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The Family Re‐Union Initiative: A Springboard for Family‐Centered Community Building, Locally and Nationally
Author(s) -
Erickson Martha Farrell,
Louv Richard
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2002.00569.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , public relations , political science , sociology , community organization , community building , economic growth , engineering , mechanical engineering , economics
Family Re‐Union is an ongoing conference series and family policy initiative launched in 1992 by Al and Tipper Gore. It has been the springboard for a new wave of family‐centered community building efforts, including the development of an educational program to prepare a new generation of community builders. We summarize the history of this family‐centered community building movement and discuss how it builds upon and differs from earlier approaches to community development. We describe Family Re‐Union and some of the ongoing work it has fueled. And we suggest ways family professionals can take part in this work.