangerous Thing We Do Is Talk to Our Neighbors."

Chapter 2
Branch Libraries: The Heartbeat of the Community

Chapter 3
The Shipyard Project: Building Bridges with Dance

Chapter 4
The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative: Grass roots in the City

Chapter 5
The Tupelo Model: Building Community First

Chapter 6
Saddleback Church: From Crowd to Congregation

Chapter 7
Do Something: Letting Young People Lead

Chapter 8
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers: "The Whole Social Thing"

Chapter 9
Experience Corps: Bringing "Old Heads" to the Schools

Chapter 10
UPS: Diversity and Cohesion

Chapter 11
Craigslist.org: Is Virtual Community Real?

Chapter 12
Portland: A Positive Epidemic of Civic Engagement

Conclusion: Making Social Capital Work

Notes

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