Jeffery G. Douglas

 1. I believe community-based leaders can implement solutions that reduce crime and violence. A citizen speaks up at the city council open meeting, A few people in the neighborhood successfully organize to protest the cutting down of trees by the city, A family member generates a plan to help a loved one to stop smoking, enlisting the support of other family members, 2. I believe neighbors should work together to restore broken families and communities. Neighbors share dinners, Minimizing the effort it takes to cook, Trade fruit from their trees,   Borrows a few eggs bring a plate of cookies that the eggs helped create,   Knowing your neighbors increases everyone's ability to share 3. I believe it is important to revitalize under served neighborhoods. Physical fabric, Neighborhood Image, Housing development, preservation and stabilization, Anti-gentrification strategies, Economic development, Financial security, Education, Health and safety   4. I believe low-inc...