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Village Building Convergence

A Good Idea

Description

The Village Building Convergence (VBC) is a 10-day event held each spring, where a convergence of citizens, natural builders and activists come together to help neighborhoods design and build their own community amenities.

All projects are built through collaboration, community conversations and commitment of a neighborhood to strengthen itself. Everyone is invited to attend evening events at a central location, to participate in workshops or listen to visionaries speak about various aspects of sustainable culture.

Goal / Mission

The goal of VBC is to recreate a sense of kinmanship and collaboration through community building and the creative reclamation of public space.

Results / Accomplishments

The ninth VBC will be held in June 2009. This project has inspired replication, with sister projects in at least 14 other cities

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
City Repair
Primary Contact
PO Box 42615
Portland, Oregon 97242
(503) 235-8946
vbccore@cityrepair.org
http://cityrepair.org/events/vbc/
Topics
Community / Social Environment
Environmental Health / Built Environment
Organization(s)
City Repair
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Portland, Oregon
For more details
http://cityrepair.org/events/vbc/

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  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.