The History of
Community Design
and Development
in America
Community Development Archive
The History of Community Design and Development in America

Catalog

Community Organizer

Name
Type
Est. / Born / Published
Location
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
1970
New Orleans, Louisiana
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council
1939
Chicago, Illinois
Black Panthers
1966
Oakland, California
Brooklyn Council of Social Planning
1933
Brooklyn, New York
Center for Community Leadership
2009
New York, New York
Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council
1957
Brooklyn, New York
Community Service Society of New York
1939
New York, New York
Congress of Racial Equity
1942
Chicago, Illinois
Direct Action Network
1999
Seattle, Washington
Freedom, Independence, God, Honor, Today
1965
Rochester, New York
Industrial Areas Foundation
1940
Chicago, Illiniois
Make the Road New York
2007
Brooklyn, New York
Mothers on the Move
1992
Bronx, New York
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
1909
Baltimore, Maryland
New York Communities for Change
2010
New York, New York
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
1983
Bronx, New York
People’s Action
2016
Chicago, Illinois
Save Our Homes
1951
New York, New York
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
1957
Atlanta, Georgia
United Bronx Parents
1965
Bronx, New York
United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park
1966
Brooklyn, New York
West Harlem Environmental Action
1988
New York, New York
West Harlem Group Assistance
1971
New York, New York
Women’s Joint Congressional Committee
1920
Washington D.C.
Young Lords
1968
Chicago, Illinois

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